“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“No action is to be taken against a teenage girl in the West Midlands who burnt a copy of the Koran, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The company that produces Boob Job cream has been accused of being a ‘charlatan and a bully’ for using libel laws to silence a plastic surgeon who criticised its product.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The House of Commons’ Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s recent legal aid green paper, inviting evidence on the likely impact of the reforms on the number and quality of legal aid practitioners, and whether the government’s civil justice proposals mirror the Jackson report.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A lesbian mother has lost her Appeal Court battle to stop the wealthy gay father of her two children spending more time with them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“When the UK supreme court opened for business just over a year ago one of its most exciting innovations was that, for the first time in the UK, hearings would be filmed and recordings made available to broadcasters.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government plans to ban cigarette vending machines to help prevent under-age smoking were upheld as lawful by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A hair test on a mother who nearly lost her child over alcohol allegations has been criticised by the High Court – potentially calling into question some tests done in similar cases.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The latest appeal bid by a former Scotland Yard commander jailed for corruption will be heard next year after his case was adjourned today for investigations into new material he hopes will prove his innocence.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain was accused by Amnesty International of handing a ‘free ticket’ to suspected war criminals after the government published parliamentary legislation designed to make it more difficult to arrest Israeli officials and ministers on British soil.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A bar manager who murdered his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a ‘sustained and fearsome’ knife attack will spend at least 26 years in prison, a judge said today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The cost of youth crime in Britain has risen sharply to £1.2bn a year due to more youngsters being imprisoned, according to a report by the Prince’s Trust and RBS.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who was infected with hepatitis C during a blood transfusion more than 20 years ago has lost a High Court bid for compensation.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Today’s supreme court judgment has significant ramifications for the law on defamation.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Full judgment from UK supreme court: Spiller v Joseph [2010] UKSC 53
“Legal aid solicitors have been overpaid by almost £77m, according to a report published today by public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“As the legal professions – dominated by ex-private school pupils – seek to open up, getting it right is more important than doing it quickly.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences in the UK has launched an appeal, telling judges the UK was complicit in his torture abroad.”
BBC News, 30th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The RSPCA has lost a court of appeal challenge against a ruling that overturned a will leaving them a £2.35m farmhouse and land in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Supreme Court President Lord Phillips has said parliamentary privilege does not protect MPs from being prosecuted for ‘ordinary crimes’.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Office has agreed to meet civil liberties groups as part of a consultation it is conducting into UK interception laws.”
BBC News, 30th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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