Repossession day in court: ten minutes with a lawyer, five before a judge – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2012 in courts, law centres, legal aid, news, repossession by sally

“Legally-aided advice desk at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch county court is a vital service for clients who may lose their homes.”

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The Guardian, 16th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Human rights debate suffering ‘democratic deficit’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 17th, 2012 in human rights, judiciary, news, reports by sally

“Unelected judges do not take the views of politicians seriously enough in the increasingly ‘ferocious’ debate about human rights, an academic report suggests today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2012

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Related link: Parliaments and Human Rights (PDF)

‘Thousands of children’ to lose legal aid in shake-up – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2012 in bills, children, legal aid, news by sally

“Thousands of children will lose access to legal aid under government plans to shake up the system, campaigners say.”

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BBC News, 17th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone hacking: attorney general to meet MPs over report – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2012 in news, prosecutions, reports, select committees by sally

“The attorney general is to meet MPs on the select committee investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, in a highly unusual bid to ensure its final report does not prejudice potential court proceedings against any of the 45 individuals so far arrested by police.”

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The Guardian, 16th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk