More than two-thirds of consumers have ‘little or no knowledge’ of what lawyers do, research published last week has revealed.
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Details of how MPs’ expenses will be overhauled are to be outlined as part of a public consultation on changes to the now discredited former system.”
BBC News, 7th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Last year was traumatic for many law firms. Few avoided staff cutbacks or shorter time working. In many cases partners took home significantly less than they had earned in recent years and managing partners have had to take tough decisions to deal with the downturn.”
The Times, 7th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Extraditing the alleged British computer hacker Gary Mckinnon to America will breach Britain’s 300-year-old Bill of Rights, a top human rights barrister has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Far Out Productions Inc v Unilever UK & CN Holdings Ltd [2009] EWHC B42 (Ch) (16 December 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Oakes v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2009] EWHC B27 (Admin) (17 December 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Only 33,000 of the 4.9m crimes the police recorded last year were solved as a result of a match on the national DNA database, police admitted today.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A trainee police officer who was forced to cut his shoulder-length hair has failed in his claim that the order constituted sex discrimination. An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) said that the police force’s dress code was fair.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A record rise in the number of complaints against MI5 and other bodies authorised to spy on the public is being investigated by judges appointed to oversee the use of surveillance powers in Britain.”
The Independent, 6th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The power for a private individual to seek an arrest warrant from a British court for a foreign national they wish to prosecute is an unusual but not unique quirk of English law. The ability, which derives from the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, is also available in varying forms in the Netherlands, Spain, the Czech Republic and New Zealand.”
The Times, 6th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Baroness Scotland announces plans to alter laws after attempts to obtain warrants against Israeli generals for war crimes.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager who poured a can of petrol over his girlfriend and set her on fire was locked up for life today for her murder.”
The Independent, 5th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pedro v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Court of Appeal
“In order to maintain the freedom of movement or EC workers, the Department of Work and Pensions was obliged to treat a dependent family member of an EU national, who retained his UK worker status, as living in Great Britain for the dependant’s eligibility for a United Kingdom pension credit.”
The Times, 5th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Birmingham City Council) v Birmingham Crown Court, RR, interested party; Regina (South Gloucestershire District Council) v Bristol Crown Court, AW and NW, interested parties
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“When considering the grant of an application without notice to extend the time for appealing against an anti-social behaviour order under section 4(1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and rule 7(5) of the Crown Court Rules (SI 1982 No 1109) the judge could take into account the age of the applicant.”
The Times, 5th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Morris) v Newport City Council
Queen’s Bench Division
“The introduction by the local authority of an age limit on taxi cabs in Newport, so as to prohibit cabs more than 12 years old, was flawed. The authority had failed to take account of representations made by the Hackney Drivers’ Association.”
The Times, 5th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Letters are being sent to clients of a firm of solicitors which was shut down in an investigation into claims of dishonesty and account irregularities.”
BBC News, 4th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New consultation announced into removing the licensing requirements for concerts with less than 100 attendees.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who threatened to kill a top racehorse in a bid to avoid gambling debts of £55,000 has been given a 34-week suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 4th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The rapid introduction of full body scanners at British airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 60 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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