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Category: news
Birmingham City Council disabled care limits ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Judges have ruled that Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit social care for disabled people are unlawful.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shadow justice minister attacks Jackson costs reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter called on personal injury lawyers to get their clients involved in the fight to amend the government’s proposals on civil litigation costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dogs’ owners face prosecution under plans to tighten dangerous dog legislation – Daily Telegraph
“Dogs’ owners will face prosecution if their animal bites someone on private property under new legislation being drawn up by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Facebook juror’ in contempt case – BBC News
“Contempt proceedings are to begin against a juror who allegedly contacted a defendant through Facebook during a drugs trial, causing it to collapse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for £100,000 fraud – The Independent
“A legal executive was jailed for two-and-a-half years today after admitting defrauding four elderly clients out of more than £100,000, police said.”
The Independent, 20th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Have super-injunctions killed the kiss’n’tell? – The Guardian
“For the best part of half a century, kiss’n’tell stories have been guaranteed sales-winners for popular newspapers. The earliest examples – Christine Keeler and Diana Dors spring to mind – were tame stuff compared with their modern equivalents.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sterilisation legal bid withdrawn – BBC News
“A legal attempt to sterilise a 21-year-old mother with ‘significant learning difficulties’ to prevent further pregnancies has been withdrawn.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Challenge to ban on sex parties in London mansion fails – BBC News
“A man has failed in his bid to overturn a ban on holding events including sex parties at his London mansion.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government loses abortion battle – BBC News
“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Filesharing: BT and TalkTalk fail in challenge to Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing received a significant boost on Wednesday, as a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act failed to halt the legislation.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC investigates after east London man dies in police custody – The Guardian
“The independent police watchdog is investigating after a father-to-be died in police custody following an apparent altercation at a pub in east London.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jailed heroin restraint mother Julia Saker loses appeal – BBC News
“A Kent mother who was jailed for tying up her daughter to stop her buying heroin has lost an appeal against her prison sentence.”
BBC News, 19th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Cameron warned over IP law change by TV industry – The Guardian
“The UK’s biggest commercial broadcasters have joined forces to warn David Cameron against a wholesale relaxation of intellectual property (IP) laws, saying it could cripple the country’s £4bn audiovisual sector.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK banks lose payment protection insurance challenge – BBC News
“UK banks have lost a judicial review that could have a major impact on whether more compensation has to be paid on mis-sold loan insurance..”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Live Q&A: Applying for pupillage – The Guardian
“As OLPAS application deadline approaches, we’ve assembled a panel of pupils to answer your questions. They will be online on Wednesday 20 April from 6pm to 8pm.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Restoring confidence so victims report rape is key’ – The Guardian
“As the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy. Since he took up the post in November 2008, he has had to contend with the case of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 Summit, the controversy around assisted suicide and has been drawn into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Now he faces another challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man guilty of wife’s fake raid murder – The Independent
“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death as she slept then blamed an armed robber was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court results put on Twitter by West Midlands Police – BBC News
“Results from cases heard at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court are being put on Twitter by West Midlands Police.”
BBC News, 19th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pet micro-pig returns to owner’s Ramsbottom shop – BBC News
“A pet pig who was banned from his owner’s shop by a council has been allowed back in after the discovery of a legal loophole.”
BBC News, 19th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
