Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie win privacy damages – BBC News
“Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted an undisclosed sum in settlement of their privacy claim against the News of the World.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New rules on universal jurisdiction – Ministry of Justice
“The Government is proposing new rules about how courts in England and Wales deal with people accused of serious human rights violations.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: lawyers challenge CPS over decision not to prosecute – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service’s decision that no charges will be brought in relation to the death of Ian Tomlinson has been challenged by lawyers, who argue it shows a disparity in how the criminal justice system treats police officers and members of the public.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man, 74, jailed for killing son in takeaway row – The Independent
“A 74-year-old man was jailed for five years today for stabbing his son through the heart because he brought home the wrong takeaway.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
First pathologist in Ian Tomlinson case faces GMC inquiry over unrelated complaints – The Guardian
“The pathologist who conducted the first postmortem examination on Ian Tomlinson – cited by prosecutors as one of the reasons why charges were not brought in connection with the case – has been suspended from a Home Office register and is under investigation by the General Medical Council.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrate disciplined after comment to foreign defendant – The Independent
“A magistrate was disciplined after rebuking a foreign defendant for ‘coming to our shores and abusing our hospitality’.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitors face tough challenge but consumer benefits win case for change – The Guardian
“This is not a good time to be a high-street solicitor. Those who relied on property work before the recession have seen conveyancing dry up. Solicitors performing publicly funded work are concerned about Ken Clarke cutting £500m from the £2.1bn that his Ministry of Justice spends on legal aid.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
AV referendum question published – BBC News
“The government has published the question it plans to ask voters in a referendum on electoral reform.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: police officer will not face criminal charges – The Guardian
“The police officer who was caught on video striking a man during the G20 protests last year who later died will not face criminal charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Conarken Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 1852 (TCC) (21 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lord chief justice calls for shorter cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“The lord chief justice has called for family and criminal cases to be shortened.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fears mount over ‘£500m’ legal aid cut – Law Society’s Gazette
“Speculation mounted over the future of legal aid this week amid reports that the Ministry of Justice plans to slash the £2.1bn legal aid budget by half a billion pounds.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Young mother jailed for false rape claim against teenager – Daily Telegraph
“A young mother who made a false rape claim which led to a teenager being arrested has been given 15 months youth custody.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nick Clegg’s ‘illegal’ Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning – The Guardian
“Nick Clegg was tonight (21 July) forced to clarify his position on the Iraq war after he stood up at the dispatch box of the House of Commons and pronounced the invasion illegal.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Make community sentences more challenging’ – The Independent
“Government plans to increase the use of community sentences for petty offenders may have little immediate impact on prison populations and increase costs in the short term, a senior magistrate warned today.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nurse guilty of murdering parents at Bournemouth home – BBC News
“A nurse who stabbed her parents before hitting them over the head with an iron has been found guilty of their murders.”
BBC News, 21st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mercy killer appeals against murder conviction for giving son fatal overdose – The Guardian
“The family of a woman convicted of murder for killing her severely brain-damaged son, today called for a change in the way doctors are allowed to end the lives of patients who have no chance of recovery.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Innovative rehabilitation pilot – Ministry of Justice
“A young offenders institute in Reading is piloting a scheme that aims to reduce reoffending and anti-social behaviour among young offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
McGahon v Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 842 (21 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Vickers v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority [2010] EWHC 1855 (QB) (21 July 2010)
McCandless Aircraft LC v Payne & Anor [2010] EWHC 1835 (QB) (21 July 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1848 (Admin) (21 July 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Weiner v Weiner [2010] EWHC 1843 (Fam) (15 July 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors v Rolls-Royce Plc [2010] EWHC 1869 (Comm) (21 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
