Boys, 10 and 11, will not testify in rape trial – BBC News
“Two boys on trial for raping an eight-year-old girl will not be giving evidence, it has been confirmed.”
BBC News, 19th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Dishonest cheat’ handed record £2.8m penalty by FSA – The Times
“A former stockbroker fined a record £2.8 million for market abuse yesterday described the penalty as ‘absurd’ and said that the Financial Services Authority was using him so that it could look tough on economic crime.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BA strike starts on Monday on after court strikes down injunction – The Times
“Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers face flight cancellations over the Whitsun Bank Holiday and school half-term after the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction that was blocking a strike yesterday.”
The Times, 21st May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man guilty of killing jockeys in arson attack – The Indepedent
“A labourer was found guilty today of killing two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.”
The Independent, 20th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Border agency breaking rules over detention of children in Yarl’s Wood
“Children in Yarl’s Wood detention centre will still suffer until the UK Border Agency abides by the law.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs to challenge new expenses watchdog over strict rules – The Guardian
“MPs are to challenge the new expenses watchdog, claiming its strict rules are forcing them to lay off staff and compromising their service to constituents.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice ministers’ responsibilities announced – Ministry of Justice
“Roles and responsibilities for new ministers at the Ministry of Justice have today been confirmed.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th May 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Home information packs suspended – Law Society’s Gazette
“After a week in office, the new coalition government today announced that the requirement for home sellers to provide home information packs will be suspended pending primary legislation to abolish them entirely.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon put on hold – The Guardian
“The extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been put on hold after the new home secretary, Theresa May, agreed to an adjournment of a judicial review that was supposed to start within days.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chancery Lane welcomes coalition government proposals – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society welcomed the new coalition government’s pledge to seek a better balance between state surveillance and privacy this week, while legal aid lawyers said they hoped Kenneth Clarke’s appointment as justice secretary will spell good news for access to justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Virtual law firms: are they the place for you? – The Times
“Imagine a solicitors’ firm where the lawyers are freelance: they choose the work they do, as well as when and where they do it; there is no hierarchy because the lawyers are all independent consultants. This firm is a virtual or alternative law firm and it is something to factor into your future as a lawyer.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Appeal court upholds ruling that CPS case was abuse of process – Law Society’s Gazette
“A prosecution for possession of indecent images of a child has been stayed as an abuse of process after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to make copies of the images for the defence, claiming that to do so would lead CPS staff to commit an offence.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could win extradition reprieve – Daily Telegraph
“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker, could win a reprieve from immediate extradition to America as Theresa May, the Home Secretary, reconsiders his case.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
City firms welcome survival of the Financial Services Authority – The Times
“An almost audible sigh of relief swept through the corridors of banking and regulation departments in City law firms when the new Government jettisoned proposals to scrap the Financial Services Authority (FSA), one of the totems of the new Labour years and a personal creation of Gordon Brown.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Robber jailed for killing man 25 years ago – The Independent
“A robber who killed a shopkeeper 25 years ago was jailed for six years today after walking into a police station to confess to the unsolved crime.”
The Independent, 19th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK’s secret surveillance regime does not breach human rights, rules ECHR – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a claim that the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) violates the human right to a private life. The UK’s rules and safeguards on covert surveillance are proportionate, said the court.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
SIAC: striking the balance between national security and human rights – The Guardian
“Analysis of the court ruling yesterday on deporting suspected terrorists on the basis of confidential assurances because they would face torture or death.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law firms take up the supermarket challenge – The Times
“Solicitors are taking on supermarkets and banks in a High Street war for customers with a ‘superbrand’ network of law firms in England and Wales.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
CPS defends Neath teacher glue stick trial decision – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has defended a decision to prosecute a Neath teacher after a boy accused her of hitting him with a glue stick.”
BBC News, 20th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why brains and not class count in the scramble for pupillage – The Times
“If you want to become a barrister you have to secure pupillage — a training place in chambers.
Each year there are an average of 500 pupillage places but an estimated 4,000 would-be barristers vying for them. That’s because the 1,400 applications a year are boosted by 2,600 applicants from previous years having another go.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
