“Lord Chancellor Jack Straw today announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity with Baroness Julia Neuberger as its Chair.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Parents fighting in the family courts for contact with their children are being denied access to their personal files by a corrupt system, a leading parental rights campaigner has said.”
The Times, 29th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Quotas for ethnic minority and women judges could be part of new proposals aimed at improving ‘diversity’ in the judiciary. Baroness Julia Neuberger, a government adviser, said she wanted to remove ‘blockages’ faced by applicants for judicial posts and make judges more representative of society.”
The Independent, 29th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Accenture Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 857 (Admin) (28 April 2009)
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families v BP [2009] EWHC 866 (Admin) (28 April 2009)
Yusuf v The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain [2009] EWHC 867 (Admin) (28 April 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Jefferies International Ltd v Landsbanki Islands HF [2009] EWHC 894 (Comm) (28 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has accepted substantial libel damages from the owners of a website.”
BBC News, 28th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man jailed for murdering five family members has lost his challenge against an order that he must die behind bars.”
BBC News, 28th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The university admissions service, Ucas, is considering whether to drop a requirement for students to declare criminal convictions when they apply to university, following a high-profile case exposed by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Shaaira Alexis unwittingly drank blackboard cleaning fluid after the schoolgirl sneaked into her classroom and poured it into a water bottle, a court was told.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw today announced new plans on prison capacity and the management of both prisons and probation, better to protect the public and further reduce reoffending.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sharief v The General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 847 (Admin) (27 April 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Coal Pension Properties Ltd v Nu-Way Ltd [2009] EWHC 824 (TCC) (27 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal
“It was sufficient when launching an equal pay claim to send a written statement of grievance to the employer identifying the issue as an equal pay claim.”
The Times, 28th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British Airways plc v Williams and Others
Court of Appeal
“An airline which based its paid annual leave rate for pilots on their basic salary rather than on what they might be expected actually to earn, including supplements, was not in breach of the statutory holiday pay requirements.”
The Times, 28th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior fireman who was sacked after a female colleague’s name badge was defaced in a ‘puerile’ prank has won £45,000 in damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An Appeal Court judge has warned lawyers acting for one of Germany’s richest women that her bid to get a pre-nuptial agreement recognised in an English court was unlikely to succeed.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Yesterday morning I finally walked through a door that used to be marked ‘keep out’. It was an eerie feeling. The guards and clerks at Ipswich County Court were polite, but nervous. One admitted he was a bit shocked by the arrival of two Times journalists. I felt a bit shocked, too — by the banality of the set-up, in contrast to the bitter heartaches it contains.”
The Times, 28th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government minister responsible for intellectual property has ruled out a ‘three strikes’ law denying internet access to illegal file sharers. David Lammy said cutting off users was not ‘the right road’ for UK law makers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“The revolution in coverage of the courts has been set back by ‘shambolic’ enforcement of the new rules. Cahal Milmo reports.”
The Independent, 28th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ovlas Trading SA v Strand (London) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 250 (27 April 2009)
Qayyum v Hameed & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 352 (27 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Neighbours of a woman who ended up in court for her noisy love-making were savouring peace and quiet today after she was locked up accused of breaking her anti-social behaviour order.”
The Independent, 27th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Merthyr Tydfil and Powys (Areas) Order 2009
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2009
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009
The Registered Foreign Lawyers Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
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