More may have to pay own legal costs – Daily Telegraph
“High earners could be barred from legal aid and left to take out legal cover, Ken Clarke signalled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tory MP proposes law to ban wearing burkas – The Independent
“A Conservative politician is seeking to make it a criminal offence to wear a burka in public. Philip Hollobone, the MP for Kettering, was the subject of a complaint to police from the Northamptonshire Race Equality Council five months ago because of remarks he made about burkas.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
Chilcot inquiry: Iraq papers show Lord Goldsmith’s warning to Tony Blair – The Guardian
“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jury clears activists who broke into Brighton arms factory – The Guardian
“Five activists who caused £180,000 damage to an arms factory were acquitted after they argued they were seeking to prevent Israeli war crimes.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tell us which laws to scrap, urges Clegg – The Independent
“Inviting the public to nominate unnecessary laws they would like to see repealed is a move away from ‘the old way of doing things’, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
More immigration advice providers could close – The Guardian
“More organisations providing immigration and asylum advice could face closure as only 252 out of over 400 applicants were successful in their bids for contracts from the Legal Service Commission.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Noone, R (on the application of) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall & Anor [2010] UKSC 30 (30 June 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust v Fox & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 729 (30 June 2010)
Forson v The Governing Body of Harwich School & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 751 (30 June 2010)
ZK (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 749 (30 June 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Financial Services Authority (FSA) v Anderson & Ors [2010] EWHC 1547 (Ch) (29 June 2010)
Gripple Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWHC 1609 (Ch) (30 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Torture’ man wins appeal right – BBC News
“A Briton who says he was tortured in Pakistan with the complicity of UK security services has won the right to appeal against his terror convictions.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile dubbed ‘every parent’s nightmare’ jailed indefinitely – The Independent
“A dangerous paedophile at the centre of an international child sex abuse ring was jailed indefinitely today to protect young boys.”
The Independent, 30th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Government’s vision for criminal justice reform – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war – BBC News
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court quashes troops’ human rights ruling – The Independent
“The country’s highest court today quashed a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws at all times.”
The Independent, 30th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
D, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1485 (29 June 2010)
Budimir & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1486 (29 June 2010)
Harvey, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1317 (19 May 2010)
Mortimer, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1303 (25 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JN (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 723 (29 June 2010)
Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 730 (29 June 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jiggens & Anor v Low & Anor [2010] EWHC 1566 (Ch) (29 June 2010)
Stainer v Lee & Ors [2010] EWHC 1539 (Ch) (29 June 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Interfact Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin) (29 June 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
BSkyB Ltd & Anor. v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2010] EWHC 862 (TCC) (28 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court orders repayment of investors in alleged Ponzi scheme – The Guardian
“Three men accused of orchestrating a spectacularly ambitious Ponzi scheme from offices in Knightsbridge are unlikely to return much, if any, of £115m owed to investors, the Financial Services Authority said today after securing a high court order enforcing repayment.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gun fanatic jailed for 30 years for murder of taxi driver – The Guardian
“A gun fanatic who lured a total stranger to a deserted, rural railway station and shot him dead was jailed for a minimum of 30 years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist from Greater Manchester jailed over girls’ abuse – BBC News
“A rapist who subjected a girl to a six-year ordeal of sex abuse has been jailed for fourteen and a half years.”
BBC News, 29th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boris Johnson wins court order to evict Parliament Square protesters – The Guardian
“Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, today won a high court order evicting protesters who have turned Parliament Square into a makeshift encampment.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-MPs and peer on expenses charges ‘not above the law’ – The Independent
“An appeal brought by three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer facing trial over allegations that they fiddled their expenses was not an attempt to ‘take them above the law’, three of the country’s top judges heard today.”
The Independent, 29th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Noisy sex’ Wearside woman spared jail for second time – BBC News
“A woman who made her neighbours’ lives hell by having noisy sex has been spared jail for a second time.”
BBC News, 29th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
