“A boy left severely brain damaged by complications at his birth in hospital has won the right to claim a seven-figure NHS compensation package.”
BBC News, 8th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Commercial Court)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2011] EWHC 1441 (Comm) (08 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Goodwin v NGN Ltd [2011] EWHC 1437 (QB) (09 June 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Islamic courts would be forced to acknowledge the primacy of English law under a bill being introduced in the House of Lords. The bill, proposed by Lady Cox and backed by women’s rights groups and the National Secular Society, was drawn up because of ‘deep concerns’ that Muslim women are suffering discrimination within closed sharia law councils.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed for their parts in three bank robberies in which more than £500,000 was stolen.”
BBC News, 8th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge has refused to lift an order banning journalists naming a woman with whom former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin had a relationship.”
BBC News, 9th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This project, jointly funded by the Nuffield Foundation and the NSPCC assessed whether changes to the legislative framework have been successful in improving the experience of young witnesses in court. In June 2011 a follow up report was produced.”
Nuffield Foundation, 9th June 2011
Source: www.nuffieldfoundation.org
“Children’s charities have called for ground rules to be enforced in court to prevent the exploitation of young witnesses. A report released this week by the NSPCC and Nuffield Foundation found that inadequate procedures and a lack of training for legal professionals were having detrimental effects on both the youngsters and their evidence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A powerful new national crime agency will lead the UK’s fight against serious and organised crime, strengthen policing at the border and make sure local police are linked up to work nationally and overseas, the Home Secretary said today.”
Home Office, 8th June 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A teenage burglar who boasted on Facebook that he would serve only six months for a raid on a pensioner’s home was sentenced to more than two years after his remarks were brought to the judge’s attention.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has been forced by Number 10 to abandon a plan to give rapists, and other serious offenders, a 50% sentence discount in return for early guilty pleas, but he is fiercely resisting Treasury demands to make his justice ministry bear the multi-million pound cost.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is a need for a new approach, with greater consistency and transparency in the use of out-of-court disposals, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found in their report, ‘Exercising Discretion: The Gateway to Justice’ published today.”
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, 9th June 2011
Source: www.hmic.gov.uk
“Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found that more than 100,000 criminal offences wrongly result in an ‘out of court disposal’ every year.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority has found that 19 comparison websites are treating customers unfairly after flouting rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Theresa May confirms second postponement to publication of sentencing and legal aid bill amid row over plans to reduce jail terms for offenders who submit early guilty pleas.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“CPS opens inquiry after claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officer’s surveillance tapes from defence lawyers.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Cumbria boy who was left severely disabled by hospital blunders during his birth has been awarded £7.9m in damages at the High Court.”
BBC News, 7th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Araci v Fallon [2011] EWCA Civ 668 (04 June 2011)
RU (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 651 (08 June 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Riva Bella SA v Tamsen Yachts GmbH [2011] EWHC 1434 (Comm) (06 June 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Arqiva Ltd & Ors v Everything Everywhere Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1411 (TCC) (27 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Ofcom can fine telecoms companies up to £2m for failing to hand over information about their networks, the media regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
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