“A solicitors’ firm reaped gross earnings of nearly £9 million from defending cases on criminal legal aid in one year, according to new figures released today.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has asked the attorney general to investigate possible ‘criminal wrongdoing’ by the MI5 and the CIA over its treatment of a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay, it was revealed tonight.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“High Court ruling includes details of Abramovich’s UK properties, other assets, travel plans and business dealings.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Between April 2006 and April this year, offenders serving community sentences and suspended sentences were convicted of a total of 121 murders.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Virgin Media has had a competition tribunal appeal rejected that, if upheld, could have resulted in rival pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB being forced to sell its entire 17.9% stake in ITV.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A & Ors v HM Treasury [2008] EWCA Civ 1187 (30 October 2008)
Birmingham City Council v Shafi & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 1186 (30 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Easterly Ltd v Headway Plc [2008] EWHC 2573 (Ch) (30 October 2008)
Holland (t/a the Studio Hair Company) v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 2621 (Ch) (30 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Langley v Preston Crown Court & Ors [2008] EWHC 2623 (Admin) (30 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Civil injunctions cannot be used against gangs in Birmingham, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement about the deaths of servicemen and women overseas.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A legal showdown between the Icelandic Government and HM Treasury looked likely today as it emerged that senior officials in Reykjavik have hired one of London’s top litigation law firms.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The mother of an abused 17-month-old baby boy, who died from injuries including a broken back, has been cleared of his murder.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government was last night under pressure from parliament’s most powerful watchdog committee to re-open consultations on the deal which has landed taxpayers with the bill for nuclear accidents and leaks when a private consortium takes over the decommissioning of Sellafield next month.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have been named among the nominees for a number of top accolades at the 2008 British Legal Awards.”
Legal Week, 30th October 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A pilot scheme giving families of murder victims a chance to tell the court how the death has affected them has proven to be a success, according to research published today by the Ministry of Justice.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Herbert & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2501 (29 October 2008)
Height & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2500 (29 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Corus UK Ltd v Qual-Chem Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1177 (29 October 2008)
Chinnock v Hocaoglu & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 1175 (29 October 2008)
Boreh v London Borough of Ealing [2008] EWCA Civ 1176 (29 October 2008)
W (A Child), Re [2008] EWCA Civ 1181 (30 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Carr & Ors v Beaven & Ors [2008] EWHC 2582 (Ch) (29 October 2008)
Millhouse Capital UK Ltd & Anor v Sibir Energy Plc & Ors [2008] EWHC 2614 (Ch) (29 October 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
OJSC Oil Company Yugraneft v Abramovich & Ors (Rev 1) [2008] EWHC 2613 (Comm) (29 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Opposition politicians have accused the government of ‘arrogantly’ misusing its oversight of parliamentary business, as it emerged yesterday that the number of days MPs would attend parliament in the next session would be the smallest since 1979-80.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former owner of a nursery, where a toddler died after getting her neck trapped in the drawstring of a bag, was fined £35,000 yesterday for breaking health and safety regulations.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“He has been an outspoken and robust holder of the post. So Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, was unlikely to end with a whimper. True to form, his final speech just days ago was a forceful attack on ministers’ plans for a new super database and the dangers of expanding state surveillance and growth of the security State.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The public may believe that lawyers thrive in bad as well as good times. But it is becoming clear that some smaller firms will not survive the turmoil of the downturn.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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