“Children held in the infamous Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre are being denied urgent medical treatment, handled violently and left at risk of serious harm, a damning report by the Children’s Commissioner for England will say tomorrow.”
The Independent, 26th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Leading accountants will meet the Government this week to plead for protection as they prepare for a surge in litigation from investors trying to recover their losses from big company failures.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New measures to maintain the capability of public authorities to obtain access to communications data were announced by the Home Secretary today.”
Home Office, 27th April 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Legislation being published today will require employers to reveal the ‘gender pay gap’ between male and female staff.”
The Independent, 27th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The Royal Mail was exempt from value-added tax as a supplier of public postal services, except for supplies of goods or services whose terms had been individually negotiated.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“They had, for generations, shown courage and sacrifice, fighting for Britain in countless wars. But yesterday the Gurkhas said they had been repaid by the Government with contempt and betrayal.”
The Independent, 25th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A magistrate has resigned from the bench following a complaint about his use of the Twitter network.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police are failing to tackle the rising threat of criminal gangs in England and Wales, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thousands of family courts are opened to the media for the first time today, amid fears that stringent reporting restrictions will make a mockery of the reform.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is considering outlawing a range of legal drugs that apparently mimic the effects of substances such as ecstasy and cannabis.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to track all e-mails sent, all phone calls made and all internet pages visited in the UK are to be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 27th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Questions remain after 92 elderly people died unexpectedly at the same Hampshire hospital, a story first highlighted by The IoS on 15 March.”
The Independent, 26th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A rapist has been jailed indefinitely for the brutal rape of a 21-year-old student in Brighton 14 years ago.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Chelsea star John Mikel Obi has been banned from driving for 15 months after admitting drinking and driving.”
BBC News, 24th April, 2009
source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jack Straw abandons contentious proposal to fix overcrowding in prisons.”
The Independent, 24th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Christopher Galley dismissed as junior Home Office civil servant for passing information to Tory Damian Green.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. ”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.cou.k
Court of Appeal (Civil division)
Westbrook Resources Ltd v Globe Metallurgical Inc [2009] EWCA Civ 310 (08 April 2009)
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd. & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 297 (08 April 2009)
M (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 311 (23 April 2009)
Hawkes v Cuddy & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 261 (24 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
CH v RN & Ors [2009] EWHC 640 (Fam) (03 April 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
HS Works Ltd v Enterprise Managed Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 729 (TCC) (08 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009
The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009
The Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Education Maintenance Allowances (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
The Education (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (G) v Governors of X School
Queen’s Bench Division
“An employee of a school facing a disciplinary committee for allegations of sexual misconduct was entitled to an enhanced measure of procedural protection afforded by article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to a fair hearing, which included the right to legal representation at the disciplinary hearing.”
Times Law Reports, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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