Deregulating the law profession – The Guardian
“A conference on the future of the bar in England and Wales needs to ensure that those working in law can keep their independence.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Professional poker player loses £156,000 at High Court – The Independent
“A young professional poker player lost £156,000 at the High Court today when a judge ruled he must pay a rabbi who placed spread bets for him on the Dow Jones index.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fewer jail terms for knife-carriers, figures show – BBC News
“People convicted of knife-carrying offences are now less likely to go to jail, Ministry of Justice figures show.”
BBC News, 10th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landlord regulation proposals scrapped – The Guardian
“Landlords and letting agents will not be subject to greater regulation because this would introduce too much additional red tape, the government said today.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cherie Blair cleared over court comment complaints – The Independent
“Cherie Blair will not be disciplined after she was cleared over comments she made while sparing a violent offender jail.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Coalition government to review legal services reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“The coalition government is reviewing key reforms to legal complaints handling and the introduction of alternative business structures, as part of a wider review of regulatory measures inherited from the previous administration.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judges keen to make wills in favour of ‘Johnny-come-lately’ relatives – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are too quick to make wills for mentally ill or elderly people in favour of ‘Johnny-come-lately’ relatives, according to a legal expert.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government orders review of child protection in England – BBC News
“An independent review of child protection and social work in England has been ordered by the government.”
BBC News, 10th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council of Europe welcomes UK inquiry into torture and rendition – The Guardian
“The coalition government’s decision to hold an inquiry into the UK’s involvement in torture and rendition was today hailed by the Council of Europe as ‘a proper response’ which could offer an example to other nations.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barristers turn brokers as credit crunch hits divorce – The Times
“The wife of the celebrity chef Marco Pierre White was due to enter the divorce courts on her own next week, without lawyers, to battle for a share of her husband’s estimated £50 million wealth. But publicity in The Times about her case has prompted a potential rescuer — in the unlikely shape of a criminal set of barristers’ chambers.”
The Times, 10th June 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
What alternative business structures mean for the legal profession – The Guardian
“Soon, perhaps as early as October next year, provision of legal services in England and Wales is set to change radically with the introduction of alternative business structures (ABS). Ownership of legal services providers – currently restricted to lawyers – will be open to anyone deemed ‘fit or proper’. This could be an insurance company or a supermarket – hence the sobriquet ‘Tesco law’.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sarah Payne murderer has 10 years taken off minimum jail term – The Guardian
“The man who murdered Sarah Payne has had his 50-year jail term reduced by the high court in London today.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
HH Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji Maharaj v Eastern Media Group & Anor [2010] EWHC 1294 (QB) (17 May 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
English rules tightened for immigrant partners – BBC News
“Ministers are bringing forward to the autumn measures requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English.”
BBC News, 9th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners must get vote by next year, warns Europe – Daily Telegraph
“Prisoners in Britain must be given the vote in time for elections next year, the Council of Europe said yesterday as it stepped up pressure on the new coalition Government to abide by a five-year-old court ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Easyjet founder takes airline to court in row over branding rights – The Independent
“A simmering row between flamboyant entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and the company he founded, easyJet, is to be taken to court in a battle which could limit the operation of the no-frills airline, and even lead to it losing its name.”
The Independent, 9th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Owning your image – BBC Law in Action
“Joshua Rozenberg investigates how the police, the courts and those responsible for protecting personal data strike a balance between the need to safeguard civil liberties and the police’s responsibility to prevent crime. Are there enough safeguards to protect the public from being unfairly linked with criminals? Is maintaining public order being used as an excuse to engineer a surveillance society? Or are the authorities simply taking the minimum steps to ensure a determined and well-organised minority of protesters bent on disruption do not wreck the lives of the law-abiding majority?”
BBC Law in Action, 8th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Neuberger to lead appeal panel over Channel Four libel jury case – The Lawyer
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger will examine Mr Justice Tugendhat’s decision to disallow a jury in a major libel trial against Channel Four.”
The Lawyer, 8th June 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Hospital fined £50,000 over death of disabled man – The Guardian
“A hospital where a severely disabled man died when he caught his head in the rails around his bed was today fined £50,000.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
