Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News
“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Government relaxes Bribery Act – Daily Telegraph
“The Government has bowed to pressure from business and relaxed key elements of the Bribery Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
False rape claim Portsmouth woman Nicola Osborne jailed – BBC News
“A woman has been jailed for lying that she had been abducted and raped after becoming worried her husband would find out about a one night stand.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terrorist propaganda student Mohammed Gul jailed – BBC News
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet after becoming radicalised has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£1m claim commuter awarded £11,000 – The Independent
“A commuter who sued London Underground for £1 million damages after he was grabbed by an employee at a ticket barrier has won just £11,925 in compensation.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terrorist who alleged torture in custody loses appeal – The Guardian
“Appeal court rejects Rangzieb Ahmed’s claim that British authorities ‘outsourced’ his torture to Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life sentence for US wife killer Harold Landry – BBC News
“A US businessman who stabbed his wife 23 times and left her under a hedge has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consumer expectation the vital element in contract fairness, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies whose small print changes the basis of consumer deals will face investigation by consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), it has said. According to the OFT, one in five consumers had experienced a contract problem in the last year.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Study to examine oversupply of LPC graduates – Law Society’s Gazette
“An in-depth study into education and training within the profession will address the current ‘mismatch’ between the number of Legal Practice Course graduates and training contracts, and will assess the role of paralegals, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Anti-social convict goes to court to finish sentence at home – Daily Telegraph
“A convict with ‘severe social phobia’ has taken a prison governor to court for refusing to let him finish his sentence in privacy of his own home.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent
“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Courts ‘will reject test secrecy’ – BBC News
“There is a serious mismatch between the government’s aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law student convicted over terror videos – The Independent
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet was facing jail today (24 February).”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Most senior judge attacks legal aid plans – Daily Telegraph
“Cuts to legal aid will have ‘serious implications for the quality of justice’, the country’s most senior judge warned yesterday in a scathing attack on Kenneth Clarke’s plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Phone hacking: now judge tells police to stop protecting names – The Independent
“The likelihood of further News of the World (NotW) journalists being dragged into the phone-hacking scandal increased yesterday when a judge ruled that names believed to belong to the paper’s employees should no longer be blanked out on key documents.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stop and search numbers fall after change to counterterrorism powers – The Guardian
“The number of stops and searches by police under controversial counterterrorism laws has fallen sharply since the government curtailed the scope of the powers.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will cost more in long run, say judges – The Guardian
“Courts could grind to a standstill as hundreds of thousands of people represent themselves in legal cases, senior judges have warned.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Julian Assange extradition decision: full judgment – The Guardian
“Read the judgment ordering the Wikileaks founder to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Campaigners launch legal challenge to library closures – The Guardian
“Libraries are set to be a legal testing-ground for David Cameron’s vision of the ‘big society’, with lawyers arguing that the prime minister’s ‘vague notions’ are not enough to fulfil councils’ legal obligations to their library services.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
