Family Procedure Rule Committee news: January – April 2009 – Ministry of Justice
“The Family Procedure Rule Committee has published details of its work between January and April 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Judge backs Halifax in Chip and PIN clone case – OUT-LAW.com
“Halifax, the UK retail bank, has scored a victory in a closely-watched ‘phantom withdrawal’ case that put the security of Chip and PIN on trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Public school workers win pension fight after 10-year legal battle – The Guardian
“Dozens of low-paid women workers at a leading public school are celebrating after gaining equal pension rights following a 10-year legal battle.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pressure grows for inquiry into deaths of elderly patients at Gosport hospital – The Guardian
“Pressure is growing for a public inquiry into a series of deaths of elderly people at a hospital in Gosport, Hampshire, as a doctor faces the General Medical Council charged with giving patients excessive doses of the drug diamorphine.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Catholic mother launches legal battle after son placed with gay foster parents – Sunday Telegraph
“The mother of a 10-year-old Catholic boy has launched a legal battle after a council placed him with homosexual foster carers.”
Sunday Telegraph, 7th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Britain accused of colonialism as it moves to take over ‘corrupt’ islands – The Observer
“Britain is preparing to suspend the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands as a long-awaited inquiry is expected to find evidence that the country has been plagued by endemic corruption.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage faces eviction – The Observer
“Two Church of England bishops have begun legal proceedings to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in one of their properties.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Appeal judges asked to clear notorious murderer Dr Crippen – The Observer
“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
‘Wedding’ was not legal marriage – BBC News
“A High Court judge in London has ruled that a ‘wedding’ in South Africa – complete with priest, trousseau and reception – was not a legal marriage.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serial paedophile jailed for life – BBC News
“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Claim against air firm dismissed – BBC News
“A tribunal has dismissed a cabin crew boss’s claim that she was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed for shooting clubber – BBC News
“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for nurse who filmed sex attack – The Independent
“A nurse who bragged about filming himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in her hospital bed was jailed today for two years.”
The Independent, 5th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co,uk
Police rule out broad inquiry over MPs’ expenses – The Guardian
“Senior police and prosecutors have announced they will not launch criminal investigations into more than 100 MPs over their apparent abuse of parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nuclear test veterans win right to sue Government – The Times
“A thousand serviceman who say they suffered ill health because of Britain’s atomic tests in the Pacific in the 1950s won a crucial High Court victory today that paves the way for them to sue the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 5th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
TV slimmer jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Software acquisition anti-competitive, says regulator as partial sale is forced on Capita – OUT-LAW.com
“A software company must sell one of the divisions of a recently acquired former rival immediately or it will be forced to sell the whole company, the Competition Commission has ruled. The merger would damage competition in a specialised software market, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
A single meeting can count as market-rigging activity, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“A group of companies can be guilty of breaking competition law even if they only meet once and the action taken does not result in higher prices for consumers, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
InsuranceWide.com Services Ltd v Commissioners of Revenue and Customs; Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v Trader Media Group Ltd – Times Law Reports
Chancery Division
“Companies offering introductory services to channel would-be customers to insurers by electronic means and who received a commission in the event of a contract of insurance being concluded were insurance brokers or insurance agents falling within the exemption from value-added tax.”
Times Law Reports, 5th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitors believe judicial appointments ‘not for me’, JAC research finds – Law Society’s Gazette
“Official research published today reveals a ‘widespread and underlying perception’ of ‘inherent prejudice’ in the judicial application process and suggests that solicitors still see the bench as a career for ‘other people’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
