“A judge who stopped a case brought by two terror suspects in order to save money was in the wrong, the Appeal Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Faniyan v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2012] EWCA Civ 411 (03 April 2012)
Central Bank of Nigeria v Williams [2012] EWCA Civ 415 (03 April 2012)
CB & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 418 (03 April 2012)
Council of the City of Sunderland v Brennan & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 413 (03 April 2012)
Turnbull v Warrener [2012] EWCA Civ 412 (03 April 2012)
J (Children), Re [2012] EWCA Civ 380 (03 April 2012)
Lomas & Ors v JFB Firth Rixson Inc & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 419 (03 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012
The Schools (Specification and Disposal of Articles) Regulations 2012
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Thurrock Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2012
The Education (Charges for Early Years Provision) Regulations 2012
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2012
The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) (Wales) Order 2012
The Land Compensation Development (Wales) Order 2012
The Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) (Revocation) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2012
The Pembrokeshire (St. Mary Out Liberty and Tenby Communities) Order 2012
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2012
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A miners’ leader once feted for opposing Arthur Scargill has been convicted for stealing nearly £150,000 from his own union’s charity.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has admitted that the 2007 Legal Services Act (LSA) has not resulted in sweeping changes to the profession, stating in a five-year progress report that it is ‘early days’ to judge its impact.”
The Lawyer, 4th April 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A former insurance salesman who abducted his daughter on her third birthday more than two years ago and refuses to reveal her whereabouts was today handed a fourth consecutive jail term by a High Court judge.”
The Independent, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government’s ‘reinvigorated’ Right to Buy scheme is now in force and will apply to social housing tenants, following a consultation at the end of last year.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been banned from carrying scissors in public after he sneaked up on two unsuspecting women and cut their hair.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The identities of more than 160 child sex offenders have been exposed during the first year of the ‘Sarah’s Law’ scheme, which allows worried parents to check on anyone who has regular access to their children.”
The Independent, 4th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 35-year-old man who claimed he was going to commit a ‘live murder on Facebook’ during an eight-hour police siege has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Parliament’s joint committee on human rights (JCHR) has produced a unanimous report on the government’s justice and security green paper that is as precise and persuasive as the green paper itself is unfocussed and unconvincing.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Campaigners against the HS2 rail scheme have confirmed they will make two court bids to halt the £33bn project.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Surrey County Council’s decision to run 10 libraries by volunteers in a move to keep its 52 libraries open has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former paratrooper has been jailed for eight years for taking part in the kidnap and torture of two brothers after a property deal collapsed.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It’s pretty hard to do anything these days without someone knowing what you’re up to. The minutiae of our lives can be pieced together by hundreds of different agencies tracking our health, spending habits, travel, requests for credit checks, presence at work, absence from work, arrival at the gym, our children’s education – the list is extensive. So why is it that the current proposals for government monitoring of email and web use are causing such a fuss?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A former soldier who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he shot and killed his landlady has been cleared of her murder.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A retired tax inspector has been jailed for life for murdering her husband who disappeared without trace 11 years ago.”
The Independent, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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“A group of trade union pickets who were jailed nearly 40 years ago in a famous case are seeking to have their convictions overturned on the grounds that the then Conservative government interfered with the judicial process.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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