Lawyers to be kept out of divorce battles – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers will be kept out of thousands of family dispute cases every year in a shake-up of divorce laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Landmark ruling for prenups in battle of multimillionaire heiress and her ex – The Guardian
“Prenuptial agreements could finally become legally binding in England and Wales if the supreme court rules against the disgruntled ex-husband of a German heiress on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Disgraced Dizaei paid just £750 court costs – Daily Telegraph
“Disgraced former police officer Ali Dizaei paid just £750 towards the five-figure cost of putting him on trial, it can be disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thinktank warns against legalising assisted suicide – The Guardian
“The old, ill, mute and frail will be deemed expendable if assisted suicide is legalised, a thinktank says today. Society’s most vulnerable risk being bullied into an early death by greedy or uncaring relatives or bureaucrats, according to a study published by the Centre for Policy Studies.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for sex attacks on girls in Bracknell – BBC News
“A man who kidnapped girls, driving two of them to a hideaway and sexually attacking them, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oboist loses Welsh National Opera dismissal claim – BBC News
“An oboist who played with Welsh National Opera (WNO) for 34 years has lost his claim of wrongful dismissal.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
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Drug dealer stripped of £550,000 assets – The Independent
“A jailed drug dealer was stripped of more than half a million pounds of assets today – including his house, yacht and three flats.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed for stealing £1.7 million from employer – The Independent
“A cashier at a firm of solicitors who stole £1.7 million over seven years to finance a luxurious lifestyle for herself and her husband was today jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Reckitt Benckiser fined £10.2m by OFT – The Guardian
“Drug company stopped NHS doctors prescribing cheaper alternatives to its heartburn medicine Gaviscon.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Young health and safety review: recommendations – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Young has published a review into Britain’s compensation culture. These are the main recommendations made in his report Common Sense Common Safety.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminal inquiry into Eastbourne lake sewage leak – BBC News
“A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney General hints at review of responsibility for online prejudicial comments – OUT-LAW.com
“The Attorney General has said that operators of websites should be responsible for comments made by visitors to their sites that prejudice trials. Dominic Grieve said that he wants ‘further discussions’ on site owners’ liability.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Forced mediation ‘may not serve interests of children’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Family solicitors have warned that government plans to divert private law disputes over children away from the courts and towards mediation may not lead to child-focused outcomes.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Gloucestershire man jailed over double fatal crash – BBC News
“A man who had never passed a driving test has been jailed for seven years for killing two friends and injuring another in a crash.”
BBC News, 14th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blackburn dancer jailed for sexually exploiting girls – BBC News
“A 23-year-old dance teacher who groomed and sexually exploited five girls has been jailed for 10 years.”
BBC news, 14th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Zimbabweans who fail to gain asylum will be forced to return – The Independent
“Britain is to begin the forced return of thousands of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe in a change of policy condemned by human rights groups.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Control orders for terrorist suspects to stay, says counter-terrorism review – The Guardian
“A review of counter-terrorism legislation is expected to tell ministers that control orders for suspects should remain, but the time police can hold suspects without charge should be cut to 14 days from 28, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who murdered ex-girlfriend in hospital knife attack jailed for life – The Independent
“A man who stabbed his ex-partner to death while on bail charged with raping her has been given life in prison.”
The Independent, 14th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Extradition: Judge who presided at Diana inquest appointed to lead review – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Justice Scott Baker’s review will consider whether the treaty between the United States and the UK is ‘unbalanced’ and will also look at the powers available to the Home Secretary to intervene in cases, the Home Office said.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape within marriage is ‘impossible’, claims Muslim cleric – Daily Telegraph
“A senior Muslim cleric in charge of Britain’s largest group of sharia law courts has claimed that there is no such thing as rape within marriage.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
