UK ‘must help release detainee’ in Afghanistan, High Court told – BBC News
“Lawyers for a man held in Afghanistan are demanding he is freed under one of the England’s most ancient laws.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Thieving postman traumatised by Disneyland rollercoaster accident spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A postman who claimed he was traumatised into stealing parcels after going on the Disneyland roller coaster Thunder Mountain, was spared jail yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ignore the warnings about legal aid changes and risk meltdown in courts – The Guardian
“It is easy for politicians to dismiss lawyers as self-seeking fat cats, but their concerns should be listened to.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Levi Bellfield guilty of Milly Dowler murder – BBC News
“Former nightclub doorman Levi Bellfield has been found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chancery Lane urges government to fund family justice reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has backed the Family Justice Review’s ‘far-reaching’ proposals for reform, but urged the government not to proceed with the changes unless it can provide the money to implement them properly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Child abuse loophole to be closed – Ministry of Justice
“A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape justice is to be closed, the Government announced today (22 June).”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ryan Lovell-Hancox: Killers were known to authorities – BBC News
“A murdered three-year-old West Midlands boy was not protected despite his killers being known to child protection agencies, a report has found.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top-paid civil servants lose right to wage privacy – The Guardian
“Senior civil servants who tried to keep their salaries secret will be made to reveal them, the Information Commissioner has ruled. The government has been ordered to name every civil servant on a salary above £150,000 – more than the prime minister – after some resisted, citing the Data Protection Act. The ruling means that the identity of 24 Whitehall mandarins who refused to be named when the coalition published a list of high earners in government a year ago will now be revealed, and that pressure will mount for other high earners below the £150,000 mark to also be named.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Warnings over launch of national crime database – The Independent
“Hackers could crack the new Police National Database and access sensitive information of millions of innocent people, human rights campaigners have warned.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
PCS strikers aim to close Supreme Court – Law Society’s Gazette
“The courts will rely on their depleted ranks of senior managers to remain open during industrial action, when Ministry of Justice members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) strike on 30 June in protest at proposed changes to public sector pensions and job cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dewi Evans guilty of Pontyberem murder of wife Jackie – BBC News
“A former miner who stabbed his wife during a row after she refused his offer of a cup of tea has been unanimously convicted of murder.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquiry finds link between military veterans and crime – The Guardian
“Military veterans are twice as likely to be convicted for sex offences than other people and more likely to commit violent offences, an inquiry has found.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The increasing world of regulation and compliance – Law Society’s Gazette
“In a secret location in the UK, there is a warehouse the size of a football pitch that climbs five storeys into the sky. Under its gargantuan roof are more than three million boxes and, in these boxes, are thousands and thousands of files and innumerable documents.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Good Hope Hospital security guard jailed for bomb hoax – BBC News
“A hospital security guard who planted a fake bomb where he worked prompting a six-hour security alert has been jailed for 15 months.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British banks ignore money-laundering rules, says FSA – The Guardian
“The City of London is showing brazen disregard for rules to stop money laundering and is welcoming with open arms some of the world’s most unsavoury political leaders and their cronies, according to a damning report by the Financial Services Authority.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ken Clarke threatens to cut free legal aid for suspects – The Independent
“Kenneth Clarke faced anger last night after threatening to scrap the automatic right of arrested suspects to receive free advice from a solicitor.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases – The Guardian
“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plans to extend limit of detention without charge criticised – The Guardian
“A former cabinet secretary and a former leader of the Liberal Democrats have criticised government contingency plans to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge as unsatisfactory and unreliable.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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LSB publishes independent report examining the smaller approved regulators – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today publishing the results of an independent investigation into the operations of smaller legal services regulators.”
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Legal Services Board, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
