“The Legal Services Board could punish the Law Society and other regulators with multi-million-pound fines if they fail to meet its regulatory objectives, under proposals published this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association welcome the publication of the House of Commons Justice Select Committee’s report on the Work of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The report, entitled The Crown Prosecution Service: Gatekeeper of the Criminal Justice System, highlights areas for attention which include consistency, the piecemeal way in which its functions are developing and the proportion of cases taken by in-house advocates.”
The Bar Council, 6th August 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has amended the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the changes will come into force on 5 October 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Injured miners who successfully sued their former solicitors for under-settling coal health compensation claims have won tens of thousands of pounds in settlements, it has emerged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“This morning, once the paperwork is complete, three prison staff who have been mounting a round-the-clock bedwatch on a sick man close to his 80th birthday will slip away, leaving one of Britain’s most notorious villains free.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Her brief spell in charge of the country has been marked by Cabinet fall-outs and accusations that she was attempting to launch a leadership bid. But Harriet Harman warned yesterday that she has no intention of changing her outspoken approach.”
The Independent, 7th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There has been a marked rise in the number of UK pilots reporting incidents of laser torches being shone at their aircraft.”
BBC News, 6th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission, the self-regulation body of the UK newspaper industry, is to launch the first independent review of its governance structure since it was created 18 years ago.”
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The Guardian, 6th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Home Office minister today (5 August) admitted plans to review rape laws had gone back to the drawing board after an intervention by Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman.”
The Times, 5th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government claims that victims of crime are at the heart of the criminal justice system have raised ‘damaging’ expectations, says a report by MPs.”
BBC News, 5th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This week, Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader who is standing in for Gordon Brown while the Prime Minister is on holiday, vetoed a long-running review of rape laws at the eleventh hour, complaining that they failed to address the concerns of women.”
The Independent, 6th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Ministry of Defence press officer is to sue the government, claiming his health was affected by having to deal with the families of dead soldiers.”
BBC News, 5th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The man whose inquiry led to new vetting procedures for adults working with children today calls on the Government to rethink parts of its controversial anti-paedophile register.”
The Independent, 6th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The satisfaction of the Corby families last week about the High Court ruling over the link between the reclamation work of a former British Steel plant between 1985 and 1999 and the disabilities suffered by their children might have suggested that the compensation cheques had already being written.”
The Times, 6th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two men described as being ‘at the top of an evil pyramid’ of drug dealers who tortured their runners to make sure they obeyed, have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 360,000 children have been convicted of crimes since Labour came to power.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police officers should ‘exercise caution’ when asking to view images captured by members of the media according to amended advice to officers published by London’s police force, the Metropolitan Police Service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A British man has been arrested for his role in running one of the internet’s oldest file sharing websites.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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