“A culture of long hours and stress are driving increasing numbers of lawyers to drink and drugs, both within and outside the workplace.”
The Times, 6th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Electoral Commission, which oversees party funding, has rejected a complaint made by the Labour party about the Tories’ use of Constituency Campaigning Services (CCS).”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man whose teacher admitted abusing him over six years was told that his claim for government compensation should be kept at the lowest level because his experience was a ‘one-off incident’ and ‘consensual’, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A father who murdered his disabled daughter and young son in their bedrooms after struggling with the breakdown of his marriage has been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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“A fraudster has been jailed for six years for bouncing cheques worth £2m in Europe’s top auction houses.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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
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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
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