“Although the Race and Religious Hatred Act was passed 18 months ago it has yet to be brought into force. The many who regard it as superfluous fear it will be soon. Polly Botsford reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The marriages of couples who meet on the internet are posing a problem for the courts when they go wrong, a senior judge said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ian Norris, the former chief executive of Morgan Crucible who is fighting extradition to the US on price-fixing charges, was thrown a lifeline today as the UK’s highest court agreed to consider his case.”
The Times, 7th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans for judges to sack lawyers who cause unnecessary delays in very high-cost cases (VHCCs) have been revised following concerns raised by the Law Society and the Bar Council.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government this week pledged to reverse the major amendments made to the Legal Services Bill in the House of Lords, accusing peers of losing sight of consumers’ interests”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“New fathers would be able to spend a month off work with their babies under a proposal by the Minister for Children to double the length of paternity leave.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Police are not allowed to take fingerprints or DNA samples from terrorism suspects held under control orders because of a loophole in antiterrorism laws, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Animal rights campaigners claimed victory yesterday as two men were convicted of illegally hunting deer with dogs.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Underperforming NHS trusts and care homes face fines and closure under powers for a new health and social care watchdog, a leaked government document suggests.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans to stamp out holiday clubs – a burgeoning variation on timeshare scams which has left hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers out of pocket – were unveiled by the European Commission yesterday.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Services Bill has been selected as the pilot bill to examine how explanatory statements for amendments to bills will work in practice. The first explanatory statements were made today, 7 June.”
Ministry of Justice Announcement, 7th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The family of an Iraqi man who was beaten to death while in British military custody are suing the Ministry of Defence.”
BBC News, 7th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Public outcry and a cabinet revolt over controversial plans to give the police “stop and question” powers have forced ministers to sideline the proposal days after it emerged.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Parents who refuse to pay maintenance to their families could struggle to obtain mortgages and loans, the government warned yesterday, as it published a bill to replace the troubled Child Support Agency.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“International crime syndicates are making fortunes out of environmental and wildlife crime, a watchdog group claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government has failed to stop the House of Lords voting to increase the compensation given to some people whose company pension schemes have collapsed.”
BBC News, 6th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government is set to reject key amendments to the Legal Services Bill (LSB) in a move that looks certain to stoke mounting unrest in the legal profession”
Legal week, 7th June 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Home Secretary John Reid is due to outline a series of tougher anti-terrorism measures which he hopes to win cross-party agreement on.”
BBC News, 7th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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