“The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK’s tougher laws to seek ‘libel tourism’ awards from publishers.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is preparing to draw up proposals for wholesale reform of England’s libel laws, after a long-running Sunday Times campaign.”
The Times, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician mistakenly shot dead by anti-terrorist officers at Stockwell Tube station, could receive just a third of the £300,000 they have requested for compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Expenses claims by judges and magistrates have risen by £3m in the last two years, according to figures obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘decent and devoted’ husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was a intruder has been cleared of murder after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Royal Bank of Scotland has been ordered to carry out £200,000 of work to improve wheelchair access at one of its branches after senior judges ruled that it had breached disability laws.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK will further cement its reputation as one of the least corrupt countries in the world with new laws that will enable courts to tackle bribery at home and abroad more effectively, said Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A ‘wicked’ grandmother and the two sons she ordered to kidnap and beat her estranged son-in-law over a £25,000 dowry dispute, have each been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 20th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Barristers will be free to set up in partnership with solicitors or with each other under historic reforms approved last night by the Bar Standards Board.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Expert witnesses in family cases are to be named under the next stage of opening up the family courts to the media, although social workers’ anonymity will be protected, ministers have announced.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“People who illegally download music and films could have their internet connection slowed down or cut off altogether under legislation unveiled today.”
The Independent, 20th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“People or companies who buy up law firms under the imminent ‘Big Bang’ of the legal profession will have to pass an a special test to prove their ‘fitness to own’ under plans outlined today (19 November).”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers for a nine-year-old boy set to be removed from the UK tomorrow are urgently trying to stop his deportation.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has won a legal battle over the care of her three-year-old grandson after the Supreme Court reversed rulings that he should live with his father.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior judge has ordered a boy to leave his home and school to go and live with his father, against the wishes of both the child and his mother.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The high court today (19 November) flatly rejected claims by David Miliband, the foreign secretary, that releasing evidence of the CIA’s inhuman and unlawful treatment of UK resident Binyam Mohamed would harm Britain’s relations with the US by giving away intelligence secrets.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sweeping reforms to combat internet piracy, secure the future of public service broadcasting and extend digital radio are unlikely to pass into law, the Conservatives have warned.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Proposals to further open up family courts to the media have been announced as part of new legislation put before Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Proposed new powers to track every email, phone call and website visit have been backed by the country’s top prosecutor as ‘vital’ to fighting crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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