“Armed officers acted ‘diligently, patiently, professionally and bravely’ during a two-day siege in which a man died, the police watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ex-art student who worked alongside artist Tracey Emin has been jailed for 16 months for forging her work.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A schizophrenic mother who stabbed her three-year-old daughter to death before dousing her body in acid must stay in a secure psychiatric hospital for the public’s protection, a judge ruled today.”
The Guardian, 28th Ocotber 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The watchdog said that 15 per cent of childcare providers inspected between September 2008 and September 2010 – 5,978 in total – fell short of basic legal standards for child protection and welfare and were ordered to make urgent improvements.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police are investigating an incident captured on CCTV which appears to show officers repeatedly punching a restrained man who had been stabbed in the head.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Harding, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2145 (03 September 2010)
Gripton, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2260 (21 September 2010)
Zulhayir, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2272 (28 September 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Patel & Anor v K&J Restaurants Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1211 (28 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
A and B (One parent killed by the other – Guidance), Re [2010] EWHC B25 (Fam) (07 September 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Out of more than 100,000 people stopped and searched by police using controversial anti-terror powers not one single arrest was made for terrorism-related offences, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court
Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd & Ors [2010] UKSC 44 (27 October 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Jacobs v Motor Insurers Bureau [2010] EWCA Civ 1208 (27 October 2010)
Robson v Robson [2010] EWCA Civ 1171 (27 October 2010)
Softlanding Systems, Inc v KDP Software Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1172 (27 October 2010)
Cartwright v King’s College, London [2010] EWCA Civ 1146 (27 October 2010)
Brink’s Global Services Inc & Ors v Igrox Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1207 (27 October 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bewry, R (on the application of) v Norfolk County Council [2010] EWHC 2545 (Admin) (06 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Martin v Martin [2010] EWHC 2667 (Fam) (22 October 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Marex Financial Ltd v Fluxo-Cane Overseas Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 2690 (Comm) (27 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Aggregates Levy (Northern Ireland Tax Credit) (Revocation) Regulations 2010
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2010
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Revenue Support Grant (Specified Body) (England) Regulations 2010
The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2010
The Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2010
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2010
The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2010
The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 2010
The Building Society Special Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“This week, the question of who is potentially liable for the alleged physical and sexual abuse of 150 pupils at St William’s boys’ school in east Yorkshire between 1960 and 1992 was considered by the court of appeal. In 2004 the main abuser, Brother James Carragher, headmaster during this period, was convicted of abusing boys at the home.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers fighting civil actions may be handed a cut of their client’s damages for the first time in a bid to cut frivolous claims, the Justice Secretary has signalled.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“We published our consultation paper on 27 October 2010, which contains our provisional proposals for comprehensive reform of the law on unfitness to plead in England and Wales. A press release is also available.”
Law Commission, 27th October 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes has launched a new fight for justice at the European Court of Human Rights over the failure to prosecute seven police officers over the Brazilian’s shooting.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A total of 196 convicted violent or sex offenders have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or other serious crime while under the supervision of the probation service, according to Ministry of Justice figures published today.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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