“A woman who was labelled ‘potentially violent’ after she complained to a council about a vandalised flowerbed today sued for the authority for libel.”
The Independent, 15th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The family of Ben Kinsella, the murdered schoolboy, have called for an overhaul in Britain’s ‘complacent’ sentencing rules for knife crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man with an Ugg boot fetish who used the internet to harass schoolgirls in Leeds has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 15th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teacher who claimed her career was wrecked after a schoolgirl poisoned her drinking water with whiteboard cleaning fluid today lost a claim for damages.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former council chief executive had her mental health ‘cruelly broken’ by her former employer which accused her of lying about her medical condition on her job application and pursued her through the courts, her husband said yesterday.”
The Independent, 16th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Legal loopholes which allow foreign war criminals to escape prosecution in the UK should be closed, a report says.”
BBC News, 15th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Teenagers who share music files could be criminalised under plans for a new ‘Rights Agency’ to target internet pirates to be unveiled in the landmark Digital Britain report.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A homosexual postman who was called ‘effeminate’, ‘girly’ and ‘bitchy’ by his boss has won £2,400 from the Royal Mail for discrimination over his sexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
B(J), R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1036 (14 May 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lewis & Anor v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 448 (12 June 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Benedetti & Anor v Sawiris & Ors [2009] EWHC 1330 (Ch) (15 June 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Motto & Ors v Trafigura Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1246 (QB) (18 May 2009)
Pankhurst v White & Anor [2009] EWHC 1117 (QB) (10 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Levicom International Holdings BV & Anor v Linklaters (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1334 (Comm) (06 May 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Kapur v Comptroller General of Patents [2009] EWHC 1302 (Pat) (14 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Criminal Defence Service (Provisional Representation Orders) Regulations 2009
The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Education (Supply of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The A5117 Trunk Road (Parkgate Road Roundabout) (De-Trunking) Order 2009
The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Foreign Travel Notification Requirements) Regulations 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“As many as 10,000 lawyers could be out of work in the UK in the next two years as the legal business faces its worst slump in decades.”
The Times, 15th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man was jailed for 24 weeks today for the ‘grotesque’ neglect of more than 100 animals on his farm.”
The Independent, 12th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman has won £220,000 in a ground-breaking divorce settlement — 22 years after separating from her husband.”
The Times, 13th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK has come under renewed pressure to grant prisoners the vote in time for the next election or fall foul of European human rights legislation.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will attempt to win over Labour MPs this week by formally announcing an inquiry into the Iraq war. In a move designed to draw a line under the most controversial act of a Labour government, the Prime Minister will announce the investigation into the decision to go to war in 2003 and its protracted and bloody aftermath.”
The Independent, 14th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A secondary school teacher is suing the Environment Agency for up to £300,000 after she was left unable to work by a falling branch from a tree, it was disclosed today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Some disabled people are being unlawfully turned down for Blue Badges because councils have interpreted new rules on eligibility too strictly, the Government has admitted.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Muslim cocktail waitress who quit after refusing to wear a bright red dress for work has won almost £3,000 in compensation for sexual harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A council has lost its High Court case against a former managing director after claiming she withheld a history of depressive illness.”
BBC News, 15th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
DS (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 544 (12 June 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
G(G) and B(S), R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1077 (12 June 2009)
Campbell, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1076 (12 June 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v ABB Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1326 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
JN Dairies Ltd. v Johal Dairies Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1331 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
Campbell & Anor v Banks & Ors [2009] EWHC 1147 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Edwards Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Incorporated [2009] EWHC 1304 (Pat) (12 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
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