“A teenage mother has lost her fight to be allowed to bring up the daughter she gave birth to when she was just 14 years old.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, is heading for a fresh clash with his cabinet colleague, Theresa May and Tory backbenchers after publicly criticising moves to impose mandatory prison sentences on teenagers found with a knife.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal is being urged to overturn the convictions of three men who killed their wives in the first appeals after a change to murder laws.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The supreme court, the highest court of appeal in the UK, is two years old. The Guardian’s legal affairs correspondent, Owen Bowcott, gained exclusive access to the court and questioned the justices about their decisions, their democratic credentials, and whether or not they represent modern British society.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A High Court test case has been launched to tackle the ‘biggest robbery’ from the pension payouts to British pensioners, unions have claimed. The head of Britain’s largest civil service union sets out the case against the change in pension indexation from the retail price index to the consumer price index.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The need for a free press has been proved over and over again by the revelation of major public scandals which would not otherwise have come to light. The disclosure by the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian of dishonest expenses claims by members of parliament and the hacking of telephones and emails are two egregious examples.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Legal aid cuts aimed at saving £350m a year will result in courts being deluged by people without lawyers and will restrict access to justice, some of the country’s most senior judges have told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A north London woman who stabbed her husband during a row over what to watch on TV has been cleared of his murder.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lady Hale is the only woman justice to sit in the supreme court. She longs for female company – perhaps another three women judges, and is tired of being told that it is only ‘a matter of time’.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Cambridge student was ordered to pay thousands of pounds in compensation to a female undergraduate after he fell while carrying her and crushed her pelvis while drunk.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A mother of four who admitted biting her boyfriend’s testicles during a drunken row has been warned she is facing jail.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Too many babies have been killed or seriously injured through child abuse because of failings by the authorities that are repeated across the country, a report has found.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Women could soon have the right to know whether a new partner has a history of domestic violence under proposed legislation announced by the home secretary, Theresa May. The Home Office has launched a consultation over how a national domestic violence disclosure scheme could work in practice following a campaign by the father of Clare Wood, who was strangled in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend she had met through Facebook.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has held that, with restrictions, The Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL) should be allowed to use information from leaked documents in its defence to a libel claim brought by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). However, proportionality limited the reach of this judgment to the next stage in the libel claim, after which reassessment may be necessary.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“European court of justice’s decision reinforces law under which UK online publishers can be sued in any EU member state.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People could be given the power to find out from the police if a new partner has a history of domestic violence under new government proposals.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shields, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2343 (25 October 2011)
H, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2344 (25 October 2011)
T, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2345 (16 September 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brandon v American Express Services Europe Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1187 (25 October 2011)
NHS Manchester v Fecitt & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1190 (25 October 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alexander v Alexander & Ors [2011] EWHC 2721 (Ch) (21 October 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Public funds left for social welfare law won’t be enough for not-for-profits to hire one full-time caseworker in 30% of areas.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A knifeman described as one of the most dangerous men in Britain has been jailed for life for trying to kill two police officers.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The largest fall in university applications in more than 30 years has seen the number of candidates applying to study law drop by a record 5.2 per cent, according to figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).”
The Lawyer, 25th October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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