Lord Grabiner: high court hero faces tough new role with News Corporation – The Guardian
“Heavyweight corporate lawyer will chair News Corporation’s beefed-up standards committee.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“The present proposals by the Ministry of Justice to abolish the recovery by successful claimants of the success fees on ‘no win no fee’ libel and privacy cases and the recovery of ‘after the event’ (ATE) insurance premiums represents a damaging and dangerous attack on access to justice for ordinary citizens of modest means.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“Claims by a former nightclub doorman that his conviction for murdering a 21-year-old woman was rendered unsafe by a juror’s message of condolence have been rejected by the appeal court.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“A legal claim that JK Rowling lifted the plot of one of her Harry Potter books from the work of another writer is to go no further.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped charges of aggravated trespass against 109 UK Uncut activists who occupied Fortnum & Mason in March, saying they are no longer in the public interest.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“The Crown Prosecution Service faces a crisis following the abandonment of a series of trials after allegations of serious wrongdoing were made against its staff.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“An acting prison governor who had a sexual relationship with a woman inmate has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“A convicted killer who murdered two of his neighbours while out on licence for the earlier crime has been told he will spend the rest of his life in prison.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“A new system for extending detention before charge could result in the collapse of terrorist trials, the new independent watchdog has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011
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“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating an allegation that John Yates ‘inappropriately’ secured a Scotland Yard job for the daughter of hacking suspect Neil Wallis.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011
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“A claim that Harry Potter author JK Rowling lifted the plot of one of her books from the work of another writer has been struck out after the claimant failed to meet a deadline for paying the first instalment of £1.5m into court as security for costs.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“The Serious Fraud Office will give ‘full consideration’ to calls for it to launch an investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, a spokeswoman said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011
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“A British man accused of arranging for his wife to be murdered while they were on honeymoon in South Africa would be considered unfit to stand trial if he was facing a British court, his extradition hearing has been told.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“A dog owner has been fined £2,000 after becoming the first to be prosecuted in Britain for using an illegal electric shock collar.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“There was a ‘systemic failure to protect people’ by the owners of a Bristol hospital at the centre of abuse allegations involving vulnerable adults, care watchdogs have said.”
The Independent, 18th July 2011
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Regina v K [2011] EWCA Crim 1691; [2011] WLR (D) 231
“Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour were core elements of the criminal offence of trafficking into the United Kingdom for exploitation and failing to remunerate at the national minimum wage was not determinative of guilt.”
WLR Daily, 8th July 2011
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“The long running file-sharing cases brought by London firm ACS:Law have come to an end, as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has published the charges faced by the solicitor at the heart of the controversial claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th July 2011
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“All gambling operators selling or advertising their products in the UK will have to obtain a licence from the Gambling Commission no matter where they are based, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2011
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“Rape and torture victims were turned away from the collapsed Immigration Advisory Service last week, a former employee has told the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th July 2011
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