“The government’s code to clamp down on illegal filesharing will not come into force for another six months as the Digital Economy Act is held up by a high court challenge.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence lobbied behind closed doors to restrict the provision of legal aid to claimants questioning the treatment of military detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher who dubbed himself the ‘Salford Stallion’ as he slept with three of his high school pupils was today jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 5th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Law Society president has reacted to negative news coverage concerning the growth in the number of solicitors.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Master of the Rolls has received a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Civil Costs on an increase to the Guideline Hourly Rates for 2011.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th April 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The parents of a teenager who was stabbed to death are part of a group calling for all crime victims to be involved in the sentencing process.”
BBC News, 5th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Top Gear episode which caused controversy with jokes about Mexicans has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prince William’s forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton is unlikely to be beset by any legal confusion. But future Windsor weddings could easily be mired in controversy unless there are changes to the law, according to Professor Rebecca Probert from Warwick University, an expert on marriage law.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man given a criminal record and a £500 fine for failing to respond to a jury summons sent to the wrong address has been cleared by an appeal judge.”
BBC News, 4th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The revelation by the Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming of a new breed of ‘hyperinjunction’, which forbids the recipient talking about it to MPs, is one of the most disturbing developments in the contest between legitimate privacy and the need for open justice.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Liverpool-born carpenter has been found guilty of murdering two former girlfriends and dumping their dismembered remains in canals in Rotterdam and London.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom has censured comedian Frankie Boyle and Channel 4 for broadcasting ‘offensive’ jokes about Katie Price and her son Harvey.”
BBC News, 4th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today (1 April) assumed a new responsibility under the Legal Services Act 2007. Commencement of Schedule 18 of the Act sees the LSB take on regulatory oversight for immigration advice and services provided by lawyers authorised by Approved Regulators.”
Legal Services Board, 1st April 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“A scheme allowing parents to check if someone in contact with their child is a sex offender now extends to all 43 police forces in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 4th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The owner of Solicitors from Hell, the website that blacklists law firms and solicitors, has been accused by a High Court judge of abusing the process of the court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“New paternity leave rules have come into effect meaning that parents will be legally entitled to share time off work during their baby’s first year.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Vital expert witnesses may be too afraid to testify because of the ‘chilling effect’ of a Supreme Court ruling that leaves them open to being sued, lawyers warned yesterday.”
The Independent, 3rd April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Shoppers on the high streets of England and Wales may have spotted the tentative signs of a revolution in legal services: the emergence of the first national chain of law firms.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Royal Navy medic from Plymouth has appeared before a court martial on a charge of wilful disobedience for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 1st April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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