“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are reviewing whether or not consumers should be able to take direct action against retailers who treat them unfairly. It has asked consumers and businesses if the action would be too severe.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A soldier disciplined by the army after missing a parade to look after her daughter is set to receive damages after winning an employment tribunal claim, it was reported today.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has rejected parliamentary proposals for tough new laws to stamp out the UK’s involvement in the kidnap and unlawful transfer of terror suspects to third-party states, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 13th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The family courts are groaning under the weight of applications to take children into care. Within weeks of the Baby Peter tragedy being made public, legal departments at local authorities went into overdrive as social workers decided that they would no longer take chances where they suspected, but were not certain, that a child was in danger of abuse or neglect.”
The Times, 13th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The formal swearing in today of the new top family judge in England and Wales may be a relatively low-key affair — but Sir Nicholas Wall is unlikely in future to have a low profile to match.”
The Times, 13th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Social workers have been criticised as ‘arrogant and enthusiastic removers of children from their parents’ by the judge who takes charge of the family courts today.”
The Times, 13th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 66-year-old man has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for causing a fatal crash whilst deliberately driving with the eye condition Macular Degeneration.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses have won the right to have their legal fees paid for by the taxpayer.”
BBC News, 12th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judicial committee has been set up to investigate the use of ‘super injunctions’, the gags on the press which newspapers are not even allowed to acknowledge the existence of.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“‘Fragmented and complex’ anti-corruption laws dating back to the 1880s were finally overhauled last week with the passing of what experts describe as one of the most significant reforms to corporate criminal law in a century.”
The Times, 11th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Efforts to seize millions of pounds from fraudsters and tax evaders are failing because criminals are managing to hide their gains from the authorities.”
The Times, 9th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New laws to crack down on suspected war criminals living in the UK will have little effect, campaigners warn, because police lack the resources to investigate. Referrals from the UK Border Agency suggest that as many as 50 suspected war criminals are living freely in Britain, but the fact that there have so far been no arrests or prosecutions has prompted claims that there is continuing impunity.”
The Guardian, 9th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“They say that there are two things you should never see made: laws and sausages. As a tiny group of MPs debated the Digital Economy Act this week, the stomachs of an online audience turned.”
The Times, 9th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“It’s six months since it opened, yet it’s still attracting much less attention than its US equivalent.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of Britain’s leading family lawyers, Baroness Deech, says that assets built up before a marriage should be excluded from divorce settlements.”
The Times, 11th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A national park has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Assembly Government after it said a green energy plant could be built on a farm.”
BBC News, 8th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Electrical chain Comet has admitted it failed to ensure the safety of a roofing contractor who fell through a skylight and later died.”
BBC News, 9th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former manager of a Somerset care home has been found guilty of the manslaughter of one its residents.”
BBC News, 9th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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