Lords’ membership cut considered – BBC News
“Membership of the House of Lords could be almost halved under proposals to replace peers with elected members.”
BBC News, 20th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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SRA begins review into ‘racially biased’ investigations – Legal Week
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has formally kicked off its review into the disproportionate number of lawyers from black and ethnic minorities who are subject to SRA investigation, by selecting a working party and setting out the terms of its review.”
Legal Week, 20th March 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
MPs to vote on terror bill after May polls – The Guardian
“Legislation raising the time limit for which terror suspects may be detained without charge from 28 days to 42 is to get its delayed Commons second reading on April 1, the leader of the house, Harriet Harman, is expected to announce today. The new timetable for the government’s counter-terrorism bill is likely to mean that key votes on the time limit – when ministers will face a backbench rebellion at report stage – will take place after the May local elections.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ipswich killer seeks to appeal sentence – Reuters
“Convicted serial killer Steve Wright sought permission on Wednesday to appeal the life sentence he was handed last month for murdering five prostitutes in his hometown of Ipswich.”
Reuters, 19th March 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Neighbour dispute costs £300,000 in legal bills – Daily Telegraph
“A feud over a 4ft-wide strip of land has seen neighbours rack up £300,000 in lawyers’ bills, and left one family effectively homeless.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Northern Rock shareholders prepare legal challenge for violation of human rights – The Times
“Northern Rock’s army of small shareholders took their campaign for compensation to the courts yesterday as they accused the Government of abusing their human rights by nationalising the stricken mortgage lender.”
The Times, 20th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Think you know the law? – BBC Magazine
“Parliament has begun moves to repeal all or part of 328 Acts which experts say are completely redundant. Test your knowledge of a slice of British legal history…”
BBC Magazine, 19th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges reject Islamic ‘phone marriage’ with woman in Bangladesh – The Times
“Three senior appeal judges have refused to recognise an ‘over the telephone’ Muslim marriage between an autistic British man and a woman in Bangladesh — even though the union is valid according to sharia or Islamic law.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
McCanns may take on other papers – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for Kate and Gerry McCann have not ruled out seeking damages from other papers over coverage of their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance after the couple’s unprecedented legal victory against Express Newspapers today.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Information Commissioner to focus on reducing risk, not enforcement – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that its aim is to protect people from the risks associated with abuses of their personal data rather than strictly enforce the law. It has announced its broad aims in a new strategy document.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Magistrate jailed for 18 months for fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate who told a businessman friend that he could make a court case against him ‘go away’ has been jailed for 18 months.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Policeman on bail ‘planned to kill others’ – The Guardian
“A police inspector who was bailed on a charge of murdering his wife and then went on to shoot his mother-in-law may have been planning to kill other members of his family, an inquest heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers target badly behaved children in £218m crime scheme – The Independent
“Hundreds of children displaying anti-social behaviour will be targeted by youth workers under government plans to cut crime.”
The Independent, 19th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Violent criminal who cannot be deported – Daily Telegraph
“A foreign criminal who attacked and robbed a pensioner cannot be deported because he is not considered dangerous enough, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Express Newspapers forced to apologise to McCann family over Madeleine allegations – The Guardian
“The Daily Express and Daily Star carried unprecedented front page apologies to Gerry and Kate McCann today for publishing more than 100 articles on the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, some of which suggested the couple were involved in her death.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed: the time has come for the jury to decide – The Times
“The inquests of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed reached a watershed yesterday when, after almost six months, they called their 252nd – and probably final – witness.”
The Times, 19th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police trying out national database with 750,000 mugshots, MPs told – The Guardian
“The police are developing the first national database of mugshots so that they can use face recognition technology to match CCTV images with details of offenders, MPs were told yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father of soldier killed in Afghanistan ‘will sue MoD for damages’ – Daily Telegraph
“The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan vowed last night to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence, demanding that it accepts liability for his son’s death.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bailiffs to get more regulation – BBC News
“Plans designed to protect householders from unscrupulous bailiffs have been announced by the Ministry of Justice.”
BBC News, 18th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court says UK-IPO was wrong to reject software-related patent – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has overturned a decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) to reject a patent application as being nothing more than software. The UK-IPO said that today’s ruling is incompatible with other decisions and will appeal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
