“Activists claim they were legally justified in causing £180,000 damage to an arms factory as they were seeking to stop what they believed were Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Forty years on, the gender pay gap remains a yawning chasm. And with access to justice through employment tribunals loaded against the ordinary person, that is unlikely to change.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost half of all sex offences are committed against children, despite them making up just 21% of the population, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 7th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Children are being put in danger because the family court service is facing an ‘acute situation of crisis’, according to Sir Mark Potter, the former president of the family division and head of family justice for England and Wales.”
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The Guardian, 6th June 2010
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“There will be no swift law change to give people greater rights to defend themselves against burglars, Justice Minister Nick Herbert has suggested.”
BBC News, 6th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Black and minority ethnic lawyers are being refused compulsory insurance in what they describe as blatant race discrimination in the legal profession.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 to better protect the ‘truly young’, one of the country’s leading barristers has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The safety practices of oil companies operating in Britain will be highlighted on Tuesday in the conclusion of a criminal case following the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers want the rules surrounding leasehold homes to be clarified amid claims some freeholders are charging too much for extensions.”
BBC News, 5th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A supreme court ruling expected this week is being seen as setting a precedent for divorcing couples who have signed prenuptial agreements.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A satellite TV installer was jailed for at least 22 years today (4 June) after being found guilty of murdering a prostitute when visiting her for sex.”
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The Independent, 4th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Teachers, lawyers and parents warn today that Michael Gove’s first bill – to create thousands more academies – is ‘anti-democratic’ and concentrates the fate of the country’s schools into too few hands.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Heather Mills’ ex-nanny has lost her unfair dismissal and sex discrimination case against her former boss.”
BBC News, 4th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The home secretary’s disclosure that the two weapons Derrick Bird used in the shootings were covered by a shotgun certificate he had since 1995 and a firearms licence he obtained in 2007 raises questions about the effectiveness of UK gun laws.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Paul Chambers, a former trainee accountant who was fined £1,000 after posting a message to the social network Twitter joking about blowing up an airport, is to appeal against his conviction.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new libel law proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer would clarify how quickly ISPs and publishers have to act when told of a defamatory post or article. Defamatory material would not have to be taken down for 14 days, under the proposal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2010
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“A police officer who showed a ‘cavalier disregard for the law’ when he repeatedly lied about a motoring offence was jailed today.”
The Independent, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is today bringing legal action to remove peace protesters camping in Parliament Square.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Acquitted defendants can claim the full cost of private legal fees, after the Ministry of Justice admitted there is a drafting error in the regulations intended to implement its controversial policy to cap awards.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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