Day: 29 April 2010

In a hung Parliament, the Queen’s task is to endorse choices made by politicians – The Times

Posted April 29th, 2010 in news by sally

“The British constitution, Lord Bryce once said, ‘works by a body of understandings which no writer can formulate’. But these ‘understandings’, insofar as they relate to a hung Parliament, have now been formulated in a Cabinet Office manual produced under the aegis of the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell. I was involved in helping to draw it up.”

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The Times, 29th April 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Practical joke’ victim to receive payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 29th, 2010 in compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“A man who was left brain damaged after an alleged pratical joke between middle-aged neighbours went wrong is set to receive a seven figure payout.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Law and order policies: what do Britain’s judges think? – The Times

Posted April 29th, 2010 in news by sally

“It’s election time — so judges must watch out. Even more than usual, they cannot be political. ‘I certainly don’t want to be seen as attacking the Government or any party,’ Judge Charles Harris, QC, insists. That said, he is in a position to voice judicial concerns across a broad apolitical front.”

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The Times, 29th April 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lady Greenfield and Royal Institution settle sex discrimination case – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2010 in employment, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Lady Greenfield has dropped a sex discrimination case against the Royal Institution in an undisclosed out-of-court settlement.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk