Trader wins £1.4m bank bonus case – The Independent
“Three judges today awarded a London trader the £1.4 million bonus he was denied by his Dutch bank employers.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
HSE warning after gas fitter jailed for Powys work – BBC News
“Health and safety chiefs have welcomed a court ruling to jail a gas fitter for working without proper accreditation.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile killer’s jail term cut by 10 years – BBC News
“A murderer who killed one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles while in a Cambridge prison has had his minimum jail term cut by 10 years.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sweet firm fined over worker crushed to death – BBC News
“A sweet firm has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed to death in one of its machines.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family found guilty of lagoon body murder – The Independent
“Five members of a family were found guilty today over the death of a man whose decapitated body was found in a lake. Michael Gilbert was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money before being killed. His headless body was dumped in the Blue Lagoon in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, last year.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P council chief loses sacking battle – The Independent
“Former children’s services chief Sharon Shoesmith today lost her High Court battle over her sacking following the death of Baby P. Mr Justice Foskett, sitting in London, rejected accusations that her removal by Children’s Secretary Ed Balls was procedurally flawed, unfair and unlawful.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Modjiri, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 829 (22 April 2010)
Taylor & Ors v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 830 (22 April 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
MccArtney & Ors v Unite The Union & Anor [2010] EWHC 826 (Ch) (22 April 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
TUV v Persons Unknown [2010] EWHC 853 (QB) (22 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Fish fraud in Cotswolds lands chippy with fine – BBC News
“A fish and chip shop owner has been fined after his business passed a cheaper fish off as cod.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Boastful’ killer, 17, detained for four years – BBC News
“A teenager who killed a man and boasted about it on the social networking site Facebook has been detained for four years.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Race attack rail passenger from Hertfordshire jailed – BBC News
“A rail passenger has been jailed for five months for racially abusing a ticket inspector in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Media: British Chiropractic Association v Dr Simon Singh – Law Society’s Gazette
“While the northern hemisphere is paralysed by the seismic shift that has caused the Icelandic volcano, Mt Eyjafjallajökull, to erupt, the case of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Dr Simon Singh promises to have an equally seismic effect on the legal landscape of libel in the UK and the defence of fair comment – especially in the area of scientific debate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
British Chiropractic Association v Singh – Times Law Reports
British Chiropractic Association v Singh
Court of Appeal
“A statement, made by a scientific journalist in a newspaper article, that there was ‘not a jot of evidence’ to support claims made by the British Chiropractic Association of certain medical benefits resulting from its members’ treatment of patients, was not an assertion of fact but a statement of opinion.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for sex with autistic girl – The Independent
“A man who befriended a woman over the internet then had sex with her autistic teenage daughter was today jailed for more than three years.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Property tycoon in £400m divorce battle declared bankrupt – The Independent
“A tycoon fixer who is fighting a bitter divorce case from his estranged wife over claims that he has hidden his £400m fortune has been declared bankrupt by the taxman.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Angel Delight model convicted of battering doctor to death – The Guardian
“A former child model was jailed for a minimum of 25 years today for battering to death a talented young doctor and robbing him to pay for a prostitute.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Relatives of 7/7 bombers refused legal aid for inquests – The Guardian
“Relatives of the 7 July suicide bombers applied for legal aid for representation at their inquests, officials said today. Ministers rejected the two applications after ruling that they did not meet the criteria for public funding.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rugby World Cup star’s former business partner faces jail for child pornography – The Times
“A former business partner of Rory Underwood, the 1991 rugby World Cup star, was convicted yesterday of misleading high-profile contacts into giving him false alibis in an attempt to beat child pornography charges.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ryanair backs down over stranded passengers’ bills – The Times
“Two airlines were forced into a humiliating U-turn yesterday as they buckled under public pressure to agree to cover the hotel and food costs of thousands of customers stranded during the flight shutdown.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law Society and Bar Council braced fight to maintain legal aid – The Times
“A look at the election wish lists of the legal profession as it faces the realities of the looming financial squeeze.”
The Times, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Marmite launches legal action against BNP – The Independent
“Marmite is beginning legal action against the British National Party after an image of a Marmite jar was used on a political broadcast without its permission, the company said today.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
