“An animal rights activist whose long-running campaigns made him notorious in hunting circles has won a landmark ruling that his anti-hunting beliefs should be protected from discrimination in the same way as religion.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Disabled children and disabled adults need significant support from public bodies to help them lead ordinary lives. These groups require both specialist and targeted services and flexible universal services which can be adapted to their needs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A hospital administrator has made legal history as the first man to be jailed in Britain for using an internet blog to stalk a woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Telecoms regulator Ofcom will assess the quality of the UK’s telecoms networks for a two month period before delivering its first infrastructure report to the Government in August, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been found guilty of publishing a ‘terrorist handbook’ that explained how to make bombs.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government faces pressure to assess the risk of asbestos in schools following a landmark legal victory for the family of a woman who died after ‘low-level’ exposure as a secondary school pupil.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four police officers held a 90 minute ‘restorative justice conference’ with five schoolboys after they called a woman constable ‘PC Nipples’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been found guilty of leading a ‘satanic’ sex cult from his home in a small Welsh town. Colin Batley, 48, of Kidwelly, west Wales, presided over a group that preyed on young children and held occult rites.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has lost a bid to go to the highest court in the land to challenge an order that he should never be released.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government’s little-reported announcement last week that it will no longer bypass parliament when it abolishes public bodies is a sign that the House of Lords is working effectively: even ministers now understand that the best thing to do when they find themselves in a hole is to stop digging.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that the planned creation of a pan-European Patent Court would break EU law. The European Commission has said that the ECJ opinion will not affect a second EU patent plan.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Government announces rules to keep tobacco out of sight in shops and considers making plain packaging mandatory.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Daily Telegraph is to issue a formal apology to Lord Justice Sedley over a series of ‘professionally damaging’ allegations which appeared in the paper last year.”
The Lawyer, 9th March 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who cheated lovers out of thousands of pounds was caught after four of the women teamed up to confront him, a court has heard.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two families have won ground-breaking claims for compensation after loved ones died from cancer after exposure to ‘low level’ asbestos on Merseyside.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Attrill & Ors v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 229 (08 March 2011)
Ministry of Defence v Wallis & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 231 (08 March 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Dunhill v Burgin [2011] EWHC 464 (QB) (07 March 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Meat Corporation of Namibia Ltd v Dawn Meats (UK) Ltd [2011] EWHC 474 (Ch) (07 March 2011)
Capita ATL Pension Trustees Ltd & Anor v Gellately & Ors [2011] EWHC 485 (Ch) (08 March 2011)
Bleasdale & Anor v Forster [2011] EWHC 416 (Ch) (02 March 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hallett v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] EWHC 488 (Admin) (08 March 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
T (A Child: Murdered Parent), Re [2011] EWHC B4 (Fam) (08 March 2011)
High Court (Patents Court)
MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 426 (Pat) (07 March 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
The National Health Service Trusts (Originating Capital) Order 2011
The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) Order 2011
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011
The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011
The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011
The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) (Amendment) Order 2011
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Planning Functions) (Amendment) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The Government is working with browser manufacturers to create new settings that will help businesses comply with a controversial new EU law on cookies that is due to come into force in May.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Imminent budget cuts are set to create a funding ‘black hole’ in the criminal justice system with catastrophic consequences for innovative community sentences, experts have warned.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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