“A Government review in to the viability of the ID cards programme must be published after a four year battle to keep it secret.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The NHS’s spending watchdog acted unlawfully when it decided to restrict access to drugs that could help thousands of older women with the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman with multiple sclerosis who is fighting to clarify the law on assisted suicide lost her case in the appeal court yesterday although campaigners said the ruling gave the clearest indication yet that anyone who helps a relative take their own life will not face criminal sanctions.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands more motorists will lose their licences under plans to give police the power to issue penalty points for careless driving without evidence being heard in court.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sixteen years after a man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his heavily pregnant wife by hanging, The Times has uncovered evidence that throws his conviction into doubt.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Muslim preacher awarded damages by European judges for being detained after September 11 attacks.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A father and daughter from a US church which has called for homosexuals to be killed, have been banned from entering the UK by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Foreign Office faces further scrutiny over controversial aspects of its ‘dangerous’ counter-terrorism policy after a sacked whistleblower yesterday announced that he was beginning legal proceedings against it.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman with multiple sclerosis has lost her Appeal Court case to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The latest round of QC appointments has been announced today (19 February), with more than a hundred barristers claiming the elite kitemark.”
Legal Week, 19th February 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A High Court judge yesterday banned any further reporting about a 13-year-old boy who allegedly fathered a baby with a 15-year-old.”
The Independent, 19th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A struck-off solicitor, Tim Robinson, who was jailed for masterminding a multi-million pound Legal Aid fraud has returned to giving legal advice.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prosecutors are being consulted over whether a criminal investigation should be ordered into UK security agents’ treatment of Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A secretary was awarded £9,000 in damages after she was branded a ‘bitch’ and ‘whore’ by her employer and made to scrub the male toilets.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the British Home Secretary, will face a formal sleaze inquiry after claiming thousands of pounds in tax payer-funded housing allowances while lodging with her sister.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former QC raised a civil case in court today against the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, accusing it of concealing the state of its finances.”
The Independent, 18th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported, despite fears he could face torture, a court ruled today. ”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The cost of running Britain’s state-run databases over the next ten years has soared to £34 billion, according to estimates from a new campaign against what it called the surveillance society.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An inquiry into discrimination in the UK’s biggest police force is to begin.”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Highly sensitive documents relating to the Iraq War have been stolen after being left unguarded on a train by a lawyer working for the Government, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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