“Three senior judges are today expected to restore devastating passages to a ruling criticising MI5 over the torture and ill-treatment of terror suspects abroad.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Next Wednesday the House of Lords will debate whether to renew the powers in the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 to impose control orders on people suspected of involvement in terrorism. An amendment has been tabled by Lord Lloyd of Berwick, a retired law lord, who knows a thing or two about national security having been chairman of the Security Commission.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“David Batty examines the legal issues of the updated guidelines.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A therapist who sexually assaulted women while giving them massages at a health spa was jailed for six years today.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A parliamentary committee has proposed wide-ranging changes to the libel laws but rejected the introduction of legislation on privacy.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death was cleared of murder today after a court accepted her plea of manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will report to Parliament later this year on the degree to which UK citizens are put under surveillance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The motivation of people who help loved ones to die will be the crucial factor in deciding if they should face prosecution under landmark guidelines issued today.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A leading law firm has been found ‘in contempt’ of the Commons after threatening an MP with legal proceedings if he made allegations about one of its clients in the House.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the government’s decision on the question of compensation for pleural plaques.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An academic who took a stand against ‘dumbing down’ the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A parliamentary investigation into the businessmen who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover has been called off after it emerged that Lord Mandelson is close to commencing legal proceedings to have them banned from being company directors.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Law Society’s legal action against the Office for Legal Complaints and the government to determine whether employment protection rules apply to staff at the Legal Complaints Service was heard in the High Court last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Controversial proposals that would give Lord Mandelson unprecedented powers to amend copyright laws will be jettisoned next week when the Government suffers the first large defeat of its flagship media plans.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.”
The Times, 24th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mercy killers will face the full rigours of the criminal law under guidelines to be announced today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is planning to close a loophole in the law that makes it legal to hack into someone else’s voicemail messages if they have already been listened to by the owner.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK Sikh Federation says it might take legal action over the Office for National Statistics’ 2011 census form.”
BBC News, 25th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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