“One of the victims of alleged torture by six Metropolitan police officers claims his head was thrust down a toilet which was repeatedly flushed over him as he was interrogated, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“What are control orders?
They allow the Home Secretary to impose restrictions on a person suspected of involvement in terrorist related activity.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Legislation is to be rushed through Parliament to end Westminster’s system of self-regulation and impose a new code of conduct on MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal, Gordon Brown announced today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture (PDF)
Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Master of the Rolls
Littleton Chambers Annual Mediation Evening, 8th June 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
AB and Others v Ministry of Defence
Queen’s Bench Division
“Claims for compensation by former servicemen in relation to exposure to ionising radiation as a result of nuclear tests carried out in the 1950s were not to be struck out either as time-barred or as having no reasonable prospect of success.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”
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BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British ‘UFO eccentric’ accused of hacking into US military networks brought a last challenge in the High Court yesterday against extradition to America on health grounds.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Rape victims face a postcode lottery in bringing their attackers to justice with victims in one area standing just a one in sixty chance.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke procurement rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Asian Development Bank (Ninth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2009
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009
The FCO Services Trading Fund (Variation) Order 2009
The Gas and Electricity (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2009
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Shah v Ul-Haq & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 542 (09 June 2009)
Baker v Quantum Clothing Group & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ B12 (05 June 2009)
Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 490 (09 June 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Webster Thompson Ltd v J G Pears (Newark) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1070 (Comm) (18 May 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Folding Attic Stairs Ltd v The Loft Stairs Company Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1221 (Pat) (09 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“David Scott, the chief probation officer who resigned over the murder of two French students by a convicted violent criminal and his accomplice, has launched a scathing attack on the justice secretary, Jack Straw.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two brothers convicted of killing a bank chief expected to face a murder trial until their court case started.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An organisation is allowed to count time spent on errors in calculating when it can refuse a Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act request, the Information Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
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