“The judges of Britain’s first Supreme Court, which opens today, will face greater public scrutiny over who they are and their backgrounds, its new President has told The Times.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is expected to announce this morning that it will take the politically momentous decision to seek to prosecute BAE over bribery allegations.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today the law lords — or the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords — morph into the Supreme Court for the UK. It is a landmark in British legal history.”
The Times, 1 October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The creation of the United Kingdom’s first Supreme Court which comes into being today, has overwhelming support among lawyers — and they also predict that it will flex its muscles to become more powerful, in time, than the law lords that it replaces.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former Wales Commonwealth Games boxer has been jailed for six years for a robbery at knife point at a petrol station.”
BBC News, 28th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother who locked her toddler son in a room for six weeks has walked free after her nine month jail sentence was quashed appeal court judges.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A ‘highly dangerous’ man was locked up indefinitely today for what a judge described as a ‘horrific’ offence of attempted arson.”
The Independent, 30th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Nicholas Hewitt Birtles, son of former Labour health minister, is given £350 worth of penalties after London arrest.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A science teacher from Greater Manchester who pretended to be a teenage girl on the internet to groom a 13-year-old for sex has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A fan who ran on to the Old Trafford pitch and was shoved by Manchester City’s Craig Bellamy has been banned from all matches for three years.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British playboy who led a millionaire’s lifestyle in Florida was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a man who stood in the way of a property deal.”
The Tines, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Violent partners will be banned from their homes and their victims given support to escape abuse under new government proposals.”
Home Office, 29th September 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The mastermind behind a fake document scam which raked in hundreds of thousands of pounds from immigrants seeking to stay in the United Kingdom has today been jailed for four-and-half years after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.”
UK Border Agency, 29th September 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Most of the 2006 Companies Act will finally come into force on Thursday when 550 sections of the massive Act are implemented, leaving only a handful of sections to be enacted.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“In the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the opening of the Supreme Court, Lord Bingham will lead a debate which will include any impact to our own constitution. Lord Brennan QC will chair the debate. This is bound to be a stimulating session at the time of this historic change.”
The Bar Council, 29th September 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Government said it was reviewing the regulations after admitting they may ‘penalise’ hard-working families.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“”Ad watchdog bans three campaigns for demeaning and irresponsible images of women and teenage girls.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A family are in a court custody battle over a pet sheep. Bethan Parkinson, 35, from Buckley, Flintshire, bought the animal for her nine-year-old daughter, Lauren. Last December, while she looked for land on which to keep the sheep, named Lucy, Mrs Parkinson gave it temporarily to an animal sanctuary. When, five months later, she went to collect the ewe, she was told that it had been gifted to the sanctuary and ‘is ours now’.”
The Times, 30th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The two biggest internet service providers vowed yesterday to derail Lord Mandelson’s plans to disconnect persistent internet pirates.”
The Times, 30th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fosh v Cardiff University [2009] EWCA Civ 940 (29 September 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Nagiub v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 2290 (Admin) (18 August 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
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