“The family of a man secretly held by the Americans in an Afghanistan detention centre after his arrest by British forces six years ago has begun legal action against the UK Government to help secure his release.”
The Independent, 16th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Attempts to have religious rights cases heard by hand-picked judges would set a dangerous precedent, lawyers said, amid mounting unrest about legal clashes between religious representatives and equality rights campaigners.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Female bankers should not take offence when confronted with sexist remarks in the workplace, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As science writer Simon Singh wins his libel case, we look at how the numbers of proceedings have changed.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Appeal judges today halted the deportation of a convicted rapist and ordered a new hearing which must take into account his rights to family life.”
The Independent, 15th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A top judge was warned that court rulings against Christian workers risk causing ‘civil unrest’ as he heard the case of a relationship counsellor who was sacked after refusing to give sex advice to homosexual couples.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nigel Pleming, QC, of ThirtyNine Essex Street Chambers, acted with others for a coalition of residents, local authorities and green groups, including Greenpeace and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, in its successful challenge to the Government’s decision to build a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Waya, R v (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Crim 412 (25 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
SS (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 388 (15 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Jones v Environcom Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 759 (Comm) (15 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Simon Singh, the science writer, today won his legal case against chiropractors who sued him for libel over his criticism of their medical claims.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“DNA samples of people arrested for a recordable offence, even of juveniles, may be kept indefinitely even if they are not convicted. But in December 2008 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that indefinite and blanket retention of DNA samples of persons who have not been convicted was disproportionate and contrary to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Equality Act – the single biggest piece of discrimination legislation created in this country – draws together all the important anti-discrimination laws introduced in piecemeal fashion since the Seventies. Its overarching ambition is to simplify and standardise the law to make it easier for people to understand, and so, hopefully, to follow.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The first British executive convicted of corrupting foreign officials to land contracts was today jailed for a year.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A raft of corporate governance rules and regulations are on their way. The Walker Review, the resultant changes to the Combined Code and the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) stewardship code for institutional investors, the consultation on which closes tomorrow, all highlight systemic failings of ethics and corporate governance as an important cause of the financial crisis.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Measures rushed through parliament at the ‘eleventh hour’ to allow greater media reporting of the family courts will put vulnerable children at risk, lawyers have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The charity Reprieve is today launching a legal battle to force the British Government to name a suspected terrorist who is being held in Afghanistan.”
The Independent, 15th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Should the Human Rights Act 1998 be scrapped and replaced by a British Bill of Rights? This is the topic of a pre-election debate to be held next week by The Times with Matrix Chambers, with speakers including Cherie Booth, QC; David Davis, the former Shadow Home Secretary; Andy Hayman, the Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police 2005-08; and Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain should appoint a cabinet minister responsible for the welfare of ex-service personnel amid concern over the rising number who end up in custody after returning home from a war zone, a former prisons inspector says.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The passage of the Equality Act last week, which comes into effect in October, marks the culmination of 40-odd years of progressive legislation to create fairness between groups.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A British businessman has been jailed for his part in a three-year cospiracy to bribe Greek health officials.”
The Times, 14th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A prisoner who suffered catastrophic brain damage after he fell from an upper bunk bed during a seizure at London’s Brixton jail has been awarded a compensation package worth £4.7 million.”
The Independent, 14th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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