“Prince Radu of Romania accepted a public apology and ‘substantia’ damages in the High Court in Londonover ‘extremely grave’ magazine allegations about his title.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The proposed power would allow officers from an EU country to demand information on anyone they suspect of an offence, no matter how minor or whether it is even criminal in the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for punching a teenager, killing him following a year-long dispute between the two.”
BBC News, 14th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Recovering heroin users jailed for child cruelty after using drug to soothe infant in the six months up to her death.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Wayne Rooney today defeated attempts to sue him for £4.3 million. The Manchester United and England striker was accused of withholding commission on multi-million pound deals brokered by sports management firm Proactive, who used to represent him.”
The Independent, 15th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police are trying to block an inquest into the death of Baby Peter, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 14th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘irresponsible and wicked’ woman was jailed for three years today after she slashed her body, hair and clothing to convince police she was the victim of a serious sexual assault.”
The Independent, 15th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accepted undisclosed libel damages today over Ryanair advertisements which accused him of lying.”
The Independent, 15th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge has with a ‘heavy heart’ allowed the Crown Prosecution Service to continue defending an employment tribunal claim that has already been in court four times and cost the taxpayer more than £1m, including a record £600,000 in damages for racial discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Four men have been jailed for their part in a drugs network which police said allowed them to live a life of luxury hotels and fast cars.”
BBC News, 14th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men must each serve at least 33 years in prison after being jailed for life for murdering a chef and his Italian flatmate in south London.”
BBC News, 15th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Highland Financial Partners LP & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 809 (14 July 2010)
Autofocus Ltd v Accident Exchange Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 788 (14 July 2010)
Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales [2010] EWCA Civ 805 (14 July 2010)
Harris v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors [2010] EWCA Civ 808 (15 July 2010)
Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Co- Operative Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 811 (15 July 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thompson & Ors v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1623 (14 July 2010)
High Ciurt (Administrative Court)
Connah v Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust & Ors [2010] EWHC 1727 (Admin) (12 July 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jones v Ricoh UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 1743 (Ch) (14 July 2010)
Kings v Bultitude & Anor [2010] EWHC 1795 (Ch) (15 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench division)
Butterworth, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1778 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Ambrosiadou v Coward [2010] EWHC 1794 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Steele, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1777 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Hopkins, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1775 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Kular, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1657 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Manning, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1776 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Winnett, Re Review of Minimum Term [2010] EWHC 1658 (QB) (15 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A driver who killed two passengers in a crash in Nottinghamshire has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 14th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sensible review of sentencing policy is long overdue, Kenneth Clarke has told an audience of senior judges.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said that Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Sarfraz Ibrahim had disgraced the service through a serious breach of trust after he admitted charges of corruption, misconduct and attempting to pervert the course of justice.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The Government will review the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the law that governs state tapping of phone, email and internet use. The law will be looked at as part of a wider review of counter-terrorism laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Staffordshire police have been cleared over the way they handled the discovery of a stillborn baby boy in a plastic bag outside a mosque.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Catholic diocese has launched an appeal after being found liable for running a boys’ school where 150 former pupils are suing for abuse.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Social services in Manchester have been criticised in an independent review into the care given to a baby boy who was left brain damaged and blinded.”
BBC News, 14th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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