Drugs barons ‘should face shorter sentences’, report says – The Times
“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
UK legal sector becoming more ‘socially exclusive’ – Legal Week
“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
A Whiter Shade of Pale enters legal history books – The Times
“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
‘Smurf’ jailed for running over man and knocking out two others – Daily Telegraph
“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
Binyam Mohamed challenges secret evidence ruling – The Times
“This week lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantánamo detainee, return to court to challenge the ruling that he cannot see secret evidence that, he maintains, is central to his claim to have been subject to torture with the consent of the UK intelligence authorities.”
The Times, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Whippey v Jones [2009] EWCA Civ 452 (08 April 2009)
So v HSBC Bank Plc & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 296 (03 April 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Heslop v Bishton & Ors [2009] EWHC 607 (Ch) (20 April 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Admiralty Division)
George v Coastal Marine 2004 Ltd (t/a Mashfords) [2009] EWHC 816 (Admlty) (21 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council – Times Law Reports
H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council
Court of Appeal
“Special educational needs tribunals were required to give only summary reasons for their decisions.”
The Times, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doleman v Shaw – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“When a liquidator disclaimed a lease, that did not determine any liability under the lease of the original lessee or of the guarantor in relation to leases or assignments of the leases executed after the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 had come into force on January 1, 1996, although the liability of the insolvent assignee company had ceased after the disclaimer.”
The Times, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jews and Muslims succeed in bid to avoid post-mortems – The Independent
“Bereaved families will be allowed to pay for pathologists to perform body scans on their loved ones to establish cause of death if they object to post-mortems for religious reasons, the Government announced yesterday.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge rejects G20 footage ban bid – BBC News
“An attempt to stop new footage being broadcast of the moments leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson has failed.”
BBC News, 21st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Third postmortem to be carried out on Ian Tomlinson – The Guardian
“A third postmortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow on the body of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died shortly after a police officer hit him from behind during the G20 protests on 1 April.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guantanamo men in High Court bid – BBC News
“Lawyers for seven men who were detained at Guantanamo Bay are seeking a court order preventing any evidence of their alleged mistreatment being destroyed.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Linklaters wins €50m negligence claim – The Times
“Linklaters, the ‘magic circle’ law firm, today ducked a multimillion-pound payout after defeating one of the largest negligence claims ever brought against a UK law firm.”
The Times, 21st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex attack cab driver jailed for minimum eight years – The Independent
“A London taxi driver who sexually assaulted a string of women passengers whom he plied with champagne laced with sedatives was jailed for at least eight years today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Exclusive: Inside Broadmoor – The Independent
“Peter Sutcliffe is held there. So is Ian Brady. But can anything be done to treat the criminally insane? Katherine Faulkner is given a tour of the hospital”
The Independent, 21st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Binyam Mohamed: MI5 officer gave false evidence in Guantánamo detainee case – The Guardian
“Lawyers for the government have admitted that a senior MI5 officer gave false evidence to the high court in the case of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London arbitration court opens in India – The Times
“Dignitaries representing the British and Indian legal professions gathered in New Delhi this weekend to mark the latest step in the opening of the prized Indian legal services market to foreign law firms.”
The Times, 20th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign Office accused of hindering human rights lawyers in Gaza Strip – The Guardian
“British lawyers attempting to build a war crimes case against Israel have been blocked from entering the Gaza Strip because the Foreign Office has refused to support their work, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple jailed for fake ID factory – BBC News
“A couple who set up and ran an international fake ID factory from their Cheshire home have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrate resigns over homosexual comments – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate has resigned after making derogatory comments about homosexuals in a BBC television documentary.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
