G20 pathologist Freddy Patel suspended – BBC News
“Pathologist Dr Freddy Patel has been suspended for four months by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Former MP Jim Devine jailed for 16 months over expenses – BBC News
“Ex-Labour MP Jim Devine has been jailed for 16 months for fraudulently claiming £8,385 in expenses.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ECJ asked to rule on crucial internet publishing jurisdiction issue – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide whether online publishing takes place where information is hosted or where it is read.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Literary agent jailed for cheating would-be authors out of thousands – The Guardian
“A literary agent who duped budding authors and investors into handing over more than £500,000 for non-existent film and book deals has been jailed for six years. Robin Price, a former cinema manager from north Devon, claimed he had contacts in Hollywood including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Johnny Depp.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke denies weakening new anti-bribery law – The Guardian
“Ministers have been accused of undermining the long delayed legislation intended to crack down on payments of bribes by business executives. Anti-corruption campaigners claim the government has surrendered to lobbying by business groups, creating loopholes that will allow dishonest companies to continue paying bribes to foreign politicians and officials.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daniyal Shahzad to be deported to Pakistan after lies – BBC News
“A teenager will be deported to his home country of Pakistan after lying about his past in a bid for UK residency.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Network Rail pleads guilty over Potters Bar crash – BBC News
“Network Rail has admitted breaching safety regulations over the Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords report attacks ‘complacency’ of Big Four auditors in financial crisis, urges competition investigation – Daily Telegraph
“The House of Lords has recommended that Britain’s competition authorities investigate the world’s ‘Big Four’ auditing firms who failed to warn regulators about banks before the financial crash.”
Daily Telegraph 30th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grandparents to get legal powers over access in divorce battles – Daily Telegraph
“Grandparents will get new legal powers to guarantee them access to their grandchildren following divorce battles under proposals unveiled today, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Expert witness immunity removed – The Independent
“Expert witnesses have lost their 400-year-old immunity from being sued in the civil courts.”
The Independent, 30th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The cost of clamping down on ‘no win, no fee’ legal arrangements – The Guardian
“Ken Clarke’s announcement on Tuesday that the government is to reform the costs of civil litigation has been portrayed as a crackdown on lawyers’ fees. That always makes a pleasing headline but the reality is that the justice secretary wants the public to do it for him.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs warn against legal aid reforms in divorce cases – The Guardian
“Making eligibility for legal aid in divorce and custody cases dependent on accusations of domestic violence will create a ‘perverse incentive’ that encourages false allegations, according to a group of MPs.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Superinjunction scores legal first for nameless financier in libel action – The Guardian
“A wealthy financier involved in a family dispute has made British legal history by winning anonymity in a libel case. This latest court attempt to censor internet material has led to claims that free speech is being further eroded in Britain.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guidance notes on Bribery Act suggest common sense will rule – The Independent
“The Government’s guidance on the controversial Bribery Act is to offer an olive branch to business as its publication today kicks off the three-month countdown to the act becoming law.”
The Independent, 30th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Forensics cut will be ‘disastrous’ for victims of injustice – The Guardian
“Miscarriages of justice will not be corrected and public confidence in the criminal justice system will be damaged if proposed changes to the forensic science service go ahead, according to Richard Foster, chairman of the criminal cases review commission.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid change may hit the vulnerable hardest say MPs – BBC News
“MPs say vulnerable groups may be disproportionately affected by a shake-up of civil legal aid in England and Wales and want it to be ‘refined’.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Uncut arrests threaten future protests, lawyer warns – The Guardian
“A lawyer at a leading civil liberties firm has expressed fears for the future of direct action protest after the mass arrest of UK Uncut activists during last Saturday’s anti-cuts demonstrations in London.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naked burglar fails to get jail sentence overturned – BBC News
“A naked burglar who broke into the homes of two families has failed to persuade judges that his indefinite jail term was unfair.”
BBC News, 29th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Price of suing the NHS too high – The Guardian
“Suing the NHS for medical negligence may become too costly in the wake of cuts to both legal aid and lawyers’ success fees.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal cases review commission: the last bastion of hope – The Guardian
“Inside the independent body set up to investigate miscarriages of justice after the court of appeal has thrown them out.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
