“An innocent Iraqi civilian died in British Army custody after suffering ‘an appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence’, a public inquiry concluded today.”
The Independent, 8th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police acted lawfully when they ‘kettled’ three teenagers during the tuition fee protests in London, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In an increasingly competitive legal sector it is understandable that many lawyers are unwilling to admit to human weakness, but those counselling struggling legal professionals believe that the number failing to cope has risen notably in recent years.”
Legal Week, 8th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The government’s decision to allow judgments to be broadcast from the courts of England and Wales has rather overshadowed the second part of Ken Clarke’s announcement.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Jackson – the author of the current shake-up of civil litigation costs – has criticised controversial Government cuts to legal aid, warning the reforms are ‘contrary to [my] recommendations’.”
Legal Week, 7th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Two dozen anti-cuts activists have asked the courts to be put back on trial for alleged aggravated trespass despite already having their charges dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In a forthcoming policy paper for Halsbury’s Law Exchange I discuss the employment vetting system, in the light of the changes made by the Protection of Freedoms Bill. Although in some respect the Bill is welcome, I argue that it does not go far enough in reforming this difficult area.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th September 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A father whose daughter died in a road accident in Powys with three other teenagers has won his civil court action against the driver.”
BBC News, 7th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An unprecedented, two-year public inquiry into the conduct of British soldiers in Iraq is expected to report stinging criticism of senior army officers and their legal advisers, and highlight the failure to pass orders down the chain of command.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An urgent review has been ordered into the conduct of police in West Yorkshire who took a murder trial witness to a brothel and allowed him to take drugs.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates and crown court judges could be asked to dock benefits from convicted criminals under preliminary proposals being drawn up by the government in response to the riots, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Aspiring Chancery High Court judges will be considered straight from private practice for the first time, as part of a bid to widen the pool of Chancery specialists making it to the senior judiciary.”
Legal Week, 8th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“One of the first men to appear at a crown court after the August riots is to challenge his prison sentence in a case that could help determine how tough the court of appeal is going to be on looters and rioters in general.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lifetime ban on blood donations by men who have sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The judiciary is not overreacting to unprecedented events – it is working on the basis of decades-old guidance.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“After another night on call at Hastings police station, duty lawyer Kim Evans struggles to retain her Buddhist calm.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
FHR European Ventures LLP & Ors v Mankarious & Ors [2011] EWHC 2308 (Ch) (05 September 2011)
Cadogan Petroleum Plc & Ors v Tolley & Ors [2011] EWHC 2286 (Ch) (07 September 2011)
Kleanthous v Paphitis & Ors [2011] EWHC 2287 (Ch) (07 September 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
DL & Anor v London Borough of Newham [2011] EWHC 1890 (Admin) (07 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The attorney general has put himself at odds with the justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, by suggesting that increasing the sentencing powers of magistrates would make courts more efficient.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first of the Guardian Law book club’s choices will probably define ‘the rule of law’ for a century. But the lecture it was based on went almost unnoticed.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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