Q&A: Jean Charles de Menezes inquest – The Guardian
“Vikram Dodd answers your questions about the hearing, three years after the Brazilian’s death at Stockwell tube station.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Credit crisis sparks rush on divorce proceedings – The Lawyer
“Family lawyers are already seeing an increase in work as a growing number of women seek to secure assets as the economic boom turns to gloom.”
The Lawyer, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decision
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1025 (19 September 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bridge Trustees Ltd v Noel Penny (Turbines) Ltd. [2008] EWHC 2054 (Ch) (22 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Another get-rich-quick scheme where criminals could quickly muscle in – The Times
“Whenever there is a new money-making venture it does not take too long before the criminal fraternity moves in. It is particularly pertinent in difficult economic times when even more people will be drawn into get-rich-quick schemes.”
The Times, 20th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Payout over Diana and Dodi photos – BBC News
“A British photographer has been ordered to pay damages to Mohamed Al Fayed for taking pictures of his son Dodi Fayed kissing Princess Diana on his yacht.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex with trafficked women to be criminalised – The Independent
“A clampdown on kerbcrawlers and men who pay for sex with trafficked women has been launched by Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How we all break the law every day – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of people who declare themselves innocent law abiding citizens actually commit around seven crimes a week.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-wife wins new home and £50,000 a year maintenance – for her horses – The Times
“Forget bitter divorce battles with wives seeking multimillion-pound maintenance awards for themselves and their progeny — the latest arena for dispute could be a couple’s animals after a landmark ruling in which a wife has been awarded £50,000 a year in maintenance, just for the upkeep of her three horses.”
The Times, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Convicts push for benefits rights – BBC News
“Two inmates of Broadmoor secure mental hospital – convicted of murder and rape – are arguing for the right to claim full state benefits.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed after faked suicide – BBC News
“A father from South Yorkshire who faked his suicide before using his mobile phone to report his disappearance to police has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008
The Consumer Credit Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Menezes shooting inquest starting – BBC News
“The inquest into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by police hunting a suicide bomber is due to begin.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Straw vows to act against ‘scandalous’ ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers – The Guardian
“A crackdown on the ‘scandalous’ behaviour of ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers, who have ramped up their fees in recent years, is to be launched by the government.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay judge shatters ‘pink glass ceiling’ – The Independent
“It is often said that the ‘pink glass ceiling’ which holds back the promotion of gay and lesbian people in British society is double glazed when it comes to professional mobility among the higher echelons of the judiciary.”
The Independent, 20th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asbo threat to surfers who steal swimmers’ waves – The Guardian
“Surfers who ride waves through areas reserved for swimmers off a Cornish beach could be taken to court and issued with antisocial behaviour orders, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shipyard workers must be compensated for asbestos exposure – The Times
“The Justice Committee has the opportunity to reverse a decision to deny those with pleural plaques the right to compensation”
Full story
The Times, 21st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EU extradition law faces legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“Civil rights groups are considering a legal challenge to new EU laws that would allow British citizens to be extradited automatically if they are convicted in their absence by foreign courts.
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail rates for under-14s among Europe’s highest – The Guardian
“More children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales – increasingly for more minor offences – than in any western European country, the charity Barnardo’s warns today.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gamekeeper who clubbed badgers to death spared jail – The Guardian
“A teenage gamekeeper who clubbed to death badgers and shot buzzards then recorded the illegal killings in a coded diary has been spared jail.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
