Banaz Mahmod ‘honour’ killing cousins jailed for life – BBC News
“Two cousins who murdered a relative because her family disapproved of her boyfriend have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Will control orders survive the anti-terrorism review? – The Guardian
“The debate over whether control orders will survive the anti-terrorism review has been rumbling on for the past weeks, with a surprising amount of internal discussions being aired in public.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court ruling to see former MPs stand trial over expenses claims – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has ruled that three former Labour MPs must face a criminal trial over their expenses claims.”
The Lawyer, 10th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Potters Bar train crash: Network Rail and Jarvis Rail to be prosecuted – The Guardian
“Criminal proceedings are to start against Network Rail and the maintenance firm Jarvis Rail over alleged safety failures behind the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash, in which seven people died.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cosmetic surgeon may be sued for daring to question ‘Boob Job’ cream – The Guardian
“A prominent British plastic surgeon has been threatened with a libel action by the manufacturer of a cosmetic cream because she publicly questioned, in a newspaper article, whether it worked as the company claimed.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three Met officers may face charges over rape case – BBC News
“Three Metropolitan Police officers may face criminal charges over claims they altered an alleged rape victim’s statement so proceedings were dropped.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shoesmith appeals high court dismissal ruling – The Guardian
“Sharon Shoesmith has launched an appeal against the high court ruling earlier this year which rejected her claim that she was unfairly sacked as director of Haringey children’s services after the death of baby Peter Connelly, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sacked lap dancer loses case – The Independent
“A lap dancer who attempted to bring an unfair dismissal case against Stringfellows has lost her case, a lawyer for the club said today.”
The Independent, 10th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Neuberger endorses accreditation scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“The master of the rolls has given judicial backing to the proposed quality assurance for advocates (QAA) scheme, saying judges are the ‘ultimate consumers’ of advocacy services and are well placed to assess quality.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
English court intervenes to stop Indian case going ahead – OUT-LAW.com
“An Indian solar panels manufacturer cannot continue legal action in India because to do so would undermine an earlier English court ruling, the High Court in London has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
BT and TalkTalk granted judicial review of Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
“BT and TalkTalk today (10 November) won the right to a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, throwing controversial government proposals to tackle illegal filesharing into uncertainty.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Case could clear names of hundreds of men accused of child pornography – The Guardian
“Hundreds of men who say they were wrongly accused of child pornography offences could have their names cleared after a case to be heard in the court of appeal tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family court service Cafcass criticised by MPs – BBC News
“The organisation which provides legal help for children in care cases is ‘not fit for purpose’, a group of MPs says.”
BBC News, 11th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who killed wife jailed for 19 years – The Guardian
“A paedophile who bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer to spare her the shame of discovering his child sex offending was jailed for a minimum of 19 years today (10 November).”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
United States of America v Nolan [2010] EWCA Civ 1223 (09 November 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Borealis AB v Geogas Trading SA [2010] EWHC 2789 (Comm) (09 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ian Tomlinson death: senior judge appointed to oversee inquest – The Guardian
“A senior judge and expert in protest law has been appointed to oversee the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died at last year’s demonstrations against the G20 summit.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ruling due on ‘parliamentary privilege’ expenses appeal – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs will learn later whether they will face criminal trials over their expenses claims.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
War crimes charges against military interrogators would put MoD on trial – The Guardian
“The revelation that a number of members of a secretive British military intelligence unit could face war crimes charges threatens to put the Ministry of Defence’s entire interrogation regime on trial.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
