“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.”
The Independent, 15th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Conservative peer who had proposed forcing copyright holders to detail the exact damage they suffered when trying to force alleged infringers off the internet will drop the plan. Lord Lucas told OUT-LAW Radio that he would ‘not pursue’ the proposal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 15th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th January 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“MPs today agreed to investigate an allegation that a firm of solicitors committed a contempt of parliament by trying to stop a member speaking about a constituency issue in the House of Commons.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An end to the spiralling costs of going to law and the bonanza of ‘no win, no fee’ deals was signalled yesterday with a landmark report on civil justice.”
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Libel trials should be heard by judges sitting without juries, Lord Justice Jackson recommends.”
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Campaigners today condemned a £1,000 fine and community punishment order given to two youths who stamped a fawn to death ‘for a laugh’.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has thanked Sir Rupert Jackson for his comprehensive report on costs in civil litigation.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government will apologise later to the victims of the thalidomide scandal after agreeing a £20m support package.”
BBC News, 14th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Innocent people’s DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A legal adviser tricked two estranged couples into believing they had been divorced in order to pocket their fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Society has filed a judicial review application in a move to overturn new government regulations restricting the costs that can be recovered by acquitted defendants.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The attorney general materially changed his advice on the legality of military action against Iraq a few days before the invasion, the inquiry into the war was told today.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rape case against five men collapsed after a court heard that the female victim had spoken online about taking part in group sex.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Claimant personal injury lawyers and after-the-event (ATE) insurers were nervously awaiting the publication of the Jackson report as the Gazette went to press.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Government has published Regulations that will absolve internet service providers (ISPs) and other digital service providers of responsibility for religion or sexuality-related hate speech transmitted over their networks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ministers are under mounting pressure to combat voting fraud at this year’s general election after evidence of continuing abuse emerged.”
The Times, 14th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Why are we asking this now?
This week Britain’s first crown court criminal trial to take place without a jury in more than 400 years started at the Royal Courts of Justice. The case, involving four men accused of a £1.75m armed robbery, is being heard by a judge, sitting alone, who will decide upon the men’s guilt or otherwise.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of inmates in England and Wales’ jails should be cut by a third, and the money saved put into community penalties, a report by MPs has said.”
BBC News, 14th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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