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
British military interrogators may be charged as war criminals – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is at the centre of a new crisis over the abuse of prisoners after it was disclosed yesterday that a number of British military interrogators may be charged as war criminals.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher who lost voice trying to make herself heard awarded £150,000 – The Guardian
“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Epilim test case: Menzies Campbell accuses Legal Services Commission – The Guardian
“The government’s legal aid body was today accused of acting as ‘judge and jury’ by withdrawing state funding from a test case by families of disabled children against a pharmaceutical company.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Classy action! A new breed of legal collective redress should be welcomed – The Guardian
“Forget whacky US litigation, a new type of class action should positively supplement current practices.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mental health patients face legal aid delay – The Guardian
“People with mental health problems are finding it increasingly difficult to get lawyers to represent them at tribunals because of changes to the legal aid system.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge ‘was told murderer Jonathan Vass was violent’ – BBC News
“A judge who granted bail to a man who went on to murder his ex-girlfriend was told he was violent, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 9th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Practitioners grapple with issues of ABS-led future – The Lawyer
“With just a year to go before the implementation of the Legal Services Act, The Lawyer’s conference on alternative business structures (ABSs) today (8 November) looks set to highlight the key issues, with contributions from influential players in the debate.”
The Lawyer, 8th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Heterosexual couple make second attempt for civil partnership – The Guardian
“A heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership – available only to same-sex couples in the UK – at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say ‘segregates couples according to their sexuality’.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Anderson, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2553 (03 November 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Arachchige v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 1255 (08 November 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ronaldo v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 2710 (QB) (27 October 2010)
Ernst & Young Llp & Ors v Coomber & Anor [2010] EWHC 2837 (QB) (08 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lee v Futurist Developments Ltd [2010] EWHC 2764 (Ch) (08 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Servicemen at ‘UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, court hears – The Guardian
“British servicemen who filmed hundreds of interrogation sessions at a secret prison near Basra which has been described as ‘the UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, the high court heard today.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Address to the Bar Council conference: Control orders – Speech by Mr Justice Silber
Control Orders (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Silber
25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Sharon Shoesmith Baby P legal bid costs nearly £500,000 – BBC News
“A legal battle by the council director sacked over the death of Baby P has cost taxpayers nearly £500,000.”
BBC News, 8th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oldham East byelection delayed as Phil Woolas seeks judicial review – The Guardian
“A byelection to select a new MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has been put on hold pending the outcome of an attempt by Phil Woolas, who won the seat for Labour in May, to overturn a court decision ruling his election void.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar Conference lecture: The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law – Speech by Lord Neuberger
The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh – The Guardian
“The prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the ‘degrading’ treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay man and woman in court battle over children – The Independent
“A gay man and woman are fighting a bitter court battle over their two children born by artificial insemination.”
The Independent, 8th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court strips injunction celebrity of anonymity – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has ordered the identity of a celebrity to be revealed, though it has ordered that information about his private life must remain secret. The celebrity, known in the case as JIH, will be named if an appeal fails.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
