“A man who battered a pensioner to death after an argument at a bus stop was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 27th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported.”
BBC News, 27th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When is a class action not a class action? When it’s a collective redress scheme or a representative action or basically anything that does not sound like loony American litigation.”
The Times, 27th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Forget ‘Tesco law’ — the label now ascribed to the Big Bang that will lead to the shake-up of the legal services market in the next two years — it’s clearly going to be Co-op law.”
The Times, 27th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice launches a new advice website for families involved in disputes.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“As the sixth series of The X Factor gets under way, the spotlight falls on the latest group of hopefuls attempting to win a recording contract. But there can be only one winner and the ordeal suffered by Susan Boyle, a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, has intensified pressure on programme makers to offer better protection to those who take part.”
The Times, 27th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Consumers who lose money to underhand sales practices should be allowed to seek compensation in court, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 26th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Chief Executive of the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Chairman of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the President of the Law Society of England and Wales express their deep concern at reports of mass trials being held in Iran following the political unrest after the disputed June presidential elections.”
The Bar Council, 26th August 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Reform of the House of Lords is ‘unfinished business’ and a fundamental part of restoring trust in politics, Jack Straw said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Jack Straw today (26 August) became the first British minister to raise questions about the handling of the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A devoted father who discovered that two of his three children had been fathered by another man is suing his ex-wife for compensation.”
The Times, 27th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers representing a pregnant British woman convicted of drug smuggling in Laos have demanded her release, calling her trial there ‘a sham’.”
BBC News, 26th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The chairman of the Bar Standards Board explains why the Legal Services Act is a rather unsatisfactory piece of legislation.”
The Times, 27th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who killed his model girlfriend has lodged an appeal against his murder conviction and 24-year tariff.”
BBC News, 26th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who dazzled a police helicopter pilot by shining a laser beam into the cockpit ‘for a laugh’ was condemned for her behaviour today.”
The Independent, 26th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two teenagers were jailed today after being convicted of killing and robbing a grandfather described by the judge as ‘a gentle, amiable man’.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The BNP are facing huge fines and possible prosecution after they failed to submit records of donations. The party faced an unprecedented warning from the head of the Electoral Commission after they also failed to submit their annual accounts to the watchdog, as required by electoral law.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A CCTV intelligence team is scouring footage from cameras around West Ham United’s Upton Park ground to identify those involved in last night’s football violence. There have been 13 arrests in connection with the violence so far but more are expected as culprits are identified from CCTV pictures. Scotland Yard said it said it would be seeking football banning orders as the FA, which has launched an inquiry, said it would impose life-long bans against anyone involved in the trouble during which a 44-year-old man was stabbed in the chest. There were also three pitch invasions.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More people could resign and claim compensation for unfair dismissal if their company is taken over by another firm whose offices are further away following an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ruling, an employment law expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Internet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with anger to new proposals on how to tackle internet piracy.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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