Magna Carta 800th anniversary celebrations begin – BBC News
“Five years of celebrations leading up to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta have been publicly launched.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Lords committee criticises government plans for constitutional reform – The Guardian
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal help for vulnerable ‘at risk’ – BBC News
“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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Mother who suffocated baby son to remain in psychiatric unit – The Guardian
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surveillance society soon a reality, report suggests – The Guardian
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor asks Europe to rule on gay adoptions – Daily Telegraph
“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
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pro bono – what does the future hold? – The Guardian
“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
Peers threaten voting reform bill – BBC News
“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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Chilcot inquiry’s credibility ‘is on edge of an abyss’ – The Guardian
“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 jailed over £3.5m Leicestershire drugs deal – BBC News
“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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devon man’s baby murder conviction overturned – BBC News
“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 shelve plans for rape defendant anonymity – Daily Telegraph
“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
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Corporate lawyers – are reports of their demise an exaggeration? – The Guardian
“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
Pre-nups – now worth the paper they’re written on – Law Society’s Gazette
“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
Senior British officers could face war crimes trial over alleged Iraqi abuse – The Guardian
“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
Mother who killed brain damaged son loses appeal – The Guardian
“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
Second jail term for fatal attack – BBC News
“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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Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers loses appeal against conviction – The Guardian
“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
Teacher facing jail after admitting lesbian affair with pupil – Daily Telegraph
“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
Father fights son over wife’s £5m divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph
“A father has gone to court claiming he deserves a greater share of his son’s £5 million inheritance left to him by his mother.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
