“Why are we asking this now?
Because yesterday a British think-tank published a report for next year’s United Nations Strategic Drug Policy Review, suggesting that a decriminalised, regulated market in cannabis would cause less harm than the prohibition of the drug currently in force across most of the world.”
The Independent, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government is updating its counter-terrorism strategy to focus more on preventing the radicalisation of Muslims, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis is facing the ‘dilemma’ of when to take steps to kill herself or whether to wait until she needs help from her husband and risk his prosecution, the High Court was told yesterday. ”
The Times, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Former minister Keith Vaz is to face an official inquiry into allegations that he tried to interfere in a court case and breached the MPs’ code of conduct.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A civil servant is being prosecuted over an internet blog which detailed the kidnap, torture and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The widow of a film maker who died of a heart attack after being misdiagnosed by three GPs, has won substantial damages at the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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“A woman with multiple sclerosis has told the BBC she wants the High Court to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is launching an initiative to examine the barriers facing law students trying to pursue a career as a solicitor or a barrister.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Sir Igor Judge has been sworn in as the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Royal Courts of Justice.”
BBC News, 1st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court hearing to decide who is liable for damage of up to £1 billion suffered by the victims of the Buncefield oil depot explosion continues today.”
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Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 100 Britons have travelled to Switzerland to make use of laws that allow assisted suicide, a practice prohibited in Britain.”
The Times, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The system of US military courts is so politically biased that Binyam Mohamed, a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, has no prospect of a fair trial, his lawyers said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Our correspondent examines the changing role that confronts the Office of Fair Trading.”
The Times, 30th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A teenager who told the police she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather was told she must bring her bed quilt cover to the police station if she wanted the investigation to continue.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 49-year-old former teacher who sexually abused three young girls has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An increase in the national minimum wage from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour for adult workers has come into force.”
BBC News, 1st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who raped a schoolgirl after escaping from an open prison was today jailed for a minimum of nine years.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Millions of people who opted out of the state second pension will be given greater freedom to invest for their retirement under a change in the law that comes into force today.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Department [sic] of Justice’s plans to change the Information Commissioner’s powers will weaken the privacy regulator, a privacy law expert has warned. The planned changes could give organisations a way to avoid penalties, the expert said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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