“The scramble for new domain names is likely to bring a rash of work for specialist IP, media and technology lawyers.”
The Lawyer, 18th June 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Lord Hunt, the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, risks a confrontation with Lord Justice Leveson next month when he is expected to present proposals for press reform aimed at sidestepping any fresh legislation.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fathers could be forced by law to be named on their baby’s birth certificate under plans being drawn up by ministers to boost their role in family life.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today (17 June) the Sunday Telegraph (ST) has named and shamed the ‘three judges who allowed the most appeals’ in cases involving the deportation of foreign criminals (Judges who allow foreign criminals to stay in Britain).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Page & Anor v Hewetts Solicitors & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 805 (15 June 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mabanga v Ophir Energy Plc & Anor [2012] EWHC 1589 (QB) (15 June 2012)
London Borough of Southwark v Ofogba [2012] EWHC 1620 (QB) (15 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dalriada Trustees Ltd v Woodward & Ors [2012] EWHC 21626 (Ch) (15 June 2012)
High Court (Family Division)
The X Primary Care Trust v XB & Anor [2012] EWHC 1390 (Fam) (01 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Unaoil Ltd v Amona Ranhill Consortium Sdn Bhd [2012] EWHC 1595 (Comm) (13 June 2012)
Coles & Ors v Hetherton & Ors [2012] EWHC 1599 (Comm) (15 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A violent foreign criminal who illegally returned to Britain weeks after being deported has won the right to stay in this country because of his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“When he ruled that a Labour MP could accuse with impunity Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of lying, Commons Speaker John Bercow prompted howls of protest from the Conservative backbenches.”
BBC News, 15th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Campaigners looking to clear the name of Britain’s last convicted witch may apply for a judicial review.”
BBC News, 15th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four adult children from Gurkha families have lost a test-case high court battle for the right to live with parents settled in the UK.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“You’ve bought a packet of crisps or a box of cereal or a shirt, and the retailer says that if you find a mouse in it, or it dissolves in the wash, then you can return it and that your ‘statutory rights will not be affected’.”
BBC News, 17th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge has ruled that it is in the best interests of a woman who suffers from anorexia to be fed against her wishes.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The judge who sent a teenage girl to jail for eight months for stealing a bottle of Lucozade and a bag of sweets during last summer’s riots has vigorously defended the tough judicial response in which two-thirds of defendants were denied bail and harsh custodial sentences were handed down to first-time offenders.”
The Independent, 16th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Night the row about riot sentencing was reignited
“A double murderer who appeared in court in a hospital bed was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for the ‘pitiless’ killing of his ex-wife and mother-in-law.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A drunken man who stabbed his wife’s cat to death out of spite during a row has been jailed.”
The Independent, 15th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Can an app that aims to inform young people of their rights when being stopped and searched help police relations?”
The Guardian, 15th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Lebanon and Syria (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Liberia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Eritrea (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The intention of this consultation document is to ensure that there are adequate compensation arrangements for SRA regulated ABS firms after 31 December 2012.
Also included in the document is a draft Order published in accordance with section 70 of the LSA.”
Legal Services Board, 14th June 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
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