“A leading legal aid firm has accused the Metropolitan police of criminalising a generation of students for taking part in the protests against tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A campaign has been launched to criminalise squatting as a rising number of cases exposes loopholes in the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: How squatters evade the law
“Today (3 March) the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of three offenders who sexually attacked women during burglaries in homes they were entitled to regard as ‘safe havens’.”
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Two rail unions have welcomed a court ruling that prevents minor mistakes in balloting being used to halt strikes.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates have criticised plans to increase the use of bail for people awaiting trial in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Southwark council, which became the first to obtain a court order against a gang member, is drawing up a list of more suspects.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prison officers have been ordered to allow transsexual prisoners access to padded bras and make-up.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who was overcharged by £1,300 on bmibaby’s website – when she was booking flights so a friend could visit his terminally ill father – has won a court victory against the budget airline.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent Ombudsman could be appointed to investigate cases in which social workers and the courts are accused of taking children from their homes without justification.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Man who created stormtrooper helmets is taken to Supreme Court by George Lucas.”
The Independent, 6th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government is facing a legal challenge to its controversial plans to cap housing benefit payments on the grounds that large areas of the south-east will become off limits to the poor, with lone parents and ethnic minorities ‘disproportionately affected’.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A dentist who faced charges of breaking wind and belching in front of patients and staff has been struck off.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police marksman involved in barrister’s shooting faces misconduct action for ‘crass remark’ after IPCC investigation.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former nanny of Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold was jailed for 12 months today after admitting attempting to poison the lingerie tycoon with screen wash.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
H v City & County of Swansea & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 195 (02 March 2011)
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Chandra & Anor (Rev 1) [2011] EWCA Civ 192 (02 March 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Clipston, R [2011] EWCA Crim 446 (04 March 2011)
Clarke, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 407 (03 March 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 418 (Admin) (03 March 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clipper Logistics Group Ltd v Monsoon Accessorize Ltd [2011] EWHC 410 (Ch) (03 March 2011)
Bowling & Co Solicitors v Edehomo [2011] EWHC 393 (Ch) (02 March 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court Queen’s Bench Division)
A Child v Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2011] EWHC 454 (QB) (04 March 2011)
Ashby & Ors v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWHC 424 (QB) (03 March 2011)
Allen v The Grimsby Telegrph & Anor [2011] EWHC 406 (QB) (2 March 2011)
Lord Chancellor v Eddowes Perry and Osbourne Ltd [2011] EWHC 420 (QB) (02 March 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Libya (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011
The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2011
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2011
The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2011
The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Planning Functions) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Pension Protection Fund (Revaluation Amendments) Regulations 2011
The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 2011
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2011
The Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency (Dissolution and Transfer of Functions) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A High Court judge warned solicitors of the need to be clear in retainer letters, as he ruled that a firm had breached its contract by refusing to carry out further work for a client until he had paid his bills, in a decision that the judge admitted ‘may seem harsh’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Swindlers (Including The Master of The Rolls?) Not Wanted: Bentham and Justice Reform. Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Bentham Lecture 2011.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A consultation on a new code of practice governing the use of CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems has been launched, Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire announced today.”
Home Office, 1st March 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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