“Chris Wait does not pull his punches. ‘It’s despicable,’ he says. ‘If its provisions are implemented, the primary result will be that ordinary people are denied justice.'”
The Times, 25th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The master of the rolls has recommended that a single body should be responsible for hearing appeals brought by lawyers or legal businesses found to have breached licensing and ownership rules. Lord Neuberger said it is essential that common standards are applicable across the profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government’s definition of what constitutes complicity in torture has no basis in law, parliament’s joint committee on human rights warns today in a hard-hitting attack on its attitude towards the abuse of terrorism suspects.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A wife who signed a joint remortgage with her husband while he was having an affair will no longer have to meet her repayments, the Court of Appeal ruled today.”
The Independent, 24th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Read all the official documents from Alistair Darling’s 2010 Budget report in PDF form.”
BBC News, 24th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A loan fund akin to the student loans scheme and a ‘polluter pays’ funding mechanism are among ideas advanced today for legal aid funding by the Law Society.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced that the Ministry of Justice will be bringing Her Majesty’s Courts Service and the Tribunals Service into a new, single organisation.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A Hertfordshire GP who carried out sexual assaults on three women has been jailed for 16 months.”
BBC News, 24th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reforms of the law on libel will be taken forward in the next Parliament, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A hunger striker who held a 23-day fast in Parliament Square last year in protest at the Sri Lanka’s offensive against the Tamil Tigers is suing two newspapers over claims that he secretly ate burgers during his vigil.”
The Independent, 24th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office has abandoned a long-running criminal inquiry into a miners’ union and the world’s largest personal injury compensation scheme.”
The Times, 24th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers have assured clergy that they will not face legal action if they refuse to carry out new ‘gay weddings’ in churches.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Home Office is attempting to hold an employment tribunal involving the cousin of a convicted terrorist in secret it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Overseas claimants will be discouraged from launching libel cases in UK courts and a ‘public interest’ defence may be introduced to protect investigative journalism, under legal changes unveiled today.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There are ‘no circumstances’ in which Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could be released from prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has ‘absolutely no intention’ of paying compensation to Soham killer Ian Huntley after he was attacked in prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A baby spent 100 days in detention in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, the chief inspector of prisons discloses in a highly critical report published tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice secretary Jack Straw explains why he is proposing a law to curtail ‘libel tourism’ and create a ‘public interest’ defence.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People who intentionally stir up homophobic hatred could face up to seven years in prison under a new criminal offence introduced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The parliamentary watchdog has warned MPs that his organisation will come down on them ‘like a ton of bricks’ if they break new expenses rules, saying those who cheat could be fined or have pay docked.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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