Court of Appeal dismisses William Hill’s 32Red appeal – The Lawyer
“Bookmaker William Hill has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that found the gambling giant’s online casino brand 32Vegas infringed a rival company’s trademarks.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Call for inquiry over church child abuse ‘cover-up’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Child protection lawyers have called for a public inquiry into an alleged cover-up by churches of widespread sexual and physical abuse of children in England and Wales.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ex Cleveland PC Sultan Alam awarded £400,000 damages – BBC News
“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Assessment of costs in the brave new world: Eighth lecture in the implementation programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Assessment of costs in the brave new world: Eighth lecture in the implementation programme (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
KPMG Forensic’s Leeds Law Lecture, 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Gyms face crackdown on long-term contracts – The Guardian
“Ruling expected after the Office of Fair Trading warns fitness centres for a second time within a year over unfair agreements.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government confirms pension auto-enrolment starting dates – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies with more than 250 employees will have to automatically enrol their staff into a workplace pension scheme from October as originally planned, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th January 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Strasbourg is for all, Cameron warned – The Guardian
“Senior Council of Europe official tells Guardian that UK’s proposals for court reform could weaken ECtHR.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cameron’s speech on the European court of human rights in full – The Guardian
Cameron’s speech on the European court of human rights in full
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors advised against gagging order contracts – The Guardian
“Doctors are being instructed by the General Medical Council never to sign a contract with their employer containing a gagging clause that would prevent them from revealing dodgy or substandard practice.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High-speed rail: Stop HS2 group seeks judicial review – BBC News
“Campaigners against the £33bn high-speed rail project (HS2) are to seek a judicial review of the government’s decision to approve the scheme.”
BBC News, 25th Janaury 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposed online privacy rules are a ‘missed opportunity’ – The Lawyer
“Lawyers have expressed concern over the European Commission’s overhaul of the EU’s online privacy rules that will see companies facing fines of as much as 2 per cent of annual turnover for breach of code.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Means testing of suspects held in police stations dropped from bill by coalition – The Guardian
“One of the most controversial elements of the government’s legal aid bill – the means testing of suspects held in police stations – has been abandoned following a critical late-night debate in the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tobacco companies drop judicial review proceedings over display ban – The Lawyer
“Four leading tobacco manufacturers have dropped their judicial review bid against the Government’s plan to introduce a display ban on tobacco products.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Judge bans tweeting from Harry Redknapp tax trial after reporter tweets name of juror – Legal Week
“The judge in Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp’s tax trial has banned the use of Twitter in court after a breach of reporting restrictions.”
Legal Week, 24th January 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
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What’s wrong with the European Court of Human Rights? – The Guardian
“The prime minister goes to Strasbourg today arguing for reforms to the ECtHR claiming that it is ‘swamped’ by cases, becoming a ‘small claims court’ and needs urgent reform. Is he right?”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
