Partners at UK’s ten biggest law firms take home £1.1m in profits – The Times
“Partners at Britain’s ten biggest law firms took home an average of £1.1 million in profits last year.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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SRA comes under fire in Beresfords tribunal – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was accused of ignoring ‘false information’ and holding a ‘biased’ investigation, as the disciplinary tribunal against the coalminers lawyer Jim Beresford continued today.”
The Lawyer, 18th November 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Knife yobs fined as little as £1 – Daily Telegraph
“Yobs caught with knives are escaping with as little as a £1 fine, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court action aims to save rare insects from lorries – The Times
“An attempt began yesterday to stop a patch of land described as one of the country’s top three insect homes being turned into a lorry park and warehouse.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Iraqis accused of killing soldiers at risk of torture, court told – The Guardian
“Two Iraqis accused of killing British soldiers risk being tortured and executed, in violation of their human rights, if they are tried in Iraq for war crimes, the high court was told yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Outlawed: sex with trafficked prostitutes – The Independent
“Hundreds of thousands of men who buy sex risk acquiring a criminal record under plans set out today to clamp down on prostitution.”
The Independent, 19th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Victims cannot sue party – The Times
“Thousands of BNP members whose details were leaked will not be able to sue either the far-right group or the disgruntled former member suspected of publishing the list, leading lawyers said last night.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Justice system ‘fails vulnerable’ – BBC News
“The criminal justice system is failing people with learning disabilities from the point of arrest to their release from prison, a report suggests.”
BBC News, 19th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers hit out at Phil Woolas over claims asylum seeker charities are playing the system – Daily Telegraph
“Immigration minister Phil Woolas faced a scathing attack from leading lawyers after suggesting those representing asylum seekers were ‘playing the system’.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heather Mills complains to PCC – The Guardian
“Heather Mills has made a series of complaints to the UK’s press watchdog about alleged harassment, inaccurate reporting and invasion of privacy over articles in four newspapers, including the Sun and Daily Mail.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
300,000 UK visas ‘wrongly issued’ – BBC News
“An estimated 300,000 visas giving foreigners the right to come to Britain may have been wrongly approved every year, a committee of MPs has been told.”
BBC News, 18th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cuts and the Courts – BBC News
“The Ministry of Justice is seeking to save over £1 billion over the next three years.”
BBC News, 18th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge defends her memoir of abuse – BBC News
“A London judge has defended her memoir detailing a childhood of cruelty and neglect, which was published in 2006.”
BBC News, 18th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Broker escapes jail over forged FSA applications – The Times
“The first person to be prosecuted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over falsifying an application for authorisation to sell financial products has been given a suspended sentence.”
The Times, 18th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Peakman v Linbrooke Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1239 (13 November 2008)
H v Tomlinson [2008] EWCA Civ 1258 (13 November 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Allen Wilson Joinery Ltd v Privetgrange Construction Ltd [2008] EWHC 2802 (TCC) (17 November 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Government to unveil new laws to protect vulnerable children – The Guardian
“No government reforms can ‘make good the evil’ that happened to Baby P, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, said today.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers win concession on offset limits in climate bill – The Guardian
“The government last night moved to tighten its commitment to the 80% reduction of carbon emissions by the year 2050, introducing a safeguard that a limit be placed on reductions achieved by buying international offsetting credits.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pc fined over abusive Facebook postings – Daily Telegraph
“A policeman who posted abusive comments on a website, which appeared to condone the use of violence, has been fined by his force.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mike Pullen: ‘Companies need to take competition law seriously’ – The Times
“DLA’s head of competition, who was born on a fairground, says that competition watchdogs will only get more active.”
The Times, 17th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asylum-seeker charities are just playing the system, says Woolas – The Guardian
“Immigration minister Phil Woolas has attacked lawyers and charities working on behalf of asylum seekers, accusing them of undermining the law and ‘playing the system’. In an interview with the Guardian, Woolas described the legal professionals and NGO workers as ‘an industry’, and said most asylum seekers were not fleeing persecution but were economic migrants.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
