Fawcett Society loses court challenge to legality of budget – The Guardian
“The Fawcett Society has been refused permission to challenge the legality of the government’s emergency budget.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Attorney-general happy to mix politics and law – The Lawyer
“With responsibility for advising the Government on its legal issues, the attorney-general can be called on to advise on some of the most contentious issues before Parliament.”
The Lawyer, 6th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Abuse victim wins ‘six-figure’ pay-out from paedophile – BBC News
“A man from Cornwall has won damages from a ‘predatory paedophile’ whom police fear may have abused thousands of boys over a 35-year period.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court clarifies constitutional role in Woolas decision – The Guardian
“Phil Woolas has lost his election court challenge but the decision shines a light on an obscure part of the constitutional system.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woolas’s exit paves way for BNP to stand in by-election – The Independent
“Phil Woolas has given up his battle against becoming the first MP for almost a century to lose his seat for lying about an opponent.”
The Independent, 4th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals who plead early could get sentences halved – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who plead guilty early will have their sentences slashed by up to half under plans to be unveiled by Kenneth Clarke next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Daylight Saving Bill gets initial approval from MPs – BBC News
“The campaign to give the UK more hours of daylight in the evenings has been boosted by MPs who have given it initial approval.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal aid lawyers were struggling even before the cuts – The Guardian
“These are dark days for junior legal aid lawyers. Even before the cuts to the legal aid budget were announced last month, they were struggling to get by on salaries that are among the lowest in the public sector (£16,650 for trainee solicitors and £10,000 for trainee barristers, rising to little more than £25,000 after several years in the job). Now they’re bracing themselves for their practices to be decimated as many of their clients lose eligibility for state funding.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail – The Independent
“Thousands of repeat offenders are being spared jail by the courts, despite having as many as 100 previous convictions, it emerged last night.”
The Independent, 5th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High court judge to rule if coalition’s budget is biased against women – The Guardian
“A high court challenge aimed at overturning the government’s emergency, summer budget is due to be heard today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuser who videoed attacks on toddler jailed for murder – The Guardian
“A man who filmed himself attacking a 15-month-old repeatedly over six months has been jailed for 24 years for the boy’s murder.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man guilty of arranging estranged wife’s machete murder – The Guardian
“A man was today found guilty of ordering the murder of his estranged wife, who was hacked to death with a machete in a suburban street as she walked to collect the couple’s children.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The law on mercy killing is badly in need of an overhaul – Daily Telegraph
“The mandatory life sentence for murder is unknown in other countries and distorts the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deaths in police custody since 1998: 333; officers convicted: none – The Guardian
“A total of 333 people have died in or following police custody over the past 11 years, but no officer has ever been successfully prosecuted, according to a watchdog’s report.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No action over Facebook Koran burning girl – BBC News
“No action is to be taken against a teenage girl in the West Midlands who burnt a copy of the Koran, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boob Job cream manufacturer ‘using libel laws to silence critics’ – The Guardian
“The company that produces Boob Job cream has been accused of being a ‘charlatan and a bully’ for using libel laws to silence a plastic surgeon who criticised its product.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Commons inquiry – Law Society’s Gazette
“The House of Commons’ Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s recent legal aid green paper, inviting evidence on the likely impact of the reforms on the number and quality of legal aid practitioners, and whether the government’s civil justice proposals mirror the Jackson report.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
