“An interest rate of 15% agreed in a contract between two companies was not a penalty and was justified, the Court of Appeal has said. The interest, which had been ruled unlawful, can be charged, said the Court.”
OUT-Law.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Racecourses did not break competition laws when they decided to sell their television rights only to a company that they owned. A rival company owned by betting shops has lost its case at the Court of Appeal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A 66-year-old man who tried to murder his young Filipino wife after she had an affair with a salsa teacher has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government’s plans for reforming the regulation of banks are ‘largely cosmetic’ and ‘lack clarity’, MPs in the Treasury Select Committee say.”
BBC News, 31st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A government scheme to allow defendants to be dealt with via ‘virtual courts’ is being boycotted by solicitors who say it is ‘justice on the cheap’.
BBC News, 31st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A music teacher faces up to ten years in prison after he admitted giving his father, who was terminally ill, a gun so that he could shoot himself dead in a busy hospital ward.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Guidance for the controversial Independent Safeguarding Authority states that youths who want to help vulnerable groups will have to be vetted ‘in time for their 16th birthday to avoid committing an offence’.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former royal bodyguard who masterminded a £3 million investment scam was jailed for six years today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The great train robber Ronnie Biggs has been given permission to challenge the decision to refuse him parole, his legal adviser said today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The musician who wrote the haunting organ riff in A Whiter Shade of Pale, the 1967 hit for Procol Harum that became part of the soundtrack of the last half-century, is entitled to future royalties, the House of Lords ruled today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A crackdown on thousands of council tenants who are making huge profits by sub-letting their homes illegally will be announced by ministers today.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Families who help terminally ill relatives to end their lives will be free from the risk of prosecution after a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tony Blair will be called to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, its chairman confirmed today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has been convicted of causing the death of his partner’s two-year-old son at their Cheshire home.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Independent investigators examining claims that Scotland Yard detectives tortured suspects in a drugs case – including accusations of ‘waterboarding’ – have passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Tuplin, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1572 (29 July 2009)
Tregalles, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1638 (29 July 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
WL Gore & Associates GmbH v Geox SPA [2009] EWCA Civ 794 (29 July 2009)
Trade Electronix Ltd v Best Buy Today (Wholesale) Ltd & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 828 (29 July 2009)
Nationwide Building Society v Wright & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 811 (29 July 2009)
AB & Ors v Nugent Care Society (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Civ 827 (29 July 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Corby Group Litigation, Re [2009] EWHC 1944 (TCC) (29 July 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“This week the man believed guilty of an appalling rape of a 66-year-old woman in her own home will be named and the details of the crime committed 12 years ago broadcast.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Bar Council has produced a short film to mark the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid Act, which received Royal Assent on the 30th July 1949. The film, which is available on the Bar Council’s website, features interviews with some senior barristers who explain the importance of legal aid and reflect on the future of the publicly funded Bar.”
The Bar Council, 30th July 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
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