“Abusive partners could face restraining orders, even if they are acquitted of assault under new powers to be introduced next month.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When the Cabinet Office issued its call for evidence for an investigation into social mobility and the professions, it was very clear on one point: it did not want any backchat on the impact of an unequal society on social mobility.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice today set out proposals to rebalance the legal aid budget to ensure that the £2 billion currently spent every year goes as far as possible in favour of civil help for those who need it most.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There are several remarkable features about the case of Debbie Purdy. For one, the case started with judicial review proceedings in April 2008, concluding with the House of Lords judgment on 30 July 2009 – less than 15 months later.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Thousands of tobacco smugglers could be due compensation because their assets were wrongly confiscated, customs officials have admitted.”
BBC News, 20th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“For 36 years Tony Wade has been a sole practitioner. Will the Legal Services Act turn him into a legal dinosaur?”
The Times, 20th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The three people responsible for the death of baby Peter Connelly have appealed against their sentences.”
BBC News, 20th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Domestic violence victims will be able to get greater protection from courts in England and Wales from next month.”
BBC News, 21st August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The lawyers representing Danny Fitzsimons, the British security guard accused of killing two of his colleagues in Baghdad, have discovered a legal loophole allowing him to stand trial in Britain rather than Iraq, where he faces the death penalty.”
The Times, 21st August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has criticised the ‘lamentable’ decision by the CPS to prosecute Susannah Marmot, a housewife, over claims she assaulted a nuisance neighbour in a row over her children’s football.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A busking duo who tormented a Birmingham village by continuously playing just two songs have been given an ASBO banning them from performing in the area.”
The Independent, 20th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Charity Commission considers whether to launch inquiry after allegations prince has undue influence over direction of Foundation for the Built Environment.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A heritage group has started a legal challenge to try to prevent a Sikh temple in Kent from being demolished.”
BBC News, 20th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Consumer protection watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate online pricing tactics and internet advertising techniques that mislead consumers, it has said. It will also probe price comparison sites and behavioural advertising.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Internet phone company Skype should not have depicted a video call as being of such good quality in an advert because the experience was not typical, advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Workers at a Christian bookshop chain have won a ‘substantial’ payout after being sacked, many by e-mail, by the company’s new owners, a union has said.”
BBC News, 19th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tighter restrictions to curb the flow of skilled immigrants coming to Britain from outside Europe were recommended by a government committee yesterday in an effort to safeguard the position of British workers in the job market.”
The Times, 20th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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