“The mother of a young woman with learning difficulties who is pregnant with her second child broke down in tears as she pleaded with a high court judge to allow her daughter to be forcibly sterilised for her own protection.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related: Test case over sterilisation puts court of protection under public scrutiny
“A schoolgirl who was found guilty of falsely accusing a 14-year-old boy of rape when she was 15 was told by a judge she had only narrowly avoided a custodial sentence.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Here is a potted guide to the Court of Protection, which is expected to rule today on whether a woman with a learning disability should be sterilised to prevent her from becoming pregnant again.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will today respond to the Government’s proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation. It will say that cost reduction is in the public interest but will warn that whilst cost reduction is welcome significant threats to access to justice must be addressed and that one size cannot fit all in litigation.”
The Bar Council, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Our response to the MOJ’s proposals for Legal Aid Reform states that the cuts to Legal Aid will have no discernible positive regulatory impact and do little to protect and promote the public interest.”
Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Broadcasters must show a ‘P’ logo for three seconds at the start and end of television programmes that contain product placement, regulator Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A boss who took an employee he caught stealing to the police station with a sign saying ‘Thief’ around his neck has paid £13,000 after the criminal sued for ‘humiliation’.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Crime may rise if funding is cut for youth offending prevention projects in England and Wales, MPs have warned.”
BBC News, 15th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An NHS Trust has paid out a five-figure compensation settlement to a couple whose son was stillborn following a series of ‘basic errors’ in ante-natal care.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A bizarre assault case in which a woman was injured by a flying sausage has been thrown out after a judge said such a prosecution could impact on the dignity of the court.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A London woman who sent her teenage son to their native Nigeria because she disapproved of his lifestyle has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 14th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A controversial court that still holds its hearing in private will decide tomorrow whether a pregnant woman with learning difficulties should be forcibly sterilised once she gives birth.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who nearly died during an operation to donate a kidney to his father has won £6.74 million High Court damages.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government’s ‘crude and brutal’ legal aid cuts will trigger a surge in ‘DIY litigants’ that risks ‘gridlock’ in the courts, the Bar Council has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has clamped down on gold-buying websites, forcing three firms to make changes to their business practices and two to cease trading altogether.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s planned legal aid cuts will have a ‘serious adverse long-term effect’ on the justice system, a former president of the family division of the High Court has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Women who want an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy must continue to take the pills at the clinic and not at home, unless health secretary Andrew Lansley stipulates otherwise, a judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A revised version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts is now available as a 165-page PDF document.
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“A woman with learning difficulties could be forcibly sterilised after she gives birth this week to stop her becoming pregnant again.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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