Attorney General Baroness Scotland fined £5,000 over illegal immigrant housekeeper – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police changes target ‘honour’ crimes – The Independent

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in domestic violence, forced marriages, news by sally

“Hundreds more so-called honour crimes could be recorded by police under a drive to bring offenders to justice.”

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The Independent, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Haji-Ioannou & Ors v Frangos [2009] EWHC 2310 (QB) (21 September 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hoskin, R (on the application of) v Northampton Crown Court [2009] EWHC 2265 (Admin) (19 August 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Rape victims treatment reviewed – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in news, police, rape, victims by sally

“A review of the treatment of rape victims by the police and other agencies in England and Wales has been ordered by ministers.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney General ‘likely to be fined for employing illegal immigrant’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Top commercial lawyers forced to slash rates – The Times

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in news by sally

“The ‘magic circle’ has lost some of its power: average hourly rates for London’s top commercial lawyers fell by a third last year as law firms offered substantial discounts after competition intensified in the downturn.”

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The Times, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk