“A husband has been found guilty of murder for strangling his Thai wife after she smashed up his collection of Star Wars toys.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Analysis: Publication of warning to NI bosses tells the story of how secret payoff evolved.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The union representing court workers has voiced opposition to justice secretary Kenneth Clarke’s wish to extend opening hours.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Childcare decisions in family courts should be made within six months, an official review has said.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fathers who have gone through divorce or separation will not be granted a legal right to guarantee that their child has “a meaningful relationship with both parents”, according to a long-awaited report on family law.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“If it comes to a David v Goliath battle, the City has the big bludgeons, but Occupy London’s slings could still win the day.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman jailed for falsely retracting rape charges against her husband has won the right to appeal her conviction for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Hampshire woman has been convicted of running an international paedophile ring with her partner.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has escaped jail after he secretly added steroids to his wife’s food to make her put on weight and ‘keep her at home’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court
Rainy Sky SA & Orsd v Kookmin Bank [2011] UKSC 50 (2 November 2011)
Human Genome Sciences Inc v Eli Lilly and Company [2011] UKSC 51 (2 November 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mitu v London Borough of Camden [2011] EWCA civ 1249 (01 November 2011)
Williams v University of Birmingham & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1242 (28 October 2011)
JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1241 (28 October 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dika & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2459 (28 October 2011)
SW, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2463 (28 October 2011)
Gilmour v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2458 (28 October 2011)
Burdfield & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2464 (28 October 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
House of Fraser Ltd v Scottish Widows Plc [2011] EWHC 2800 (Ch) (28 October 2011)
Morley v Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co.KG [2011] EWHC 2798 (Ch) (28 October 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cattles Ltd & Anor v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP [2011] EWHC 2714 (Comm) (01 November 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The public can now request information from three new bodies under the Freedom of Information Act.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Home Secretary Theresa May has published a cross-government strategy today to end gang and youth violence.”
Home Office, 1st November 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has told Bar leaders from around the world that an independent judiciary is the most important element in attracting clients to any jurisdiction.”
The Bar Council, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“As Stephen Levinson’s recent post has reminded us, we are not living in a golden age of legislative drafting. In the field of criminal law, some particularly ghastly examples of bamboozling legislation can be found in various provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 – described by no less an authority than Rose LJ as ‘at best, obscure and, at worst, impenetrable’ (R v Campell [2006] EWCA Crim 726, [2006] 2 Cr App R (S) 626 at [1]).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Daily Telegraph has learnt that plans to enshrine in law that a child has a ‘meaningful relationship with both parents’ are likely to be dropped.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The legal opinion, only now made public, was prepared in June 2008 and referred to the activities of ‘at least three’ journalists.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“St Paul’s Cathedral has suspended legal action against the protest camp on its doorstep following the resignation of two senior members of its clergy.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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