“The RMT union is threatening Boris Johnson with legal action over a poster it claims portrays leader Bob Crow as ‘corrupt, venal and scandalous’.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Diversity is not an optional extra, it is a basic component of the court’s ability to do its job in modern society.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The new system for restricting terror suspects could prove less effective than control orders, the independent reviewer of terror laws has said.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A student who mocked footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after he collapsed during a match could be jailed for inciting racial hatred.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men were jailed for life today for the ‘calculated and cold-blooded’ murder of a nightclub doorman.”
The Independent, 26th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of human rights abuses and environmental crimes in developing countries must have access to justice.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pre-inquest hearing into the death of Mark Duggan has been told that there may not be an inquest at all.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British Airways stewardess who has been unable to return to work since a metal canister fell on her head while on duty is to receive £280,000 damages.”
The Independent, 26th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three members of a south London street gang have been convicted of carrying out an attack that left a five-year-old girl paralysed.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A design company has been ordered to pay a Formula One (F1) team over £20,000 after it used computer-aided design (CAD) files belonging to the team to help form aerodynamic features for rival cars.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter that he was involved in match-fixing.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 20 men suspected of involvement in Islamic terrorism were sent into internal exile across the UK under the now defunct system of ‘preventative’ control orders, a report says.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Reform of Clinical Negligence Litigation (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Clinical Negligence Seminar, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“David Marusza of Harcourt Chambers summarises and analyses the latest cases involving prenuptial agreements.”
Family Law Week, 25th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Domestic Violence) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 19) Order 2012
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012
The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012
The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E1/(OS Russia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 357 (22 March 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nokia Corporation v AU Optronics Corporation & Ors [2012] EWHC 731 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
Pegasus v Ernst & Young [2012] EWHC 738 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
Seaton & Ors v [2012] EWHC 735 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sutton, R (on the application of) v Calderdale Council [2012] EWHC 637 (Admin) (21 March 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Phaestos Ltd & Anor v Ho & Ors [2012] EWHC 662 (TCC) (22 March 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UBS Ltd & Anor v Regione Calabria [2012] EWHC 699 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
DEPFA Bank Plc v Provincia Di Pisa [2012] EWHC 687 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
Enercon GmbH Wobben Properties GmbH v Enercon (India) Ltd [2012] EWHC 689 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Legal Ombudsman is planning a 66% rise – to £50,000 – in the maximum amount of compensation it can force lawyers to pay clients who receive poor service.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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