“The Crown Prosecution Service will tomorrow make its long awaited announcement about whether a police officer will face criminal charges over the death of Ian Tomlinson.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“News this week that veteran media lawyer Alastair Brett has parted company with the Times so soon after the court of appeal ruled against the newspaper in the Flood case comes just as I am mulling over the impact of this significant libel judgment.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some 13 statutory provisions which are either obsolete or are no longer of practical utility. They relate to aspects of civil and criminal justice, although the grouping under this topic heading is fairly loose. The statutes reviewed (and on which we recommend repeal, either in whole or in part) span some 700 years of law-making, from 1267 through to 1988.”
Law Commission, 20th July 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Credit and debit card companies should face fines if their products are used to buy child pornography on the internet, an MP says.”
BBC News, 21st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former president of the Family Division has called on the government to cut the number of children in custody and safeguard access to justice in child welfare cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“ITN is facing a high court legal challenge over plans to dramatically reduce pension payments made to the families of former employees.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“With a team of blind footballers who kick a cat into a tree, it seemed to have something to offend everybody. But one of the most complained-about adverts of all time was cleared today by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK will reinforce its reputation as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, when the Bribery Act comes into force in April 2011.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“David Cameron raised the prospect today that computer hacker Gary McKinnon could serve some of any US-imposed sentence in a British jail after raising the issue with US president Barack Obama at the White House.”
The Independent, 21st July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Cambridge graduate referred to as the ‘tome raider’ who stole antique books worth £40,000 from a world-famous library was jailed for three-and-a-half years today.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors are more likely to have their case referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a report into ‘issues of disproportionality’ in the regulation of solicitors commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Hundreds of people face prosecution for killing pests in their back garden after a landmark legal ruling that saw a man fined more than £1,500 for killing a squirrel.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A paedophile has been spared prison because a judge said authorities would not be able to put him on a treatment programme during his sentence.”
BBC News, 20th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Unprecedented access opens door to the often publicly criticised, but little understood, workings of the Parole Board.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The judge leading the inquiry into claims UK security services colluded in the torture of terror suspects abroad must be removed, a charity has said.”
BBC News, 20th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Cambridge graduate who stole antique books worth £40,000 from a world-famous library will be sentenced today.”
The Independent, 20th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Large numbers of prisoners are spending longer in jail than necessary due to the increasingly risk-averse attitude of the public and politicians, according to the chair of the parole board.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Coalition will give homosexual couples the same legal rights to marriage as heterosexuals, a senior Liberal Democrat has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In a High Court test case, to be heard later this year, his family will challenge Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), over his policy on ‘mercy killings’.”
The Independent, 20th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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