The Times Law100 2009 – The Times
“Who are Britain’s most powerful lawyers? The debate this year was lengthy and sometimes fiery, but here are our picks.”
The Times, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: news
Man guilty of Beshenivsky murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a policewoman who was shot dead during a bungled robbery.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminals awaiting deportation net £500,000 – The Independent
“Foreign criminals awaiting deportation have been handed some £500,000 in compensation since April last year, it has been revealed.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father wins Iraq inquest review – BBC News
“The father of a soldier killed in Iraq has won permission to challenge a coroner’s decision not to hold a full investigation into his son’s death.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Information Commissioner enjoys new powers to fine from April 2010 – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner will be handed new powers to issue fines next April. The Commissioner’s office has confirmed for the first time the date on which it will be able to hand out new fines.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
RSPCA to prosecute officer who left police dogs to die in hot car – The Guardian
“A police dog handler who left two alsatians to die in a car during the recent heatwave could face up to six months in jail and a £20,000 maximum fine after the RSPCA confirmed today it would prosecute the case.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gordon Brown’s plans to use phone tapping evidence in court thrown into chaos – The Times
“The proposed use of phone tapping evidence to secure convictions in terrorist and criminal trials has been shown in secret tests to be unworkable.”
The Times, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
SFO unveils plans for US-style negotiations – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has for the first time formalised its approach towards businesses that come forward with bribery and corruption issues in return for leniency.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Expenses clean-up bill is passed – BBC News
“A bill aimed at cleaning up Parliament after the MPs’ expenses scandal has become law after getting Royal Assent.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD pays £84 million in civil compensation – Daily Telegraph
“Civil compensation claims have cost the Ministry of Defence £84 million over the last year, new figures have shown.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Change would help to expose unjust rulings – The Times
“The move towards creating Britain’s first formal network of Sharia courts is a logical next step after the encouragement given to Islamic tribunals by leading legal and church leaders.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman ‘detained’ for filming police search launches high court challenge – The Guardian
“A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scholar denies that Islamic divorce procedure is biased against women – The Times
“Opponents of Sharia have long complained that it involves an inherent bias against women and treats them as second-rate citizens.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Chambers – BBC Radio 4
“First of two programmes which go behind the elegant facades of legal London to meet the barristers, clerks and staff of Outer Temple Chambers, one of London’s leading law chambers, as they prepare for the biggest upheaval in their history: the full implementation of the 2007 Legal Services Act.”
BBC Radio 4, 21st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Please note this programme will only be available for 7 days after the broadcast date.
Improve schools to give poor children a chance at professional jobs, report says – The Guardian
“Generations of poorer children will miss out on jobs in law and medicine unless Britain does more to give them a better education, a report on social mobility said today.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Survey on the future provision of Library services
CHEMS Consulting is carrying out a feasibility study on behalf of the Inner and Middle Temple to investigate the potential benefits of merging their two libraries and creating a Joint Education and Advocacy Centre.
One element in the feasibility study is to assess what the demand for library services is on the part of the Bar, students and other members of the Inns, and how it is currently being met. Both Inns also want to consider what services a merged library should offer its users if a merger were to proceed.
A survey questionnaire has been developed by the consultants in order to get the views of Inner and Middle Temple members and tenants and other Library users. From 29th June to 17th July the survey was available in electronic form on the Inns’ web sites and in printed form in both Libraries. Members and tenants of both Inns were also emailed about the survey. The Inner Temple results are now available on the Library’s web site. To view the results of the survey click here.
Government slammed for failure over bogus colleges and economic migrants – The Times
“Private colleges should face compulsory regulation to prevent ‘bogus’ institutions from operating as a front for illegal immigration, a parliamentary committee recommends today.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
House of Lords reforms will remove hereditary principle – Ministry of Justice
“Reforms unveiled today by Jack Straw as part of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill will remove the hereditary principle from the House of Lords and allow for the disqualification of peers found guilty of serious criminal offences.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
