“Hundreds of thousands of people with family and housing law problems will no longer have access to free legal advice under government proposals announced today (15 November).”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
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“Five years of celebrations leading up to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta have been publicly launched.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
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“A collection of peers has criticised the government’s proposed constitutional changes, concluding that the reforms will strengthen the executive’s grip on parliament.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
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“The support people with autism get from the police and criminal justice system could be hit by Home Office cuts, a senior legal figure has warned.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
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“A teacher with severe post-natal depression smothered her 10-day-old son after her medication was taken away, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
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“Information commissioner Christopher Graham is pressing ministers for new privacy safeguards in the wake of a report that suggests moves towards a surveillance society are expanding and intensifying.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
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“A paediatrician who claims she was driven out of her job because of her Christian views will today start a legal battle over what rights doctors have to intervene in homosexual adoptions.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2010
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“Lawyers must consider whether their voluntary work should be about securing access to justice for those failed by a shrinking legal aid system.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government plans for a referendum in May on changing the voting system could be at risk if peers vote later to refer them to a Lords committee.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
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“The credibility of the Chilcot inquiry into the invasion of Iraq is ‘on the edge of an abyss’ because of its lack of transparency, a leading international lawyer warned today.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed for 13 years and four months each after they admitted possession of heroin with an estimated street value of £3.5m.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
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“A former soldier from Devon jailed for life for murdering his eight-week-old son has had conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
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“Ministers have quietly shelved their much-vaunted pledge to grant anonymity to rape defendants after admitting there was no evidence to establish what impact it would have.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2010
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“The merger of two high-profile firms has fuelled growing speculation that all is not well in the corporate legal world. But is it too soon to write them off?”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The long-awaited decision of the Supreme Court in Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 is a significant step in the recognition of pre- and post-nuptial agreements. The starting point is that parties should be held to properly drawn up agreements unless certain circumstances arise.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Head of military prosecutions warns of charges if there is evidence officers encouraged interrogators to abuse detainees.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother who gave her severely disabled son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ lost her appeal against her life sentence for murder today, but has had her sentenced reduced to five years.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for a second time for an attack on a man who later died from his injuries.”
BBC News, 11th November 2010
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“The man convicted of ‘menace’ for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke has lost his appeal. Paul Chambers, a 27-year-old accountant whose online courtship with another user of the microblogging site led to the ‘foolish prank’, had hoped that a crown court would dismiss his conviction and £1,000 fine without a full hearing.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Louise Yeoman, 29, pleaded guilty to ten charges related to a sexual relationship she conducted with 15-year-old girl at her school. The court heard that the offences took place between December 2008 and March this year while Yeoman was teaching at a secondary school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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