“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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 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
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
“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
“A defendant has escaped confiscation proceedings because she was unable to find an advocate willing to accept the legal aid rate to represent her. The court’s decision, upheld in the Court of Appeal, will fuel an ongoing dispute over the levels of legal aid fees.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has published reports on the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system, following his conviction for the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Courts in the EU must examine and rule on terms in consumer contracts that may be unfair even if no consumer has complained about them, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. The duty will exist when a company seeks to enforce a consumer contract.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.”
OUT.LAW.com, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
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