College sued over sex abuse claim – BBC News
“A former City lawyer is claiming £5m damages against a Catholic school over sexual abuse he alleges he suffered there during the 1970s.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Legal aid reform programme – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Lord Bach has given a speech on the legal aid reform programme at the Advice Services Alliance conference in which he has announced that more people will be eligible for civil legal aid.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Cuts to forensic watchdog ‘will cause miscarriages of justice’ – The Independent
“Dozens of miscarriages of justice could occur in the next few months because the body that regulates expert witnesses in court is being shut down by the Government, senior scientists warned yesterday.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police accused of misusing terror laws against peaceful protests – The Guardian
“Laws intended for counter-terrorism are being misused in an increasingly heavy-handed approach to policing protests, a new parliamentary report warns today.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Right to privacy broken by a quarter of UK’s public databases, says report – The Guardian
“A quarter of all the largest public-sector database projects, including the ID cards register, are fundamentally flawed and clearly breach European data protection and rights laws, according to a report published today.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Unfair’ energy bill ban proposed – BBC News
“Energy companies will be banned from charging ‘unjustified’ prices under new rules proposed by the regulator Ofgem.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£46 award for innocent man’s 27 years in prison – The Observer
“Sean Hodgson, who spent 27 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, has been given just £46 by the government with which to restart his life. The Prison Service has awarded the mentally ill former prisoner the equivalent of £1.70 for every year he was wrongly imprisoned.”
The Observer, 22nd March 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Gordon Brown signals his opposition to assisted suicide – The Guardian
“Prime minister would not support proposal backed by more than 100 MPs to allow families to help terminally ill relatives to die.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New government rules to crack down on rogue clampers – The Times
“Parking companies will be subject to strict new limits on the penalties and fees they can charge, under government plans to drive rogue operators out of business.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Total liable for Buncefield blast – BBC News
“The High Court has ruled that oil company Total is liable for damages caused by the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 20th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm staff win landmark TUPE claim – Law Society’s Gazette
“Firms winning legal service contracts from competitors could face a ‘landslide’ of six-figure claims for unfair dismissal if they do not take on staff on reasonable terms along with the contract, the winner of a landmark employment tribunal case said this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th March 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Emergency law to halt inmates’ court payouts for slopping out – The Guardian
“Ministers are to introduce emergency legislation to prevent thousands of prison inmates pursuing more than £55m in compensation for a breach of human rights over ‘slopping out’.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met chief orders inquiry on beaten terror suspect – The Independent
“Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson last night demanded an urgent independent inquiry into why officers who arrested a terror suspect refused to give evidence to a High Court hearing into allegations of abuse.”
The Independent, 19th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher who flew to Brunei for 13-minute Army interview wins £35,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who flew halfway around the world for a 13-minute interview then denied the job because Army bosses were determined to hire a man has won £35,000 for ‘hurt feelings’.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents lose court battle to keep baby son alive – The Guardian
“A hospital ventilator keeping a nine-month-old baby alive could be turned off today after his parents lost a legal battle with a hospital yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Food watchdog failed to prevent deadly E coli outbreak, says inquiry – The Guardian
“Hygiene watchdogs failed to deal with long-standing, repetitive failures at an abattoir behind the second-worst E coli outbreak in Britain, according to today’s report into the incident, which killed a five-year-old boy, put 31 people in hospital, struck 44 schools and involved 157 people.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Islamophobe’ head Erica Connor wins Surrey County Council payout – The Times
“A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
More power for JPs raises fear of prison overcrowding crisis – The Times
“Longer prison sentences for assault, theft and benefit fraud are likely under plans to overhaul the courts system. But the proposed stronger powers for magistrates could bring the country’s overcrowded prisons to breaking point, campaign groups say.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sacked executive can sue for unfair dismissal over his green beliefs – Daily Telegraph
“An executive, who is devoted to saving the environment, has been given permission to sue his employers for unfair dismissal for allegedly discriminating against his views on climate change.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Privacy campaigner vows legal challenge to Street View – OUT-LAW.com
“A privacy campaigner will launch a legal challenge to Google’s Street View service, which was launched today. Simon Davies of Privacy International says that he will pursue ‘a test case’ against Google.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
