“Lawyer for Victor Nealon says crucial forensic evidence was left untested as surgeon insists wrong man was convicted.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has fled court before being sentenced for urinating and committing a sex act on a war memorial – the fourth case of its kind in Britain within a year.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing £250,000.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Will politicians be able to reform privacy law without private emotions clouding their judgment?”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nine illegal immigrants arrested during a police and UK border raid at a care home in Hampshire have been deported.”
BBC News, 20th August 2010
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“A police force has admitted making mistakes in a domestic abuse and murder case, ahead of an official report.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who was told she was not fat enough to have gastric bypass surgery on the NHS is taking health chiefs to court in a bid to overturn the ruling.”
BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ray Gosling, the BBC presenter, will be prosecuted for wasting police time after claiming that he had killed a gay lover.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has authorised a blanket ban on marches in a city on the day of a planned protest by the English Defence League (EDL), an right-wing campaign group.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Batista v Secretary of State of the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 896; [2010] WLR (D) 233
“When considering whether a decision to deport a national of the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) was proportionate, the court should ask itself whether members of the deportee’s family would move to the country of origin with the deportee and whether it was reasonable to expect them to do so, rather than to ask whether there were ‘insurmountable obstacles’ to them moving.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 232
“Claims for hospice care were rare and were directly analogous to recoverable claims made by claimants from tortfeasor defendants for the recovery of compensation on behalf of relatives who had provided gratuitous care to the claimant in order to alleviate the consequences of tortiously inflicted injuries.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Where a landlord opposed the renewal of a tenancy under section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on the ground that he intended to redevelop the land the date of the hearing at which the necessary intention had to be shown to exist was always the date of the substantive trial of the landlord’s ground of objection.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The latest legal challenge against plans for a wind farm in Devon has been rejected by the High Court.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Some 31 firms across the north-east have joined forces in a bid to launch a High Court challenge to the Legal Services Commission’s recent family tender process, the Gazette has learned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Eight former partners of collapsed Leeds firm Fox Hayes have been held personally responsible for a fine of nearly £1m which was levied against the firm 18 months ago by the Financial Services Authority and remains unpaid.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Government has today launched a Call for Evidence seeking views on the European Commission’s Green Paper on potential changes to contract law.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th August 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Wheel clamping on private land will be banned in England and Wales, the Government announced today.”
Home Office, 17th August 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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