“The Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill aims to deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive justice system for victims, witnesses and the wider public.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Hugh James, Nelsons and Pannone have signed up to a post-Legal Services Act internet trading scheme called MyLawyer.co.uk that could challenge the position of the high street solicitor.”
The Lawyer, 9th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A man obsessed with female television celebrities and guns murdered Jill Dando nine years ago, the Old Bailey heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An ex-employee of recruitment firm Hays has been ordered to disclose details of his profile at social networking site LinkedIn. Mark Ions set up a rival agency and is accused of using LinkedIn to steal clients. He says Hays encouraged his use of the site.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A 30-year-old British citizen with schizophrenia was taken into custody and flown by immigration officers to a foreign country where he had no connections and was allegedly beaten up because he could not speak the language and could not make himself heard.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Environmental groups are campaigning against planning laws they claim will lead to ‘faceless bureaucrats’ taking decisions on major projects.”
BBC News, 9th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has called for an early hearing of the court case in which Northern Rock shareholders are suing the Treasury over the nationalisation of the bank, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 7th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government says it’s under control but a devastating new report reveals that a sophisticated new drugs trade is flooding British prisons with record levels of cocaine, cannabis and even heroin. In many cases it’s aided and abetted by corrupt prison guards. Jamie Doward reports.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 67,000 criminal suspects fail to answer bail every year, new figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Advertising Standards Authority is launching an investigation into a mailshot being sent by the bookselling company, Reader’s Digest.”
BBC News, 7th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Scores of victims horrifically injured in the 7 July London bombings are still waiting for full compensation almost three years after the attacks.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A solicitor who specialises in claiming compensation for sick coalminers has banked a personal profit of more than £30 million from the government-funded scheme.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cunning computer hackers have hijacked the Home Office crime reduction website and used it to carry out an elaborate online scam.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Homeowners threatened with repossession are being denied free legal advice because lawyers who provide it are being swamped, says a charity.”
BBC News, 8th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook, who was killed in a City bar because of a row over a spilt drink, berated a senior judge across a courtroom for the ‘disgusting’ 14-month sentence he passed on the man responsible.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A compulsory national identity card scheme could be used to monitor the movements of British citizens because of the dangers of ‘function creep’, a committee of MPs warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who suffers from a degenerative disease has called for the law on assisted suicide to be clarified so that she can decide when she wants to die.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A dossier of abuse of the human rights of children and young people in Britain will be presented to United Nations inspectors today in a joint submission from the four children’s commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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