Criticism over meningitis death – BBC News
“A hospital has been criticised by a coroner for failing to spot that a 10-year-old boy, who later died from meningitis, was gravely ill.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Prisoner’s High Court battle for the right to vote – The Independent
“A prisoner has launched a High Court battle for the right to vote in parliamentary and EU elections.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Equality bill takes aim at ‘institutional ageism’ in NHS – The Guardian
“Ageism within the NHS and social care is set to be made illegal after a review of the treatment of older people found discrimination was ‘rooted’ in the attitudes of staff and organisations.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children allegedly hurt by police CS spray during arrest – The Guardian
“A senior police officer tonight said his force was concerned by complaints that children were injured by CS spray during an arrest.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law of confidence can trump libel law, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has upheld a famous person’s rights under the law of confidence over someone else’s right to reveal his activity with a prostitute under defamation law. The Court has granted an interim injunction which will keep the man’s identity a secret.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Reduced legal aid rates will cause ‘mass exodus’ of law firms – The Times
“Vulnerable children and families will bear the brunt of swingeing new cuts that will cause a ‘mass exodus’ of law firms from legal aid, lawyers warned yesterday.”
The Times, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Violent crimes ‘wrongly classed’ – BBC News
“More than a third of violent incidents classed as ‘no crime’ have been wrongly recorded, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Freelancer’s copyright infringed by sales of digital back issues, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A Daily Mirror service which sold digital copies of back issues infringed the copyright of a freelance photographer whose pictures appeared on their pages, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Lord Woolf raps solicitors for CPR failings – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lord Woolf has blamed lawyers, the judiciary and government for blunting the impact of his 10-year-old reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal training: is it taking too long? – The Times
“American commercial law firms are beating their City counterparts in the race for the best international talent because of anachronistic legal profession rules, say leading UK academics.”
The Times, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Outrage at government plan for secret inquests – The Independent
“Plans to introduce secret inquiries into controversial deaths from which the public and bereaved families could be banned are to be pushed through the House of Commons by the Government.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
SFO opens criminal inquiry into ‘Beano’ Levene – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today announced it was opening a criminal investigation into Nicholas Levene, the bankrupt City trader.”
The Times, 21st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Detections using DNA database fall despite huge rise in profiles – The Guardian
“Detections using the national DNA database have fallen over the past two years despite the number of profiles increasing by 1m and its running costs doubling to £4.2m a year.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Protester injunction bid rejected – BBC News
“An energy company has been criticised for taking legal action against a protester under the Terrorism Act.”
BBC News, 21st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The David v Goliath battle on costs – The Times
“Radical changes to the civil justice system were made just over ten years ago and it is less than a decade since the last big reform to funding, when legal aid was withdrawn for personal injury claims. Now a radical review of costs is being carried out by Lord Justice Jackson.”
The Times, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fraudster jailed for crash-for-cash scam – The Independent
“A fraudster who staged almost 100 car accidents and used the insurance payouts to fund a glamorous lifestyle was jailed yesterday.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Times wins Reynolds qualified privilege battle – The Times
“Last week The Times won an important preliminary issue in a long-running libel action with a police officer by establishing that an article it published in 2006 was covered by Reynolds qualified privilege.”
The Times, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog gives pub industry the all-clear – The Independent
“Britain’s pub industry was given the all-clear by competition watchdogs today following a ‘super complaint’ about so-called beer ties.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cases which undermined the Human Rights Act – Daily Telegraph
“As Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, defends the Human Rights Act, here are five of the most controversial cases in which it has been invoked.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministers to consider bolstering press freedom after ‘super-injunction’ debate – The Guardian
“The government is concerned that double gagging orders – ‘super-injunctions’ – are being used too readily by libel law firms, and will involve the judiciary in a consultation hoping to bring down their use.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
