“An art historian and author today failed to win a £500,000 divorce settlement from his wealthy former wife whose grandchildren he sexually abused.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The parents of murdered French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez are to sue British authorities over systematic failures in the justice system that contributed to their sons’ deaths.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Perceptions of unfairnness and prejudice in the selection of judges still widely persist, three years after a new body was set up to modernise the system.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The judge who heads Britain’s top court has warned that ‘popular emotion’ must not subvert the rule of law.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK.”
Legal Week, 4th June 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The former Lord Chancellor wants an end to off-the-record briefings and a relaxation of Cabinet collective responsibility.”
The Times, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A code of conduct for handling personal data was launched in London yesterday. But the document is inconsistent on the need for consent when collecting personal data, according to a data protection expert. Sometimes consent is not necessary, he said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Catholic charities who discriminate against homosexual couples who want to adopt children are breaking the law, the Charity Tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Under current law if you accompany a terminally ill relative to a clinic, knowing they are going there to be assisted in ending their own life, you are committing a crime. The Suicide Act 1961, now almost half a century old, makes this clear when it says that it is unlawful to “aid, abet, counsel or procure” the suicide of another person.”
The Times, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A school that is being sued for failing to prevent a vicious attack on a pupil does not need to give the victim’s legal team access to a database of pupil misbehaviour because the disclosure would be disproportionate and breach children’s human rights.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Immigration judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan who had an affair with his Brazilian cleaner has been paid nearly £300,000 while off work.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman with multiple sclerosis is urging the House of Lords to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Consumers are spoilt for choice when they seek content online and are confused about what is legal and not legal, according to a report published on Friday. That confusion, and the ease of lawbreaking, present challenges for Government, the authors say.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Hundreds of children fleeing war and persecution will be wrongly denied education and given no more help than adult asylum seekers in the UK under controversial changes introduced by the government, a leading charity warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to increase the firepower of its enforcement division by hiring several lawyers from leading City firms, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown said today there were ‘clear cases’ of MPs who may have broken the law over expense claims but insisted that only ‘a few’ MPs had abused the Westminster perks system.”
The Independent, 31st May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk‘
“Three people who tied up a student, doused him in petrol and set him on fire have been convicted of his murder.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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