“Most of the Equality Act came into force earlier this month. One key part, though, will not take effect until April. The trouble is that it could impose a huge obligation on organisations and give them almost no time to meet its demands.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Google after it admitted copying household computer passwords and emails from unsecured wireless networks, when taking photographs for its Street View mapping service.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Trade mark infringement can take place even if a buyer is only confused about one company appearing to be another at the very start of the purchasing process, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“New rules which make sure that Britons arrested abroad are informed of their rights in a language they understand are being negotiated in Brussels. The UK has announced its intention to participate in these negotiations.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Peter Tatchell plans legal challenge in campaign by gay and mixed-sex couples calling for the same type of union.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumers face many situations in which a trader has broken unfair trading regulations but they have no direct course of action, the Law Commission and Law Commission of Scotland have said. Laws that could cover consumers are too complex, they said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The collapse of the law firm Halliwells has mesmerised the profession – and raised the question: who’s next?”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A proposed new quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates could prejudice solicitors because it places too much weight on the views of judges, an advocates’ group has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A failed businessman who murdered a well-to-do elderly couple at their seaside home and stole from them to try to pay off his heavy debts was jailed for 30 years today.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When feminist campaigners saw a palpable threat to women in the coalition government’s spending plans, with the help of Yvette Cooper’s calculations they launched the first ever legal challenge to the budget.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government can equivocate no longer, it is legally obliged to remove the blanket ban on voting behind bars.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fifty years after the D H Lawrence obscenity trial, David Randall reveals some bizarre behind-the-scenes theatrics.”
The Independent, 24th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The use of naked models and actresses to highlight animal cruelty is at the heart of a dispute between high-profile activists that could end in court.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former PE teacher who abused young girls in North Yorkshire more than 30 years ago has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A solicitor was jailed for five years today after pleading guilty to fraud offences, which benefited him to the tune of almost £250,000, police said.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A call handler was sacked after an investigation into why police took so long to respond to the 999 calls of a woman who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Four teenagers have been jailed after an armed raid at an East Yorkshire hotel left a night porter ‘terrified.’ ”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A jilted teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her to death on a river towpath.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been jailed indefinitely for killing his parents at their home in south London after they criticised him for being in bed with a hangover.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two social workers sacked over the Baby P tragedy have lost their claim for unfair dismissal, it emerged today.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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