Christian hoteliers appeal against ruling on gay couple sharing a room – The Guardian
“Devout Christian hotel owners who refused to allow a gay couple to share a double room have insisted at the appeal court that they should have been allowed to impose the ban.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal profession braces itself for a surge in DIY lawyers after funding cuts – The Guardian
“Legal aid cuts will leave more people representing themselves, but may also make City firms pull their weight with pro bono work.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Levi Roots ‘took Reggae Reggae sauce recipe from friend’ – Daily Telegraph
“Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Levi Roots is being sued for more than £300,000 by a pal who claims he is the real inventor of the Reggae Reggae sauce, a court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London riots: Youth ambassador Chelsea Ives jailed – BBC News
“A former London youth ambassador has been jailed for two years for her role in August’s riots in London.”
BBC News, 8th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Truancy laws caught 12,000 parents last year – The Guardian
“Nearly 12,000 parents were prosecuted and 25 given prison sentences because of their children’s truancy from school last year, figures show. The longest jail sentence imposed on a parent was 90 days, according to the Ministry of Justice . A total of 11,757 parents were prosecuted for failing to ensure their child’s attendance at school, up from 11,188 the year before.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marc Jacobs’ Dakota Fanning ad banned for being ‘sexually provocative’ – The Guardian
“Watchdog rules advert was irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence after complaints that it sexualised children.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
News of the World publishers ordered to pay Max Mosley £20,000 after breaching privacy – Daily Telegraph
“The publisher of the News of the World has been told by a French court that it must pay Max Mosley almost £20,000 after being found guilty of breaching the ex-Formula One chief’s privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New House of Commons code of conduct could be extended to MPs’ private lives – Daily Telegraph
“MPs could be punished for indiscretions in their private lives if their actions embarrass Parliament, under a new code of conduct.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The law should not become “over precious” about human rights, says the Divisional Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Protestors have to put up with ‘sensible and good natured’ controls by the authorities as a limitation on their rights to free expression and assembly, the Divisional Court has ruled.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Loner jailed for preying on girls – The Independent
“A dangerous loner who preyed on young girls and threatened to burn down one teenage victim’s family home was jailed indefinitely today.”
The Independent, 8th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lady Justice Hallett: profile – Daily Telegraph
“Lady Justice Hallett, one of the country’s most senior judges, has claimed she encountered ‘horrific’ sexism during her rise through the judiciary.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Catholic church can be held responsible for wrongdoing by priests – The Guardian
“Victims of clerical sexual abuse will find it easier to bring compensation claims against the Catholic church after a judge ruled it can be held responsible for the wrongdoings of its priests.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Commercial sense can determine ambiguous contractual meanings, Supreme Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts should apply ‘business common sense’ when construing the meaning of disputed ambiguous contractual terms, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Man jailed for record tyre dumps – The Guardian
“A man has been jailed for 15 months for illegally dumping more than 1m tyres across England, a figure believed to be a record for one individual.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fenland District Council v Sheppard and others – WLR Daily
Fenland District Council v Sheppard and others [2011] EWHC 2829 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 316
“In making a vesting order, pursuant to section 320 of the Insolvency Act 1986, in favour of a statutory chargee whose charge ranked in priority to the mortgagees’ charge over the property, the court was not bound to set aside the mortgagees’ charge where the mortgagees did not themselves apply for a vesting order. Such an order would not effectively benefit only the mortgagees by extinguishing the statutory charge if it could be shown that the statutory chargee intended to preserve the benefit of its charge, or that the extinguishment of its charge would be against the statutory chargee’s interests, in which case there would be a presumption against extinguishment.”
WLR Daily, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority – WLR Daily
Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority [2011] EWHC 2849 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 315
“In the context of the Extradition Act 2003, through interpretation of article 6 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states (‘the Framework Decision’) and recognising differences of terminology used among member states, a ‘judicial authority’ was not confined to a judge who adjudicated, but could extend to a body that prosecuted.”
WLR Daily, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Social Services have both statutory and common law duty to protect children from abuse – UK Human Rights Blog
“This case concerned the entitlement to compensation for the years of abuse the claimants, three brothers a sister, the youngest, who had suffered at the hands of their father. The older claimants had both suffered regular abuse from an early age until late teens. The third claimant escaped the prolonged abuse suffered by his brothers. The fourth claimant, who was conceived after the defendant social services became aware of the situation, nevertheless endured abuse for five or six years.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tomney family from Cleveleys jailed for driveway fraud – BBC News
“Four family members have been jailed for cheating elderly and vulnerable people out of thousands of pounds.”
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BBC News, 7th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gordon Brown wins ruling over Sunday Telegraph’s ‘Murdoch rant’ story – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown has won a Press Complaints Commission ruling that a Sunday Telegraph article claiming he told Rupert Murdoch in a phone conversation that he would “smash the tycoon’s media empire” was inaccurate and misleading.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
