Regina v Rollins; Regina v McInerney
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The power of the Financial Services Authority to prosecute offences went beyond those referred to in sections 401 and 402 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and, in particular, it had the power to prosecute offences contrary to sections 327 and 328 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.”
The Times, 20th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The public will be able to compare crime rates in every town and village in England and Wales following the launch of a new interactive map.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government has backed away in the face of speculation that it will impose a windfall tax on banks to punish them for paying excessive bonuses.”
The Times, 20th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“It may not have the ring of a historic legal battle. But the case of A v B, which opened at the new supreme court today, has a significance that goes way beyond the banal soubriquets of the two sides.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More offenders could escape going to court even when there is enough evidence to charge them under guidelines published by the Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday.”
The Times, 20th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A newspaper which continued to publish a defamatory article on its website after its subject was cleared in an investigation lost its right to claim a special journalistic defence against libel, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Civil liberty campaigners claimed a victory today (19 October) after the government announced it is dropping current proposals to retain the DNA profiles of innocent people on the national database.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Media lawyers today dismissed warnings by Peter Hain, the Welsh Secretary, that the BBC could face legal action unless it cancelled an appearance on Question Time by the leader of the British National Party.”
The Times, 19th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“He could, one of his friends said, smell injustice. Sir Ludovic Kennedy, who has died aged 89, was a broadcaster and author whose relentless pursuit of miscarriages of justice ensured that his legacy would reach far beyond the transient fame of television.”
The Times, 20th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2546 (QB) (19 October 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
International Private Equity Ltd v ABN Amro Bank NV [2009] EWHC 2523 (Ch) (15 October 2009)
Iesini & Ors v Westrip Holdings Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 2526 (Ch) (16 October 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2009
The Provision of Services Regulations 2009
The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Public Authorities) Regulations 2009
The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Scheme of Elections) Order 2009
The Working Time (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
The RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The Government has outlined its plans to jail people convicted of trading illegally in personal data or knowingly or recklessly disclosing it. Under the plans the jail terms would be introduced next April.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Press Complaints Commission says it will ask the Daily Mail to respond to complaints about a column it ran on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A care worker who ‘humiliated’ an 89-year-old dementia patient by taping his mouth shut and forcing him to lie on the floor was given a suspended jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 19th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A doctor has been found guilty of poisoning his lover in a failed attempt to induce an abortion.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An immigrant facing deportation from Britain cited ownership of a pet cat with his girlfriend as part of his legal battle to stay in the country, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 19th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today launched a 12 week public consultation on important changes to the Code for Crown Prosecutors – the document that sets out the principles which prosecutors must follow when they decide whether or not to prosecute an individual.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th October 2009
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“An outspoken Home Office adviser said the government had let people down on antisocial behaviour and the criminal justice system was out of step with public opinion.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Five police forces which challenged a ruling that they should delete records on criminal convictions from their database have won their appeal.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Mark Stephens, partner at Finers Stephens Innocent about the use of superinjunctions in the wake of the Guardian Gag story earlier in the week.”
Charon QC, 17th October 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
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