“Rapists will continue to walk free from British courts in the future, the peer leading a government review of sex crime admitted this weekend.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police are imposing informal punishments – such as forcing offenders to give flowers to their victims – in a return to community justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Extending property rights to those who move in together, but don’t marry, will only lead to heartbreak and pain for the young.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“But experts warn that the impetus behind the new legislation and police training on ‘honour’ killings is in danger of slowing.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK’s tougher laws to seek ‘libel tourism’ awards from publishers.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is preparing to draw up proposals for wholesale reform of England’s libel laws, after a long-running Sunday Times campaign.”
The Times, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician mistakenly shot dead by anti-terrorist officers at Stockwell Tube station, could receive just a third of the £300,000 they have requested for compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Expenses claims by judges and magistrates have risen by £3m in the last two years, according to figures obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘decent and devoted’ husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was a intruder has been cleared of murder after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Royal Bank of Scotland has been ordered to carry out £200,000 of work to improve wheelchair access at one of its branches after senior judges ruled that it had breached disability laws.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK will further cement its reputation as one of the least corrupt countries in the world with new laws that will enable courts to tackle bribery at home and abroad more effectively, said Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A ‘wicked’ grandmother and the two sons she ordered to kidnap and beat her estranged son-in-law over a £25,000 dowry dispute, have each been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 20th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Barristers will be free to set up in partnership with solicitors or with each other under historic reforms approved last night by the Bar Standards Board.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Expert witnesses in family cases are to be named under the next stage of opening up the family courts to the media, although social workers’ anonymity will be protected, ministers have announced.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Guernsey) Order 2009
The Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Virgin Islands) Order 2009
The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Section 413) Regulations 2009
The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Contaminants in Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Public Transport Users’ Committee for Wales (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Louca v A German Judicial Authority [2009] UKSC 4 (19 November 2009)
B (A Child), Re [2009] UKSC 5 (19 November 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Willmore v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1211 (19 November 2009)
Tekdata Interconnections Ltd v Amphenol Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1209 (19 November 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
HSBC Bank Plc v Dyche & Anor [2009] EWHC 2954 (Ch) (18 November 2009)
Williams v Hull [2009] EWHC 2844 (Ch) (19 November 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Southern Electric v Mead Realisations [2009] EWHC 2947 (TCC) (04 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
In re B (A Child) [2009] UKSC 5; [2009] WLR (D) 336
“When the court was considering a residence order application in respect of a child under s 8 of the Children Act 1989 there was no presumption in favour of a biological parent. The advantage of being brought up by a parent only assumed significance as part of an examination of what was in the child’s best interests.”
WLR Daily, 19th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others [2009] EWHC 2959 (QB); [2009] WLR (D) 335
It could be lawful and proper for a court to order that a closed material procedure (avoiding disclosure of material contrary to the public interest otherwise than to special advocates) be adopted in a civil claim for damages.
WLR Daily, 19th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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