Solicitors sue police for wrongful imprisonment – The Independent
“Three solicitors were today suing police for wrongful imprisonment after falling foul of strict prison regulations.”
The Independent, 19th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Paddy Hill wins trauma counselling for Birmingham Six ordeal – The Guardian
“Almost 20 years after he was found innocent of committing one of the worst terrorist bombings in Britain, Paddy Hill has won his fight for intensive trauma counselling.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers put forward alternatives to legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has warned the government against hitting the most vulnerable by making legal aid bear the brunt of the Ministry of Justice cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Equality Act Codes of Practice published – OUT-LAW.com
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published the statutory guidance that will help employers, lawyers and courts to interpret the Equality Act. Three Codes of Practice were laid before Parliament last week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Final member of Blanchard paedophile ring convicted – BBC News
“A woman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a five-month-old baby girl – becoming the final member of a paedophile ring to face justice.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords suspends three from parliament in expenses clampdown – The Guardian
“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family court media reporting delays ‘wise’ – BBC News
“The government was wise to defer a decision on whether the media should be able to report family court hearings, according to a senior judge.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
West Midlands police facing judicial review over surveillance project – The Guardian
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three former MPs take expenses appeals to Supreme Court – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over their expenses claims have taken their case to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal privilege should not extend to accountants, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“The right to keep correspondence and documents relating to legal advice secret does not exist when the person giving the advice is an accountant, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ending the ‘compensation culture’ is not as simple as it seems – The Guardian
“Lord Young’s health and safety report shows that balancing the rights of defendants and claimants is a delicate business.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government launches shakeup of health and safety law – The Guardian
“The government pledged today to tackle the UK’s ‘damaging’ compensation culture with a shakeup of health and safety measures, including an end to ‘senseless’ rules and regulations.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga: Questions raised over flight guidelines for deportations – The Guardian
“The use of commercial aircraft to transport deportees has been called into question by a British Airways pilot following the death of Jimmy Mubenga.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children to be protected from risks of reality shows with new laws – Daily Telegraph
“Reality television shows face curbs on their use of children amid concerns that young participants are being exploited by programme-makers.”
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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search – The Guardian
“Black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in England and Wales, the most glaring example of ‘racial profiling’ researchers have seen, according to an international report.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
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
