Penlee Nursing Home workers sentenced for neglect – BBC News
“Two nursing home workers who were found guilty of wilfully neglecting a man who broke his hip have been sentenced to community service.”
BBC News, 27th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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OFT publishes guide on how businesses can comply with competition laws – OUT-LAW.com
“UK businesses should identify and change behaviour that may be deemed to be anti-competitive, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
The Dowler family’s ordeal is no case for silent witnesses – The Guardian
“The judge in Levi Bellfield’s trial could not spare Milly Dowler’s parents the trauma of giving evidence.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government seeks appeal in Sharon Shoesmith case – The Guardian
“The Department for Education has confirmed that it is seeking an appeal at the supreme court against the court of appeal ruling that Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked following the death of Baby P.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU migration law changes rejected – The Independent
“Prime Minister David Cameron today (24 June) said he had seen off attempts to change European laws on migration which could have stopped the UK from sending asylum seekers back to other EU countries.”
The Independent, 24th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminalising squatting will hit homeless, charities warn – The Guardian
“Leading charities are warning that proposals to make squatting a criminal offence risk dragging some of the country’s most vulnerable people through the justice system.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court orders trader to repay customers after late deliveries and failure to refund purchases – OUT-LAW.com
“A court has ordered an online trader to refund consumers that he failed to deliver goods or pay refunds to, the UK’s consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Fast-track for second reading of legal aid and sentencing bill condemned – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers and MPs have expressed outrage at the government’s attempt to fast track the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill through Parliament.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Swearing at police not an offence – Daily Telegraph
“Police have been ordered not to arrest people who subject them to abuse, it has been revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Avalanche’ of Bellfield stories threaten to put editors in dock for contempt – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is considering whether to put newspaper and broadcast editors in the dock for contempt of court after a judge dismissed the jury in the Levi Bellfield trial at the Old Bailey, blaming media coverage.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police chiefs call for new national system of witness protection – The Independent
“Murder of couple and complaints from ‘abandoned’ informants prompt review that aims to restore trust. Paul Cahalan reports.”
The Independent, 27th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Milly Dowler case: Victims’ tsar to act following family’s court ordeal – The Guardian
“Britain’s courts will see sweeping changes in favour of the victims of serious crime in the light of the Milly Dowler murder trial, the victims’ commissioner has vowed.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisoners receive £10m in payouts – The Independent
“Prisoners have won more than £10 million in compensation over the last five years, figures show.”
The Independent, 26th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tuition fees increases to be challenged in court – The Guardian
“Two sixth formers have been granted permission to challenge the lawfulness of the government’s decision to let universities triple tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Intelligence officers could face court for “aiding and abetting torture” despite new guidelines – Daily Telegraph
“Intelligence officers could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting torture overseas because new guidelines are not clear enough, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Levi Bellfield gets life without parole – The Guardian
“Levi Bellfield refused to leave his prison cell to hear Mr Justice Wilkie sentence him to life without parole and condemn him as a ‘cruel and pitiless killer’.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Macdonald says fair criminal trials ‘imperative’ – BBC News
“Defendants must be able to put their case – ‘however appalling’ – fairly before a court, ex-director of Public Prosecutions Lord Macdonald has said.”
BBC News, 26th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DPP: We will look at victim support – The Independent
“The director of public prosecutions said he would examine how victims are treated in court after admitting the Milly Dowler murder case raised ‘fundamental questions’.”
The Independent, 25th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Legal aid reform could end right to a free solicitor – The Guardian
“A ‘cornerstone’ of the legal system, the universal right to a solicitor upon arrest, could be jettisoned in favour of means-testing under controversial plans drawn up by the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law firms are opening up to non-graduates – The Guardian
“A new mood of egalitarianism is sweeping the profession just as higher tuition fees are likely to reduce social mobility.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
