“Companies will be forced by law to disclose how much they pay men compared with women in a surprise government move to narrow the pay gap.”
The Times, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Google Street View, the controversial website that shows 360-degree street views of many of Britain’s cities does not breach the Data Protection Act, the information commissioner ruled today.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A juror sitting on a sexual assault case went out during his lunch break and committed a sex crime himself, a court heard.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hicks v R [2009] EWCA Crim 733 (21 April 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cobbetts LLP & Anor v Hodge [2009] EWHC 786 (Ch) (22 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and Another
Queen’s Bench Division
“A prison governor had no power, whether under the Prison Rules (SI 1999 No 728) or the common law, to destroy a mobile telephone confiscated from a prisoner.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Khan Regina v Lockett; Regina v Carrington
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Confiscation orders made under old regulations in tobacco-smuggling cases had to be quashed because the prosecuting authority had overlooked the fact that new regulations had narrowed the categories of persons liable to pay excise duty.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British troops were accused at the High Court yesterday of using interrogation techniques on Iraqi civilian detainees that breached human rights laws.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“On Wednesday 22 April the Sentencing Advisory Panel published a consultation paper relating to the sentencing of the most commonly committed drug offences.”
Consultation paper on sentencing of drug offences (PDF)
Press Notice (PDF)
Drugs consultation paper – Annex B (xls)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“Two family lawyers assess the impact of new rules allowing the media the right to attend all divorce court hearings.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior adviser on rape to the government criticised the sentence given to the serial sex attacker John Worboys as ‘absolutely bizarre’ yesterday, warning it could undermine work to improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The opening up of family courts to the media is a step in the right direction, argues a senior family lawyer.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Next week Lord Justice Jackson, the Court of Appeal judge, will outline provisional proposals of his review on the costs of litigation. Among other things he is likely to urge a look at a new way to fund civil cases that could substantially replace no-win, no-fee cases for a large range of civil actions.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) Order 2009
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009
The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009
The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009
The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Finance Act 1998, Schedule 2 (Assessments in Respect of Drawback) (Appointed Day) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was accused yesterday of seriously misleading high court judges by claiming that the United States would stop sharing crucial intelligence with Britain if they agreed to disclose CIA documents showing how a UK resident was tortured.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Baroness Scotland of Asthal could be forgiven if she saw no problem. Britain’s first black, first woman holder of the post of Attorney-General is a living example of diversity in the legal profession. But, as with women political leaders, is she a one-off?”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The operation that led to 12 men being arrested on suspicion of plotting a large al-Qaida atrocity is to be investigated by Lord Carlile, the country’s terror watchdog.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Drugs barons should be given shorter prison sentences, according to official proposals published today (22 April).”
The Times, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK legal sector has been highlighted by the Government as one of a number of professions becoming increasingly socially exclusive.”
Legal Week, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“First it wins the ultimate accolade as the most-played song in British public places; now A Whiter Shade of Pale enters the legal history books.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A party-goer dressed as a smurf ran over a man and knocked out two others with a baseball bat has been jailed for three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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