Axa General Insurance Ltd and Others v Lord Advocate and Others
Court of Session, Outer House
“Acts of the Scottish Parliament could be reviewed on common law grounds as well as those set out in the Scotland Act 1998.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
KH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Mental illness among failed asylum seekers could not be regarded as an exceptional circumstance.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Victims of terrorist atrocities abroad will now be able to claim compensation under a new scheme announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice,18th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Four people who ran a bogus college and a corrupt immigration advisory firm have been jailed for a total of 25 years for masterminding an immigration scam that is thought to have netted them millions of pounds.”
UK Border Agency, 15th January 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking five prize draw companies to court over competitions that it believes are unfair to consumers. It has asked the High Court for an injunction to stop the competitions taking place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gang who used cash from robberies to fund the organised importation of cocaine with a street value of £10m into the UK have been jailed.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said that laws barring members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics were contrary to the Convention, while the rule that male heirs take precedence over older sisters in the succession was ‘arguably’ also a breach.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government is secretly supporting an attempt by UK-based Islamists to have their names removed from an international terror blacklist.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Devout Christian Nadia Eweida is appealing today against a ruling which cleared British Airways of discriminating against her by asking her to stop wearing a cross at work.”
The Independent 19th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘devoted mother’ who discovered her desperately ill daughter in the midst of a suicide attempt spent 28 hours administering a cocktail of lethal drugs to her after failing to convince her to go on living, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ed Balls has ordered an inquiry into a loophole said to allow teachers at some Muslim establishments to hit children under the pretext of reasonable punishment.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing laws.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The appeals process for freedom of information and data protection cases changes from today as the previous structure is absorbed into a wider tribunals service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Hindu takes his legal battle for the right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre to the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 18th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The High Court has ruled that two former terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New legislation that could strip magistrates of their power to issue arrest warrants for foreign dignitaries on visits to the UK has been attacked by MPs and campaigners.”
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The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No.2) Order 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010
The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010
The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2010
The Inheritance Tax (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A committee of MPs has warned that the criminal justice system is ‘facing a crisis of sustainability’ as government spending on prisons takes resources away from other aspects of criminal justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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