Thursday 18th June 2009:

First trial without jury approved:

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place at Crown Court without a jury for the first time in England and Wales.  The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge alone.  It is the first time the power has been used since it came into force in 2007.  The case concerns four men accused of an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in 2004. The judge said jury "tampering" was a "very significant" danger.

Thursday 19th February 2009:

Assisted suicide case - law still unclear!

A woman with multiple sclerosis has lost her Appeal Court case to clarify the law on assisted suicide.  Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford, is considering going to a Swiss clinic to end her life, but fears her husband may be charged on his return to the UK.  She wanted clarification of where her husband, Omar Puente would stand legally if he helped her in any way.  But Ms Purdy said after the ruling: "I feel that I have won my argument, despite having lost the appeal."

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Wednesday 12th November 2008:

 

European Commission fines car glass producers:

 

The European Commission has imposed fines, totalling €1,383,896,000 on Asahi, Pilkington, Saint-Gobain and Soliver for illegal market sharing, and exchange of commercially sensitive information regarding deliveries of car glass in the EEA, in violation of the EC Treaty’s and the EEA Agreement’s ban on cartels and restrictive business practices (Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement). Asahi, Pilkington and Saint-Gobain are the three major players in Europe. Between early 1998 and early 2003 these companies discussed target prices, market sharing and customer allocation in a series of meetings and other illicit contacts.

 

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