Eversheds and DLA Piper lose employment tribunal cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two national firms have separately lost appeals in the employment tribunal over their redundancy selection procedures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Domestic homicide reviews take effect – Home Office
“From today, local areas should undertake new action to tackle domestic homicide following any case where someone has been killed by their current or former partner, Home Secretary Theresa May announced.”
Home Office, 13th April 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
DPP: Prosecutors and police must protect women in the home – Crown Prosecution Service
“Women in England and Wales are still more at risk of crime in their own homes than anywhere else, the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a speech today entitled ‘Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future’.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 12th April 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Attorney General: keynote speech to Minority Lawyers’ Conference – Attorney General’s Office
“Opening the 2011 conference at the Law Society in London, the Attorney spoke of the coming challenges and opportunities for lawyers.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th April 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Nigel Farage death threats crash pilot guilty – BBC News
“A pilot has been convicted of threatening to kill UKIP leader Nigel Farage following a plane crash.”
BBC News, 14th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Canterbury rapist jailed after cold case DNA probe – BBC News
“A Lancashire man has been jailed for life for a rape in Canterbury more than 20 years ago after latest scientific techniques helped to find a DNA match.”
BBC News, 14th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
OFT launches extended warranties investigation – The Guaridan
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to examine whether extended warranties for domestic electrical goods, a market worth more than £750m a year, offer consumers value for money.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital accused over girl’s glue injection – The Guardian
“Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damage.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS decides no prosecution of BT and Phorm for alleged interception of browsing data – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to consent to a request from an individual to begin a prosecution of BT Group Plc and Phorm Inc in relation to alleged unlawful interception of internet browsing data.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th April 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Essex arrest error woman gets pay-out from police – BBC News
“A woman has received compensation from Essex Police after a series of errors led to her being arrested and imprisoned.”
BBC News, 12th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Norfolk chainsaw murderer jailed for life for wife killing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and dismembering her body at their Norfolk home.”
BBC News, 12th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph
“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother seeks to let daughter with brain damage die – Daily Telegraph
“The mother of a brain-damaged woman has asked a judge to allow her daughter’s life support to be switched off, in the latest of a series of controversial cases to come before one of the country’s most powerful courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawcast 182: Emily Allbon, Law Librarian at City Law School on research skills, law resources and social media – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to Emily Allbon, law Librarian at City University and the editor of the excellent Lawbore resource website. Research skills lie at the root of all legal work, whether in academe or practice, so we are going to look at the skills needed and resources available to law students and lawyers in the modern era. We may even have time to look at the value of legal blogging and social media for younger lawyers and not so young lawyers.”
Charon QC, 14th April 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Law Society report reveals partner promotions still fail to reflect rising tide of female lawyers – Legal Week
“The latest annual statistical report from The Law Society has confirmed the extent to which law firms have so far failed to react to the increase in women in the profession, with the number of female solicitors nearly doubling over the last 10 years.”
Legal Week, 14th April 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Transport directory infringed Yellow Pages trade marks, court finds – OUT-LAW.com
“The use of ‘yellow pages’ in the domain www.transport-yellow-pages.com breached trade mark regulations, a court has ruled. A person finding the website in the UK could think it belonged to Yell, the England and Wales Patent County Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Kettling of G20 protesters by police was illegal, high court rules – The Guardian
“The high court has ruled that the Metropolitan police broke the law in the way they ‘kettled’ protesters at the G20 demonstrations in 2009.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
