Supreme court status should not be at risk in ‘bonfire of the quangos’ – BBC News
“Coalition must safeguard separation of powers and the rule of law when considering status of UK supreme court.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doncaster Twitter bomb threat man starts appeal – BBC News
“A trainee accountant from Doncaster who posted a message on Twitter threatening to blow up an airport has started an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New government guidance on torture breaches law – The Guardian
“The UK’s official human rights watchdog has warned the government that its newly published guidance on torture may be unlawful and open to challenge in the courts.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police ‘witch hunt’ criticised as former school master is cleared of abuse – The Independent
“The case against a former approved school housemaster accused of sexual abuse was thrown out by a judge today – amid stinging criticism of police investigators.”
The Independent, 24th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Illegal cab driver jailed for rape – The Independent
“An illegal minicab driver was jailed for eight years today for raping a passenger.”
The Independent, 24th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex MP Nigel Waterson wins damages from Met Police – BBC News
“A former MP who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his teenage son and daughter has received damages and an apology from the police.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook and Bebo child sex abuse postman jailed – BBC News
“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl persuades judge not to send her back to Canada as Middlesbrough is ‘more exciting’ – Daily Telegraph
“The schoolgirl who was ‘abducted’ from her father’s home in Canada by her English mother won the right not to return after telling judges: “I never, never in my whole life want to go back there. The 13-year-old made clear her determination to stay in the Teesside town when Lord Justice Thorpe and Lady Justice Smith took the unique step of holding a private interview with her halfway through a hearing at London’s Civil Appeal Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cheating husband jailed for life for strangling wife – BBC news
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife of five months and hiding her body in their garage.”
BBC News, 21st September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shallow grave killer Reszpondek loses appeal – BBC News
“A Polish dairy worker serving a life sentence for murdering a colleague and burying her body in a Wrexham field has failed to overturn the conviction.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hertel v The Government of Canada & Anor [2010] EWHC 2305 (Admin) (17 September 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ark & Ors v Kaur & Ors [2010] EWHC 2314 (Ch) (17 September 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd v Chadwick [2010] EWHC 2370 (QB) (22 September 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Justice Minister supports ‘one stop shops’ for legal services – Ministry of Justice
“Speaking at an event hosted by the Law Society, Jonathan Djanogly stressed the importance of alternative business structures (ABS).”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Is the family justice system in need of review? – Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division
“Is the family justice system in need of review? – Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division, 19th September 2010.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 19th September 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
OFT launches online hotel booking probe – OUT-LAW.com
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating whether the sale of hotel room bookings on the internet breaches competition law, looking into whether an allegedly long-established pricing mechanism is anti-competitive.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Tribunal orders Government department to release IT contract details – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Tribunal has ordered a Government department to publish most of the till-now withheld details of a major IT contract after ruling that the public interest was served better by disclosure than secrecy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Murderer Ronald Cheshire jailed for raping girl in 1980 – BBC News
“A man who raped, kidnapped and falsely imprisoned a teenage girl 30 years ago has been given a nine-year jail term.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ricky Hatton stripped of boxing licence – BBC News
“Ricky Hatton has been stripped of his licence to box at a British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) hearing but can still work as a promoter in the sport.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
