Legal aid cuts: penny-wise and pound-foolish – The Guardian
“Cutting funds for the poor and vulnerable to defend their rights will simply push the costs on to other government departments.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Day: 1 April 2011
Russian wife’s £2.85m divorce in Britain will ‘open floodgates’ – Daily Telegraph
“A Russian student has been awarded £2.8 million after an 18-month marriage in a settlement that her ex-husband’s lawyer claimed could turn Britain into the ‘divorce capital of the world’.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Daughter cut out of mother’s will for naming her child badly – Daily Telegraph
“Melita Jackson, who died in 2004 at the age of 70, left her estate of £486,000 to animal charities, making no provision for Heather Ilott, her only child. Three of the country’s most senior judges said Mrs Ilott, 50, should receive a share of the will, in a decision which could lead to more people challenging relatives’ bequests.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
