Year’s delay for Saville report – BBC News
“The Saville Inquiry’s report into the events of Bloody Sunday will not be completed until autumn 2009, the chairman of the inquiry has revealed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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MoD pays out £2.4m to Kosovan shot in the jaw – Daily Telegraph
“A Kosovan man shot in the jaw by a British soldier has been awarded £2.4 million compensation after suing the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FSA defends rules on life companies’ use of with-profits surpluses – OUT-LAW.com
“The FSA has resisted calls for a full-scale debate on the regulation of with-profits funds, but it has promised a major review of how effectively life companies are implementing its current rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Hunt sets out his roadmap for sweeping regulatory review – Legal Week
“Former Beachcroft senior partner Lord Hunt of the Wirral has unveiled more detail of how his nine-month review of the regulatory framework for the legal profession will proceed.”
Legal Week, 6th November 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Why ‘no win, no fee’ is bringing access to justice – The Times
“The slow squeezing of life out of the legal aid system over the past decade and the impact it has had on money available to fund group claims led to multiparty specialists concluding that — with only rare exceptions — such claims were doomed.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
UK campaigners welcome support from Washington for assisted suicide – The Guardian
“British campaigners seeking to decriminalise assisted suicide today welcomed news from the US election that voters in the state of Washington had backed the introduction of legislation to permit a form of euthanasia.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminals must be scared of going to court, says the country’s most senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals should be ‘frightened’ of going to court, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said, signalling a new tougher attitude towards sentencing.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Lester stands down as adviser to Jack Straw – The Times
“The Prime Minister’s plans to introduce a ‘Bill of Rights and Responsibilities’ have been dealt a blow with the resignation of the Lord Lester of Herne Hill, the Liberal Democrat peer.”
The Times, 5th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wife seeks rise in £1.1m divorce – BBC News
“A single mother who lost an appeal against her ex-partner’s settlement which included a £1.1m house has vowed to take her case to the European Court.”
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fresh row over UK’s long working hours – The Independent
“The Government tonight pledged to ‘stand firm’ to maintain an opt-out to the Working Time Directive after a committee of Euro MPs, including a Labour member, voted to scrap it.”
The Independent, 5th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tarique Ghaffur due to settle police race case out of court – The Guardian
“Britain’s highest-ranking Asian police officer, Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, is due to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Metropolitan police over his employment tribunal claim for racial discrimination before Commissioner Sir Ian Blair leaves office next month, a source has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government defeat on DNA database – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over the issue of keeping peoples’ DNA and fingerprints on the police national database.”
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smokers are banned from fostering – BBC News
“Smokers in a north-east London borough will not be able to foster children from January 2012 – unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances’.
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS’ ‘failure’ over woman’s death – BBC News
“A coroner has accused the NHS of systemic failure following the death of a 60-year-old woman who repeatedly called on the service for medical help.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man spied on girl in Asda toilet – BBC News
“A man who spied on a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket toilet has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmer jailed for animal cruelty – BBC News
“A Norfolk farmer has been jailed for five months for animal cruelty.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments – OUT-LAW.com
“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
