“The House of Lords has confirmed that negotiations conducted on a ‘without prejudice’ basis should not be brought up in court unless under very unusual circumstances. The Lords confirmed that there was a good public policy reason for the protection.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Keir Starmer QC was known as a trailblazing human rights lawyer – so how is he shaping up as director of public prosecutions?”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A convicted rapist who won £7 million on the lottery while in prison has been forced to pay compensation to an elderly victim in a landmark legal settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 50,000 criminals have been released from prison early under a scheme aimed at reducing overcrowding, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lawyers can draw some comfort from a survey this week showing that they are not quite the figures of mistrust or contempt that mythology would suggest.”
The Times, 31st March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Measures to improve the service that legal firms can give to consumers come into effect today.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
YA, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health [2009] EWCA Civ 225 (30 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Assets Recovery Agency v Szepietowski & Ors [2009] EWHC 655 (Ch) (19 March 2009)
Mastercigars Direct Ltd v Withers LLP [2009] EWHC 651 (Ch) (30 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Haithwaite v Thomson Snell & Passmore (A Firm) [2009] EWHC 647 (QB) (30 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“A challenge to the lawfulness of future removal directions did not come within the appeal regime under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.”
The Times, 31st March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Learner Travel Information (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Changing of School Session Times (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009
The Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009
The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2009
The Bradford & Bingley plc Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order 2009
The Northern Rock plc Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A runner who was awarded £15,000 compensation after a Great Dane pushed him over while he jogged, has had the award cancelled by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 30th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lesbian who regretted a one night stand with a man has been jailed after making a false allegation of rape that left her victim ‘suicidal’.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who wrote a leaflet encouraging people to carry out jihad, or holy war, has been sentenced to a community order at Manchester Crown Court.”
BBC News, 30th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs have criticised the effectiveness of the police complaints watchdog in monitoring its own recommendations, claiming systems for checking the quality of its work were ‘conspicuously absent’.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Paediatrician David Southall is to begin an attempt to overturn a General Medical Council (GMC) decision to strike him off the medical register.”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Why are we asking this now?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for a dramatic change in parental leave arrangements to ensure that fathers and lower-income parents are better served. The Commission insists that mothers and fathers should be able to share the leave allowance to give men more time with their children while both maternity and paternity pay should be raised to encourage low income families to take advantage of the benefit.”
The Independent, 31st March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules, which will come into force on 6 April 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Nearly 70 per cent of the public lack confidence in the justice system, an official poll revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A solicitor who tipped off his father-in-law and profited from a takeover deal was jailed for eight months today in the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) first criminal prosecution for insider dealing. ”
The Times, 30th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A major reform of property registration in England and Wales is needed to prevent ‘an exponential rise in fraud’, a building society boss has said.”
BBC News, 30th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The next scandal of regulatory failure could occur in the legal sector, if tougher action is not taken to regulate the work of corporate law firms, a report has warned.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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