“The public was given a glimpse inside Britain’s new Supreme Court yesterday ahead of the official opening next month. The court in Parliament Square has cost £77 million and replaces the House of Lords’ judicial arm — the law lords — as the highest court in the land and hives off the judiciary from the legislature, a reform six years in the planning.”
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The Times, 15th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Hundreds of British patent lawyers are poised to land a multi-million-pound jackpot from a stake sale in Computer Patent Annuities (CPA), a trademark management company based in Jersey.”
The Times, 13th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New measures to support victims of hate crime, bring more perpetrators to justice and increase reporting of these crimes were outlined today by the governmet.”
Home Office press release, 14th September 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, today faced a fresh challenge to its plans to make £500 million in cash windfall payments to its with-profits policyholders after Which?, the consumer group, said the settlement was ‘derisory’ and called on a high court judge to ring-fence further funds.”
The Times, 14th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A solicitor who made her name helping people fight against closures of care homes abused her position by encouraging clients to protest against cut services, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Plans to ban members of the British National Party from working as civil servants are ‘under active consideration’, according to a senior official in one of the civil service unions.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Suspects released on bail committed more than 30,000 crimes in one year, including murders and rapes, it can be disclosed.”
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Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Should divorcing couples be compelled to consider mediation before they can go to court?”
The Times, 15th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former prison officer who said she was forced out of her job after being bullied because she was pretty has won her case for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 15th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The British leader of the plot to bomb seven transatlantic planes is facing the prospect of dying in jail after a judge said today he was likely to remain a dangerous and motivated terrorist for the rest of his life.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Workers who are ill during their holidays can now claim the time back from their employers following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice.”
The Times, 15th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three Islamic extremists will be sentenced today for a suicide bomb plot designed to kill thousands of passengers on transatlantic airliners.”
The Independent, 14th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A campaigning lawyer who for thousands of people represents the last hope of stopping closures of care homes and cuts in care services faces disciplinary action that could see her suspended from practice or struck off.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New government rules forcing private schools to open up their services, including the provision of more bursaries, are unlawful, according to a leading QC who has accused the charities watchdog of ‘attacking’ fee-charging schools.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Leading figures from education, politics and charity voice their concerns over the new ‘paedophile checks’.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The divorce laws are unfair to men and multimillion-pound awards are degrading to women, an expert in family law believes.”
The Times, 14th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A graffiti vandal responsible for hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage across London stands to make a four figure sum by selling his work.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The metropolitan police are to investigate MI6, the secret intelligence service, over alleged complicity in the torture of a terror suspect, in the second criminal investigation of British intelligence officers in the war on the terror to be announced this year.”
The Independent, 12th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“About 150,000 sick miners and their families are still owed £100m by solicitors who wrongly charged them for compensation claims, an MP says.”
BBC News, 13th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Divorcing and separating couples would be compelled to consider mediation before going to court, under plans being drawn up by ministers.”
The Times, 14th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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