“Sharon Shoesmith is free to appeal her failed attempt to overturn her sacking at the height of the Baby Peter affair, after a judge issued a scathing criticism of the conduct of former children’s secretary Ed Balls, and threw out all but a fraction of his claims for legal costs.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“High-profile requests from the US have brought Britain’s extradition laws into the news. But Britain actually sends more people for trial to Poland than anywhere else and the architect of the law, David Blunkett, admits there have been unintended consequences.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“His identity remained a mystery for eight years despite his star billing on one of the BBC’s biggest shows. But today the Stig, the anonymous Top Gear driver disguised beneath a white crash helmet and blacked-out visor, was finally unmasked by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager who has severe cerebral palsy is set to receive a £4 million compensation package.”
The Independent, 1st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Plans to make it easier for English local authorities to abolish outdated by-laws and create new ones are to be outlined by the government.”
BBC News, 31st August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The fabled high-street network of law firms is in danger. The threats are piling up – legal aid cuts, ‘Tesco Law’, being thrown off mortgage lenders’ panels and difficulties securing indemnity insurance to name just four. Access to justice, we are repeatedly told, is in peril.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The BBC has been granted a request for its High Court bid to block the Stig from revealing his identity to be heard behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Probation chiefs are concerned over how they will cope with a move away from prison sentences to more community-based punishments, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 31st August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 31-year-old man was jailed today after infecting a young woman with HIV.”
The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Home Office pathologist criticised for his autopsy on the body of the newspaper seller who died at the G20 protests in London was found guilty of misconduct and ‘deficient professional performance’ today.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.”
BBC News, 1st September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who superimposed the head of Harry Potter star Emma Watson on to indecent images of children was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ahmed, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1949 (29 July 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
HM Revenue and Customs v Marks and Spencer Plc [2010] EWHC 2215 (Ch) (27 August 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Re P [2010] EWHC 1592 (Fam) (13 May 2010)
A Local Authority v A & Anor [2010] EWHC 1549 (Fam) (24 June 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Patel, R (on the application of) v Lord Chancellor [2010] EWHC 2220 (Admin) (27 August 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The mother of a Cheshire teenager who was left severely brain damaged by the MMR vaccine has won a compensation award from the government.”
BBC News, 29th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A civil servant is suing his government department for £300,000 after he fell off a chair.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The true explanation for the murder of Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker found dead in a bath, may have to be kept secret even if his killer is found and put on trial, lawyers have warned.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Roman Catholic church was accused today of using the legal system to suppress evidence of clerical sex abuse after a Jesuit-run school lost an appeal against a court ruling giving a former pupil the right to pursue a £5m civil action.”
The Guardian, 27th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A disciplinary panel will make a ruling today on the fitness to practise of the pathologist who first ruled that newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson died from natural causes at the G20 protest.”
Full story
The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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