Drive-by Liverpool shooting gang jailed for life – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraud and corruption is costing Britain £30 billion a year – The Times
“It is almost 25 years since the Roskill Report published its radical recommendations for improving the way complex fraud, corruption and financial market crimes are tackled.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal aid lawyers told to wait for their money – The Times
“Jack Straw’s frustrations with the running of the £2.1 billion a year legal aid scheme were laid bare this week along with the policy clashes that have led to the demise of the body in charge.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Libel laws silenced me, says Francisco Lacerda critic of lie detector system – The Times
“England’s libel laws have been used to silence scientific critics of lie detection technology on which the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent £2.4 million.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man guilty of murdering daughter, Chanelle Sasha Jones – BBC News
“A 48-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Under fire Greater Manchester Police failed dead woman – BBC News
“Greater Manchester Police has been told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend as a report graded it as one of the worst in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert guilty of insider dealing – The Guardian
“A former top executive at one of the City’s most prestigious banks faces jail after being found guilty of insider dealing.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police forces face threat of ‘racist’ label over stop and searches – The Guardian
“Equalities watchdog warns of enforcement action against forces that excessively target people from ethnic minorities.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police told to tackle crime that destroys communities – The Times
“Police forces are failing to protect the most vulnerable people in society from antisocial behaviour, the police inspectorate has said. Chief constables were told that they must understand the toll that harassment, criminal damage and verbal abuse is taking on communities.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges fear prisons will burst under new rules – The Times
“Britain’s leading criminal judges warn that a shake-up of sentencing guidelines could push prison overcrowding to crisis levels. They fear that the Sentencing Council, which comes into force next month with the aim of bringing more consistency to courts, will not curb judges’ use of custody, as hoped, but actually increase it.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminals escaping justice due to CPS flaws, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals are escaping justice because of a lack of organisation within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a judge said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw defends new identities for criminals whose lives are endangered – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, today launched a robust defence of giving a new identity to criminals such as Jon Venables when they face the serious possibility of being killed or injured on their release.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Apology to daughters raped by Sheffield man – BBC News
“Two daughters made pregnant 19 times by their abusive father were given an apology by the authorities which failed to protect them.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw announces legal aid funding for survivors of 7/7 attack – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice has today announced that legal aid funding will be provided to survivors of the 7/7 bombings.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ruling confirms London as divorce payout capital – The Independent
“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court today.”
The Independent, 10th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tech chiefs attack digital economy bill – The Guardian
“Amendments made to the digital economy bill by the House of Lords threaten freedom of speech and will lead to British websites being blocked without due judicial process, the bosses of leading technology companies said today.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Agbaje v Akinnoye-Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13 (10 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Chima v R [2010] EWCA Crim 416 (10 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Steenberg & Anor v Enterprise Inns Plc & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 201 (10 March 2010)
Shaw v Lighthousexpress Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 161 (10 March 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Shell Egypt West Manzala GmbH & Anor v Dana Gas Egypt Ltd [2010] EWHC 465 (Comm) (10 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Boris Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murder – The Guardian
“The exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was today awarded libel damages of £150,000 over ‘savage’ allegations he was behind the murder of his Alexander Litvinenko, the poisoned Russian dissident who was his close friend.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bid to scrap right of entry laws – BBC News
“It may sound like a Monty Python sketch – but an ancient law allowing people on private land without a warrant if they are following a bee might still apply.”
BBC News, 9th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firms prepare to float on the stock market – The Times
“City law firms are preparing to raise millions of pounds from external investors as the British legal market braces for its own version of Big Bang.”
The Times, 10th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
