Current Awareness: Legal News

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Legal News

Current Awareness

Current Awareness aims to provide up-to-date information regarding new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news of interest to lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Post Frequency: 111.5/day

Last Entry: May 06, 2011 at 10:09:24

Paedophile killer?s jail term cut by 10 years ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A murderer who killed one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles while in a Cambridge prison has had his minimum jail term cut by 10 years.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sweet firm fined over worker crushed to death ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A sweet firm has been fined Ł300,000 after an employee was crushed to death in one of its machines.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family found guilty of lagoon body murder ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“Five members of a family were found guilty today over the death of a man whose decapitated body was found in a lake. Michael Gilbert was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money before being killed. His headless body was dumped in the Blue Lagoon in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, last year...

Baby P council chief loses sacking battle ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“Former children’s services chief Sharon Shoesmith today lost her High Court battle over her sacking following the death of Baby P. Mr Justice Foskett, sitting in London, rejected accusations that her removal by Children’s Secretary Ed Balls was procedurally flawed, unfair and unlawful...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 23, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Modjiri, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 829 (22 April 2010) Taylor & Ors v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 830 (22 April 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) MccArtney & Ors v Unite The Union & Anor [2010] EWHC 826 (Ch) (22 April 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) TUV v Persons [...

Fish fraud in Cotswolds lands chippy with fine ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A fish and chip shop owner has been fined after his business passed a cheaper fish off as cod.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Boastful? killer, 17, detained for four years ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A teenager who killed a man and boasted about it on the social networking site Facebook has been detained for four years.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Race attack rail passenger from Hertfordshire jailed ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A rail passenger has been jailed for five months for racially abusing a ticket inspector in Hertfordshire.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Media: British Chiropractic Association v Dr Simon Singh ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 23, 2010
“While the northern hemisphere is paralysed by the seismic shift that has caused the Icelandic volcano, Mt Eyjafjallajökull, to erupt, the case of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Dr Simon Singh promises to have an equally seismic effect on the legal landscape of libel in the UK and the defence of fair comment ? [...

British Chiropractic Association v Singh ? Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2010
British Chiropractic Association v Singh Court of Appeal “A statement, made by a scientific journalist in a newspaper article, that there was ‘not a jot of evidence’ to support claims made by the British Chiropractic Association of certain medical benefits resulting from its members? treatment of patients, was not an assertion of fact but a [...

Man jailed for sex with autistic girl ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A man who befriended a woman over the internet then had sex with her autistic teenage daughter was today jailed for more than three years.” Full story The Independent, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Property tycoon in Ł400m divorce battle declared bankrupt ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A tycoon fixer who is fighting a bitter divorce case from his estranged wife over claims that he has hidden his Ł400m fortune has been declared bankrupt by the taxman.” Full story The Independent, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co...

Angel Delight model convicted of battering doctor to death ? The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A former child model was jailed for a minimum of 25 years today for battering to death a talented young doctor and robbing him to pay for a prostitute.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Relatives of 7/7 bombers refused legal aid for inquests ? The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2010
“Relatives of the 7 July suicide bombers applied for legal aid for representation at their inquests, officials said today. Ministers rejected the two applications after ruling that they did not meet the criteria for public funding.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd April 2010 Source: www...

Rugby World Cup star?s former business partner faces jail for child pornography ? The Times

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A former business partner of Rory Underwood, the 1991 rugby World Cup star, was convicted yesterday of misleading high-profile contacts into giving him false alibis in an attempt to beat child pornography charges.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2010 Source: www...

Ryanair backs down over stranded passengers? bills ? The Times

Posted on April 23, 2010
“Two airlines were forced into a humiliating U-turn yesterday as they buckled under public pressure to agree to cover the hotel and food costs of thousands of customers stranded during the flight shutdown.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2010 Source: www...

Porthcawl teacher jailed for child abuse video ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A teacher who put a ‘shocking’ child sex abuse video on a memory stick was caught after it was found by his pupils at a Ł1,200-a-term private school.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

John Lennon Airport sexual image atheist gets Asbo ? BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A ‘militant atheist’ who left explicit images in a prayer room at Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been given a six-month suspended sentence.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Compensation for man accused of training September 11 attackers ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“A man who was wrongly accused of training the September 11 attackers will be given compensation, the Ministry of Justice confirmed today.” Full story The Independent, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Trader wins Ł1.4m bank bonus case ? The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2010
“Three judges today awarded a London trader the Ł1.4 million bonus he was denied by his Dutch bank employers.” Full story The Independent, 23rd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Attorney General Welcomes Pro Bono Progress ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on April 22, 2010
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has outlined and celebrated significant recent progress in the support and coordination of Pro Bono work by the UK Domestic and International Pro Bono Committees.” Full story Attorney General’s Office, 31st March 2010 Source: www...

Discrimination case makes history ? BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2010
“A woman from Warrenpoint has made history in a landmark discrimination case in which the House of Lords clarified the UK’s Disability Law.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 22, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 392 (22 April 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Leeds Group Plc v Leeds City Council [2010] EWHC 810 (Ch) (21 April 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Crown Court Sitting At Croydon [2010] EWHC 805 (Admin) (24 March [...

R (F (A Child)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Thompson) v Same ? WLR Daily

Posted on April 22, 2010
R (F (A Child)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Thompson) v Same [2010] UKSC 17; [2010] WLR (D) 98 “The indefinite notification requirements for sexual offenders who had been sentenced to 30 months? imprisonment or more were incompatible with the right to respect for private and family life because they did not [...

Five cleared of trying to extort Ł4.25m from duke over stolen Da Vinci painting ? The Guardian

Posted on April 22, 2010
“Five men accused of trying to extort Ł4.25m from one of Britain’s richest peers for the return of a stolen Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece have all walked free after an eight-week trial.” Full story The Guardian, 21st April 2010 Source: www...

Law Society boss rejects members? decision over ?Tesco law? ? The Times

Posted on April 22, 2010
“Bitter divisions within the legal profession were laid bare last night when the President of the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) said he was ‘unable to accept’ the emphatic vote of his members to oppose reforms of the legal system.” Full story The Times, 22nd April 2010 Source: www...

UK torture inquiry demanded by victims? care groups ? The Guardian

Posted on April 22, 2010
“Three organisations that care for victims of torture have called on the leaders of the UK’s main political parties to agree to hold a judicial inquiry into the UK’s role in the rendition and mistreatment of terrorism suspects following the 11 September 2001 attacks...

Judicial mediation in Employment Tribunal cases falls short ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 22, 2010
“Mediation provided by judges in Employment Tribunal cases has failed to achieve the anticipated time and cost savings over unmediated cases, the results of a pilot scheme have revealed.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010 Source: www...

Sadistic charity boss tortured Liverpool sex workers ? BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2010
“The ex-boss of a Liverpool children’s charity has been jailed indefinitely after admitting the ’sadistic torture’ of women in a string of sex attacks.” Full story BBC News, 21st April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Burglar takes legal action over prisoner vote ban ? BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2010
“A convicted burglar is taking legal action against the government because he is unable to vote in the election.” Full story BBC News, 21st April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Previous | Next