“Simon Davies, Linklaters’ managing partner, says that the good times will return to big City firms – but in a different guise.”
The Times, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“People who fail to pay awards made by employment tribunals will be publicly named and shamed from today, as the government clamps down hard on employers who disregard tribunal rulings.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The voyeur in me has been fascinated with Google’s controversial mapping service Street View. Now we are able to peer over people’s front gardens from the comfort of our computers but the lawyer in me wonders whether the many complaints of breach of privacy that have already been made will lead to legal action against it.”
The Times, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One in three paedophiles who prey on children under 13 are let off with a caution, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who fatally stabbed his partner after an argument about her heavy use of a Playstation was sentenced today to at least 14 years in prison. ”
The Independent, 1st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The cost of registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) forms will be cheaper from today following recent public consultation.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Campaigner Erin Pizzey has accepted undisclosed libel damages over claims that she supported British terror group the Angry Brigade in the early 1970s.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two Probation Areas have been given the green light to start work as Probation Trusts from today as part of the government’s drive to further reduce reoffending and increase protection for the public.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A man and a woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent shopper in a queue-jumping row in south London.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of human trafficking will receive better protection and support under new measures coming into force in the UK today.”
Home Office, 1st April 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A recession-hit City tycoon has failed to win a cut in the £9.5m divorce settlement with his former wife.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Bloggers might be able to escape reporting restrictions on sensitive court cases because they have not been informed of the restrictions. An ongoing case about a boy said to have fathered a child at 12 years of age has highlighted the issue.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A mechanic who injured his index and middle fingers while repairing a police car, yesterday won £400,000 in damages from the Metropolitan police.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A City tycoon hit by the credit crunch will learn on Wednesday whether judges have cut his £9.5 million divorce settlement with his former wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In sentencing for fraud, a judge was right to take into account the harm done to individuals who might not have lost financially but on whom the crime had had a devastating impact.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (AM)(Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“An asylum-seeker’s in-country appeal against removal on human rights grounds could not be stifled by the later issue of a certificate by the Secretary of State for the Home Department that the opposition was clearly unfounded.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gottfried Heinrich Case C-345/06
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“An annex to a regulation which laid down measures for the implementation of common basic standards on aviation security had no binding force because it had not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Miss H v East Sussex County Council & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 249 (31 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ritchie & Ors v Joshlin & Ors [2009] EWHC B5 (Ch) (31 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Watford and South of St Albans—Redbourn—Kidney Wood, Luton, Special Road Scheme 1957 (Variation) Scheme 2009
The Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2009
The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009
The Building Society Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2009
The Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“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
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