Nathaniel Brown found guilty of Tottenham murder – BBC News
“A man who stabbed his ex-wife to death in the street as their children looked on has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The UK supreme court: an interactive history – The Guardian
“The UK’s highest court of appeal has ruled on cases ranging from prenups to Star Wars helmets and the definition of a miscarriage of justice.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FSA issues guidance on how businesses can avoid using unfair contract terms – OUT-LAW.com
Businesses are using consumer contracts that give them too much leeway to unfairly change the terms of those contracts, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.
OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
MoJ to use private debt collectors to help recover unpaid court fines – The Guardian
“Private debt collectors have been called in to help collect £420m in unpaid court fines on behalf of the Ministry of Justice under pilot schemes that may be rolled out across the country.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
John Terry racist language case due before court – BBC News
“England football captain John Terry is due to have his case heard for the first time in court over whether he used racist language in a match.”
BBC News, 1st February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange enters final stage of extradition battle – The Guardian
“Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is to enter the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex crime allegations.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge calls for law change over deathbed wills – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a change in the law on deathbed wills after an eight-year legal wrangle over whether a dying man’s sister offered him a ‘steadying hand’ as he signed all his possessions over to her.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cuts force domestic violence refuges to turn victims away – The Guardian
“Victims of domestic violence at risk of further abuse are being advised to sleep in Occupy camps, in police stations and accident and emergency departments because of sweeping cuts across the sector, according to domestic violence charities.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why I’m a families man – The Guardian
“Nicholas Crichton, a family judge, tells Juliet Rix that we need more courts to help parents to tackle their drug and alcohol problems.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New family contracts – key documents – Legal Aid Handbook
“Tomorrow, 1st February, is the start date for new contracts for family and housing with family practitioners.”
Legal Aid Handbook, 31st January 2012
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
Rape cases: why judicial training is needed – The Guardian
“Special training for rape case judges is needed to tackle preconceived ideas – and already it is starting to work.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Falkland Islands: Government rules out protection law – BBC News
“The government has ruled out bringing in a UK law to ensure the Falkland Islands’ right to remain British.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banker banned from City for obtaining £1.4m dishonestly to cover debts – The Guardian
“One of the most senior figures in the banking industry, Ravi Sinha, who once fronted a bid for Northern Rock, has been banned from working in the City and fined £2.9m by the Financial Services Authority after dishonestly obtaining millions of pounds to cover his debts.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney General: London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture – Attorney General’s Office
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture
Attorney General’s Office, 26th January 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Network Rail admits safety breaches over girls’ deaths – BBC News
“Network Rail has admitted three health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing in 2005, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nominet proposes new code of rules for members – OUT-LAW.com
“The internet registry for .uk domain names has proposed a new code that would allow it to prevent members associating themselves with its brand if they display a lack of professionalism, integrity or accountability.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Timing is Everything – Section 14A in Practice – Hardwicke Chambers
“In a claim for damages for the tort of negligence the cause of action accrues at the date that damage occurs, even if is no-one knows about it at the time. The problem with this principle is vividly illustrated by the famous decision of the House of Lords in Pirelli v Oscar Faber & Partners [1983] 2 AC 1 where the defendant engineers were retained by the claimants to design a chimney at their factory. The chimney was lined with a new material Lytag and completed in July 1969. By April 1970 cracks had appeared at the top of the chimney but the claimants did not become aware of them until November 1977. They made repairs and issued a writ in October 1978. Overturning the decision below the Lords held that the claim was statute barred because the damage had occurred in April 1970, and thus the cause of action was complete more than six years before the claim was issued and, as it happened, more than six years before the claimants knew they had a claim.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 25th January 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Independent scrutiny of database will not breach privacy rights, High Court says – OUT-LAW.com
“A trade union has been ordered to let an independent expert examine its computer database to try to identify anonymous users of a forum it operated who allegedly defamed and harassed an airline pilot.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
