Child killing rate ‘drops by 40%’ in England and Wales – BBC News
“The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% since 1974, research has suggested.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Tzipi Livni to test UK law with visit – The Times
“Britain is braced for a diplomatic row after a senior Israeli politician warned that she was preparing to travel to the UK, where she faces an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Junior Criminal Bar under threat from botched Legal Aid Reforms warns Commons Committee – The Bar Council
“The influential House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today (2 February) published a damning report on the Legal Services Commission’s handling of legal aid reform.”
The Bar Council, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Lord Carlile’s ‘credibility’ as terror watchdog questioned by MP – The Guardian
“The chair of an influential committee of parliamentarians has questioned the independence of the official counter-terrorism watchdog, Lord Carlile, and suggested his term of office should come to an end.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Complaint after Cherie Booth spares religious man jail – BBC News
“A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme ambition, jealousy and outrage – The Times
“Frances Gibb on the judicial bunfight that stopped an outsider from being appointed to the highest court.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquest verdict due over GP out-of-hours deaths – BBC News
“A coroner is due to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor on his first NHS shift.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£2.3m ruling in London Philharmonic Orchestra fraud case – The Times
“The London Philharmonic Orchestra has won a High Court judgment for £2.3 million against a financial director who allegedly embezzled its funds.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
News of the World loses battle over secret phone hacking evidence – The Guardian
“The News of the World yesterday lost a court battle to keep secret evidence which, it is claimed, would reveal widespread use of illegal methods by reporters to obtain personal information about celebrities.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court ruling reveals lawyer’s role in £380,000 aviation ‘bribe’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A senior City lawyer arranged for a £380,000 ‘bribe’ to be paid to a former Indian state official in a failed attempt to unlawfully secure a lucrative aviation contract for her clients, a High Court ruling has revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Changes to civil legal aid crack down on fraud and refocus resources – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has today announced the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better targeted.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Sailor suffered sex discrimination at Hampshire base – BBC News
“A female sailor awarded the MBE could receive a six-figure payout after winning a sex discrimination case against the Royal Navy.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crackdown on legal aid will hit expats – The Independent
“British citizens living abroad are to be barred from claiming legal aid in England and Wales as part of a cost-cutting crackdown unveiled by the Government today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmer loses fight to save home he hid behind hay bales – The Guardian
“A Englishman’s house may be his castle – but it stills needs to have planning permission, a farmer learned the hard way today.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for raping woman, 86, at Bradford care home – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
University worker offered forged degrees in return for spanking sessions – The Independent
“A University of Bath registrar who offered forged degrees to young black women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his sexual fetishes has avoided jail at court.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
English law ‘favours sexual partners over relatives’ – BBC News
“English law favours ‘idle sexual partners over deserving relatives’, Baroness Deech, one of Britain’s most senior family lawyers, has said.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: What is equality legislation, and why is the Pope so concerned about it? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
The Pope has made an extraordinary intervention into British politics by urging Catholics to oppose the Equality Bill going through Parliament. The Bill has finished its passage through the House of Commons, and was being fiercely debated in the House of Lords last week, with religious groups lined up on both sides of the argument, and may become the cause of a stand-off between MPs and peers.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peta poster showing Baby P killer Steven Barker banned – BBC News
“A poster on animal cruelty showing the killer of Baby Peter has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Damages win for consultant who criticised cost-cutting – The Independent
“A senior consultant at a London hospital who was suspended after repeatedly raising concerns about the health and safety of patients has a won a landmark claim.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
