MPs’ expenses: David Chaytor to challenge sentence – BBC News
“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a bid to challenge his jail sentence for fiddling his expenses.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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George Davis in court 40 years after robbery that sent him to jail – The Guardian
“Judges will finally decide whether ‘George Davis Is Innocent OK’ as they look again at notorious miscarriage of justice case.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How a lawyer can change their specialist practice area – Law Society’s Gazette
“It is a common observation among middle-aged lawyers that the increasing need to specialise very early in a legal career has changed the face of the profession. Time spent in a more general or rounded practice has been much reduced, leading to a situation where lawyers are making key decisions about their future specialism much earlier.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Plymouth hospital threatened with safety prosecution – BBC News
“The Plymouth NHS Hospitals Trust must improve safety – including preventing swabs being left in patients – or risk prosecution, a watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crisis of identity: why English law needs to protect our personalities – The Guardian
“Portrayals of real people in docudramas and novels have made millions for authors and film-makers. But what of their subjects?”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rival guilty of paedophile slur against MP Mike Hancock – BBC News
“A rival who falsely claimed a Liberal Democrat MP was a paedophile has been convicted of attempting to affect a result in the general election.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS chiefs back calls to reform assisted suicide law – Daily Telegraph
“One of England’s largest health authorities has said it is not opposed to assisted suicide and called for a change in the law to give patients more ‘choice’ over how they die.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian
“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More separating couples to be spared court battles – Ministry of Justice
“Anyone setting out to contest the terms of their separation in court will first be required to consider mediation, under a new protocol agreed with the Judiciary.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Torture inquiry is legally flawed, say rights groups as NGOs ponder boycott – The Guardian
“An inquiry set up by David Cameron to examine Britain’s involvement in torture and rendition since 9/11 is running into trouble even before it has begun hearing evidence, with human rights organisations warning that it will fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international and domestic law.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oversupply of lawyers to drive down costs, says Green – Law Society’s Gazette
“The oversupply of qualified lawyers denied entry to the profession has led to a ‘burgeoning body of paralegals’ that will have a profound effect on solicitors and barristers, former bar chairman Nick Green QC said last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Library cuts in Somerset and Gloucestershire challenged – BBC News
“A High Court challenge is being launched over public library closures.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal Court rules in favour of homeowner sued over “cowboy” builder accident – Daily Telegraph
“Home owners are not responsible for the safety of workmen on their property, the Court of Appeal has ruled, throwing out a Polish builder’s claim for compensation from a woman who refused to let him walk on her pristine white carpets.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
News release: More separating couples to be spared court battles – Ministry of Justice
“Anyone setting out to contest the terms of their separation in court will first be required to consider mediation, under a new protocol agreed with the Judiciary.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Julian Assange is very likely to be extradited, says Matrix barrister – The Guardian
“It is ‘very likely’ that a senior district judge will order the extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden to face sexual assault charges, a barrister at Matrix Chambers predicted this week.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother cleared of killing children in house fire – The Guardian
“A mother cleared of killing her children in a house fire wept as she walked free from court and said she just wanted to start piecing her life back together.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law in Action – BBC Radio 4
“The attempt to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden has raised several legal issues. In the first of the new series Joshua Rozenberg asks whether Julian Assange’s lawyer Mark Stephens overstepped the mark by declaring the innocence of his client. He asks the United States legal representative in the UK, Amy Jeffress, if the extradition arrangements between the US and UK need changing and he looks at whether the media should be tweeting from court.”
BBC Radio 4, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who put pupils into their own sex’n’drugs novel awaits tribunal result – The Guardian
“A much-praised teacher who persuaded difficult pupils to read by making them characters in their own, grittily realistic novel is about to find out whether an employment tribunal will allow her to relaunch her career.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
