Prisoners’ legal bill ‘colossal’ – BBC News
“The cost to taxpayers of funding legal action brought by prisoners is almost 20 times higher than it was seven years ago, new figures have shown.”
BBC News, 10th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Why solicitors need lessons in complaining – The Times
” The wheels of justice famously grind slow – but these days there are limits even to judicial slowness. More than 2,000 judges in England and Wales have been issued with a deadline for delivering their judgments and if they are late, must explain why.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman uses new forced marriage laws against father – The Independent
“A 22-year-old woman has used new legislation to protect herself from being married against her will in Pakistan.”
The Independent, 10th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Digital Britain report: Why Lord Carter should get real – The Guardian
“Last month’s release of Lord Carter’s ‘interim’ Digital Britain report sparked howls of outrage from network wonks across the land. Even as Gordon Brown gushed about the potential of the internet to be as important to Britain’s industrial and economic future as roads and bridges, the Carter report’s recommendations proposed to turn tomorrow’s road-and-bridge infrastructure over to the selfish mismanagement of special interests who want to be sure that their buggies won’t be crowded off the digital byways.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fund managers win libel damages over £1bn ‘hoodwink’ claim – The Times
” Fund managers accepted a public apology and ‘substantial’ undisclosed libel damages today over newspaper allegations that they intended to keep £1 billion of their investors’ money for themselves.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Conflicting Rights – BBC News
“What happens when the rights of two people collide and how does the law deal with the issue?”
BBC News, 6th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal aid and prisoners – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Lord Bach has today made a written ministerial statement on a consultation on legal aid and prisoners.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Payment Services Regulations laid before Parliament – OUT-LAW.com
“The regulation of credit and debit cards and other payment services will be tightened in the UK from November. New rules were laid before Parliament yesterday that aim to deliver greater competition in the market for payment services.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Bankers consider legal action over bonuses – The Times
“Banks could face legal action by disgruntled workers if they are denied bonuses, a leading employment lawyer said.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Surveillance needs better control, warn Lords – OUT-LAW.com
“The fundamental relationship between Government and the people of the UK is at risk because of the increasing surveillance being carried out by the state and by private bodies, a House of Lords Committee has said.”
OUT-LAW, 10th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Freshfields puts the brake on spiral of law salaries – The Times
“Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of Britain’s oldest law firms, yesterday called a ceasefire in a pay war in which starting salaries for City lawyers have risen to more than £90,000.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Low-alcohol wine manufacturer fights ban – The Times
“The food standards watchdog was accused yesterday of a ‘heavy handed abuse of power’ in banning a new low-alcohol wine in the face of Government policy urging people to drink sensibly.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Complaint lodged with watchdog over Smith’s expenses – The Independent
“A complaint has been made to the parliamentary sleaze watchdog about Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claiming allowances for a second home while living as a lodger with her sister, it was confirmed today.”
The Independent, 9th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawyer of alleged torture victim makes plea to MPs – The Guardian
“The British resident at the centre of a legal battle over alleged torture could leave Guantánamo Bay insane or in a coffin if the case continues to be dragged out, his lawyer said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jury blasts staff over death in cell – The Times
“Staff at a privately run jail failed to do all they could to ensure the safety of an inmate who killed himself while suffering a mental illness, a coroner’s jury ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guidance on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) – Ministry of Justice
“A guide to the main provisions in the European Community regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II), which came into force on 11 January 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
ZT (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
ZT (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“When a claim for asylum had been rejected as clearly unfounded under section 94(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and the claimant made further submissions, the Secretary of State for the Home Department had to consider whether those further submissions created a realistic prospect of success under rule 353 of the Immigration Rules (HC 395) and not whether they were clearly unfounded under section 94 of the 2002 Act.”
The Times, 9th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Ecstasy should be downgraded to class B drug say government advisers – Daily Telegraph
“Ecstasy should be downgraded to a class B drug, the government’s drugs advisers are to recommend.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government compiles travel records database – The Independent
“The Government is compiling a database to track and store the international travel records of millions of people. ”
The Independent, 8th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal loopholes ‘allowing MI5 to collude in torture’ – The Guardian
“An international human rights organisation is calling on the British government to close down legal loopholes that appear to give MI5 officers immunity from prosecution if they collude in the torture of British terrorism suspects in Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
