“The government has today launched a consultation seeking views on implementing a maximum penalty of half a million pounds for serious breaches of the data protection principles.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Society and Bar Council are trying hard to encourage people from all walks of life to enter the profession.”
The Times, 8th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who killed her unborn twins after injecting herself with drugs to induce their birth was finally jailed today after going on the run.”
The Independent, 6th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of divorce and separation cases being fought in the courts that involve children has risen, with £151m of legal aid money being spent on litigation, according to figures released today.”
The Times, 9th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The top prosecutor has demanded an end to the use of police cautions to deal with thousands of serious assaults every year amid concern that the justice system is failing to rein in violent offenders.”
The Times, 8th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s reputation for ‘libel tourism’ is driving American and foreign publishers to consider abandoning the sale of newspaper and magazines in Britain and may lead to them blocking access to websites, MPs have been warned.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nearly half of all crimes — or 700,000 a year — are handled outside the courts, including shoplifting, burglary and assault. Under a drive in the past decade towards swift, summary justice, police have been given wide powers to impose cautions and fines (fixed penalty notices), and prosecutors can impose conditional cautions.”
The Times, 9th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British citizens who have been forced into marriages overseas are being asked to cover the costs of their repatriation to the UK, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 9th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board’s new consumer panel will examine referral fees as the very first item on its agenda when it meets for the first time later this month, the Gazette has learned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Concern is increasing among judges and magistrates that thousands of cautions are being handed out by police or prosecutors for violent assaults that should come before courts.”
The Times, 9th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“MPs who refuse to repay excessive or incorrect expenses claims could be forced to appear in public before a High Court judge to plead their case.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Media Legal Defence Initiative, launched last week, aims to help journalists around the world by providing lawyers willing to fight for media freedoms.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A soldier has avoided jail because of ‘his service to his country.’ ”
BBC news, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man overheard praying for forgiveness after murdering his pregnant girlfriend’s mother has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey.”
BBC News, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Wording in a contract that seeks to exclude liability in a contract is more vulnerable to being struck out than lawyers previously thought. A ruling suggests that exclusion clauses are more likely to be effective when broken into separate terms.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“An advertiser broke the rules when it used better lighting, posing and colours in the ‘before’ than the ‘after’ pictures in a cosmetics ad, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Nottingham firm Paragon Law has forced West Bromwich and Peterborough firm Paragon Solicitors to change its name and pay legal costs after a trade mark dispute.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“What is the point of the Bar? As several hundred barristers meet in London this Saturday for their annual conference, it is a question they — as well as the public — might well ask. In the present recession their profession looks like becoming an enclave for the rich, both for those joining it and those using its services.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who set fire to a train passenger’s beard as he slept has been convicted of grievous bodily harm.”
BBC News, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Controversial new European working laws mean all doctors, including surgeons, are allowed to work only 48 hours a week. Introduced in August they have provoked fierce criticism from surgeons who say that new trainees will struggle to master their complex specialism in such a restricted time.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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