All Courts business articles – Page 168
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Law Report
Criminal law
Appellants being editors or journalists of News of the World newspaper – Appellants facing criminal charges resulting from phone voicemail-hacking activities – Appellants appealing on preliminary issue concerning transmission of voicemail messages
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Law Report
Local government
Budget – Full council of library authority approving budget but making amendment relating to funding of library service
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OpinionJackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon
Lawyers eagerly await the outcome of the Mitchell case, which could take a tough stance on breaches of court rules.
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ProfileLawyer triumphs in rail ticket dispute
Andrew Myers brought case against First Capital Connect, which disputed the validity of a loophole allowing him to save £700.
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FeatureJudicial recusal
The doctrine of judicial recusal dictates that a judge may recuse himself from proceedings if he decides that it is not appropriate for him to hear a case listed to be heard by him.
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OpinionAn unholy trinity - The Sun, Vladimir Putin and the MoJ
On World Mental Health Day, we look at how detained vulnerable people have been affected by legal aid cuts.
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NewsKill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge
The private sector should take the lead in developing alternatives to the ‘bloodshed, time and cost’ of court, family judge says.
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OpinionOpen sesame
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online.
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OpinionSomeone had blunder'd
Has this government learned from the policy blunders of its predecessors? Don’t hold much hope.
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Law Report
Criminal law
Defendants being charged with a number of terrorism-related offences – First defendant’s trial counsel’s conduct at trial being criticised by judge and prosecution counsel on numerous occasions during trial
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Law Report
Trademark
Claimant companies owners of intellectual property in game of Scrabble – Defendant company exploiting digital game with similar name
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Law Report
Costs
First claimant being famous pop star – Order for costs – Payment on account – Injunction – Infringement of intellectual property rights
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Law Report
Sentence
Imprisonment – Appeal against sentence – Defendant and deceased being very close friends – Defendant and deceased taking Class A drug PMA when believing it to be MDMA
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FeatureThe legal questions raised by One Barnet
Barnet council’s radical outsourcing plans raised novel legal questions.
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Opinion
Refugees: building a defence
The Crown Prosecution Service must be more sensitive to the provision of refugee defences.
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FeatureLegislation and case law
Important updates in self-defence law, case management, bail, cautions and 17-year-olds in police stations.
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News
New role for Leveson
Top role for judge who carried out the 2011-12 public inquiry into the behaviour of the British press.
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NewsRamsey: I'll change Jackson if necessary
Team to review success of costs reforms six months after implementation.
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NewsLawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Khan
The shadow justice secretary says Labour would introduce a ‘victim’s law’ setting out ‘tangible and enforceable rights’.
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Law Report
Judicial review
Report upholding complaint, and finding case to answer and arrest by officer being unlawful – Claimant challenging report on basis exceeding lawful ambit