“The UK will further cement its reputation as one of the least corrupt countries in the world with new laws that will enable courts to tackle bribery at home and abroad more effectively, said Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A ‘wicked’ grandmother and the two sons she ordered to kidnap and beat her estranged son-in-law over a £25,000 dowry dispute, have each been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 20th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Barristers will be free to set up in partnership with solicitors or with each other under historic reforms approved last night by the Bar Standards Board.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Expert witnesses in family cases are to be named under the next stage of opening up the family courts to the media, although social workers’ anonymity will be protected, ministers have announced.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“People who illegally download music and films could have their internet connection slowed down or cut off altogether under legislation unveiled today.”
The Independent, 20th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“People or companies who buy up law firms under the imminent ‘Big Bang’ of the legal profession will have to pass an a special test to prove their ‘fitness to own’ under plans outlined today (19 November).”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers for a nine-year-old boy set to be removed from the UK tomorrow are urgently trying to stop his deportation.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has won a legal battle over the care of her three-year-old grandson after the Supreme Court reversed rulings that he should live with his father.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior judge has ordered a boy to leave his home and school to go and live with his father, against the wishes of both the child and his mother.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The high court today (19 November) flatly rejected claims by David Miliband, the foreign secretary, that releasing evidence of the CIA’s inhuman and unlawful treatment of UK resident Binyam Mohamed would harm Britain’s relations with the US by giving away intelligence secrets.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sweeping reforms to combat internet piracy, secure the future of public service broadcasting and extend digital radio are unlikely to pass into law, the Conservatives have warned.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Proposals to further open up family courts to the media have been announced as part of new legislation put before Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Proposed new powers to track every email, phone call and website visit have been backed by the country’s top prosecutor as ‘vital’ to fighting crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord Mandelson is seeking to amend the laws on copyright to give the government sweeping new powers against people accused of illegal downloading.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior judges say the foreign secretary is stopping them releasing details of CIA interrogation techniques – even though the US has published them.”
BBC News, 19th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When Dr Christine Gill last month successfully challenged her mother’s will, which had bequeathed the £2 million family farm in North Yorkshire to the RSPCA, it was just the latest in an increasingly long line of disputes over wills to have been picked over by the media.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A hospital trust in Swindon is being prosecuted on health and safety grounds in the case of a Filipino nurse who died when she was given the wrong drug after giving birth.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The opening up of the legal services market brings with it opportunities and threats as new players seek to establish themselves.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has confirmed that it will pass legislation allowing for the termination of internet connections used by suspected illegal file-sharers but has not yet said whether the action will be subject to independent or court oversight before it takes place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
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