“Five men accused of trying to extort £4.25m from one of Britain’s richest peers for the return of a stolen Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece have all walked free after an eight-week trial.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Bitter divisions within the legal profession were laid bare last night when the President of the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) said he was ‘unable to accept’ the emphatic vote of his members to oppose reforms of the legal system.”
The Times, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three organisations that care for victims of torture have called on the leaders of the UK’s main political parties to agree to hold a judicial inquiry into the UK’s role in the rendition and mistreatment of terrorism suspects following the 11 September 2001 attacks.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mediation provided by judges in Employment Tribunal cases has failed to achieve the anticipated time and cost savings over unmediated cases, the results of a pilot scheme have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The ex-boss of a Liverpool children’s charity has been jailed indefinitely after admitting the ‘sadistic torture’ of women in a string of sex attacks.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A convicted burglar is taking legal action against the government because he is unable to vote in the election.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother who admitted neglect after her 13-month-old son was found dead at her home in Manchester was sentenced to 27 months in prison today.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of exhausted holidaymakers struggled home yesterday as the scramble for flights and ferries continued, despite airports reopening.
But many face a new battle after Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair chief executive, said he would challenge the EU laws that hold airlines responsible for customers’ hotel and food bills after cancelled or delayed flights.”
The Times, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Headteachers are facing possible legal action after pressing ahead with a planned boycott of Sats tests in England.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A soldier who went absent without leave as he was about to be deployed to Afghanistan lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his nine-month sentence today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lui v Chong [2010] EWCA Civ 398 (21 April 2010)
Williams v Lishman, Sidwell, Campbell & Price Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 418 (21 April 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Phoenix Partners Group Llp v Asoyag [2010] EWHC 846 (QB) (21 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Two convicted sex offenders have won the right to challenge their inclusion on the UK’s sex offenders register.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“High court judges have backed demands by the home secretary and the US authorities to extradite a seriously ill woman to stand trial in America on charges of abducting her daughter 12 years ago.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
NT, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 711 (31 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd. & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 408 (20 April 2010)
Milner & Anor v Carnival Plc (t/a Cunard) [2010] EWCA Civ 389 (20 April 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Aspect Capital Ltd v Christensen [2010] EWHC 744 (Ch) (29 March 2010)
Amin & Anor v Amin & Ors [2010] EWHC 827 (Ch) (20 April 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
HTC Corporation v Yozmot 33 Ltd. [2010] EWHC 786 (Pat) (20 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Lawyers for a soldier who was jailed for going absent without leave after refusing to fight in Afghanistan will appeal against his sentence today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a stranger to ‘release his rage’ at not being able to get through to his girlfriend’s phone has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nine men, including one from Dorset, are due to go on trial accused of taking part in Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery in central London.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
“A worker has won almost £100,000 because his firm discriminated against his environmental views after a landmark legal ruling placed them on a par with religious beliefs.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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