“Following a public consultation, Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has today published final guidelines on the approach prosecutors should take when assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th September 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Police watchdog to investigate Sir Norman Bettison after independent report alleges ‘black propaganda’ campaign by senior officers.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sir Paul Stephenson, Britain’s former top policeman, spends a day at a magistrates’ court, and is shocked by what he finds.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“The Serious Fraud Office has denied that it is poised to abandon its investigation into Robert Tchenguiz, despite releasing the property magnate from his bail conditions late last week.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Twitter has said that Government plans to increase the UK intelligence services’ communications surveillance capabilities could cause it to breach the privacy rights of individuals based elsewhere in the world.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Lawyers acting for families of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster will write to the attorney general on Monday demanding that new inquests be held. The Hillsborough Families Support Group (HFSG) met at Anfield on Sunday to discuss the next step in its campaign for justice for the 96 victims of the 1989 football stadium disaster. High-profile lawyers for the campaign, Michael Mansfield QC and Lord Falconer, appeared via an internet videolink.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Ombudsman has today published an online list of complaints relating to 770 law firms across England and Wales.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Joshua Rozenberg responds to a reader about whether proposals to leave undeliverable items with neighbours infringes privacy rights.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The shocking rate at which Britain jails women damages thousands of innocent children every year and poses mounting risks for society. In a special week-long series, we ask: Isn’t there a better way?”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A serious case review is to be launched into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale following the conviction of nine men for grooming in May.”
BBC News, 14th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK is to go ahead with a mass removal of Tamils to Sri Lanka next week despite mounting evidence from human rights group that many of them could be tortured on their return.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Individuals that make false insurance claims will have their details added and stored on a new ‘Insurance Fraud Register’ (IFR) for five years in a bid by the insurance industry to crackdown on fraudsters.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
” ‘There is still a lot of money going into legal aid,’ insisted Sir Bill Callaghan, the chair of the Legal Services Commission yesterday at the international research conference held by the Legal Services Research Centre.”
LegalVoice, 13th September 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Charlotte Rachael Proudman, barrister, provides an overview of the Government’s proposed changes to the law intended to combat forced marriage.”
Family Law Week, 13th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service has published its final guidelines on the prosecution of journalists over illicit newsgathering methods, with so-called ‘fishing expeditions’ to face closer scrutiny.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“South Yorkshire Police is reopening investigations into the force’s conduct over the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. The force is considering referring itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 14th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers will today announce a consultation on reducing the upper limit on compensation payments for unfair dismissal from its current level of more than £72,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Moves to scale back the most widely drawn counter-terrorism powers left in the police ‘stop and search’ armoury have been initiated by the home secretary, Theresa May.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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