“Jack Straw has announced details of the new National Victims’ Service as the next stage of reforms aimed at ensuring the justice system is firmly on the side of the law abiding citizen.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Companies now have more time to file legal objections to the award of public contracts after Europe’s top court overturned UK procurement law. The Government will have to re-draft its regulations and the ruling will take immediate effect.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“An organised ring of ‘cash for crash’ insurance fraudsters has been ordered to pay its victims almost £400,000 after a landmark case in the High Court.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh from today following a sudden spike in numbers, throwing thousands of prospective students’ plans into confusion.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is consulting the media and the judiciary after becoming ‘very concerned’ that super-injunctions, such as the double gagging order which was obtained by the England football captain John Terry but lifted last week, are being used too often.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government’s most senior legal advisers broke the law by refusing to tell The Independent who was given crucial advice about the treatment of prisoners during the war in Iraq, the Freedom of Information watchdog has ruled.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A retired civil servant is bringing a High Court test case today over the fees charged to thousands of bereaved relatives each year by will-writing firms when they act as executor of a will. David Khan, 69, from Norwood, South London, is taking legal action against Will Drafters, the Croydon-based firm, claiming that it will charge twice as much as a competitive quote obtained elsewhere.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Almost four children a week died or suffered a serious injury at home last year through neglect or abuse despite tougher child protection rules after the death of Baby P.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A social worker who was forced into hiding by a man dubbed Britain’s most prolific stalker has spoken out for the first time over ‘appalling’ failures of the Metropolitan Police in investigating her harassment, followed by what she describes as an ‘incompetent’ internal inquiry into its own conduct.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of trying to murder his ex-partner with a 4ft 6in (1.2m) metal fencing pin.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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