Law firms rake in £700m in fees for coal miners’ claims – Legal Week
“Legal fees for firms advising on the ongoing compensation claims for sick coal miners have hit more than £700m.”
Legal Week, 12th June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Category: news
Treason laws could be abolished – Daily Telegraph
“The ancient laws of treason could be scrapped under plans to simplify the legal system.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords reject EU referendum call – BBC News
“The House of Lords has voted against holding a referendum on the EU Treaty – a day before the Irish Republic’s national ballot on the agreement.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD battles Next over duvet cover emblem – Daily Telegraph
“The Ministry of Defence has launched a legal battle against a high street shopping chain because a duvet cover features the RAF’s insignia.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Families call for tough sentences – BBC News
“Bereaved families have marched in London to demand tougher sentencing for the perpetrators of violent crime.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
42-day detention: what happens next? – The Guardian
“Ministers now face a fiendish struggle to get their plans to extend pre-charge detention for up to 42 days through the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Secret anti-terror documents ‘left on train’ – The Independent
“A police investigation has been launched after secret Government documents were left on a train, it was confirmed today.”
The Independent, 11th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days – BBC News
“Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three imprisoned in first OFT criminal prosecution for bid rigging – Office of Fair Trading
“Three UK businessmen were today sentenced to imprisonment for between two and a half to three years for cartel offences. All three were also disqualified from acting as company directors for periods of between five and seven years. These are the first ever convictions for a cartel offence since criminal prosecution powers were given to the OFT under the Enterprise Act.”
Office of Fair Trading, 11th June 2008
Source: www.oft.gov.uk
MS sufferer wins assisted suicide challenge – The Independent
“A multiple sclerosis sufferer won permission today to bring a High Court challenge to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 11th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law Soc backs Pakistani lawyers’ street protest – The Lawyer
“The Law Society has repeated its call for the rule of law to be upheld in Pakistan to protect the country’s lawyers and judges.”
The Lawyer, 11th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Injured soldier wins pay review – BBC News
“The compensation paid to a soldier badly injured in Afghanistan will be reviewed, the government has said.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife of July 21 terror plotter found guilty – The Guardian
“The wife of the attempted suicide bomber Hussain Osman has been found guilty of failing to tell the police about his plan to cause ‘carnage and mass murder’ on London’s underground.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Product placement: UK to oppose European Union directive – The Guardian
“The culture secretary, Andy Burnham, said today that the British government would not accept the European Union directive allowing product placement on UK television.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Social care law change in prospect – The Guardian
“The Law Commission today holds out the prospect of the first comprehensive reform of social care law for more than half a century. Announcing a formal review of what it calls ‘a confusing patchwork of conflicting statutes’, the commission says it aims to recommend a more coherent structure – preferably in the form of a single act of parliament.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Counter Terrorism Bill Debate (Video)
Watch the Commons debate the Counter-Terrorism Bill from 12.30pm today.
Source: www.parliament.uk
Iraq refugees coralled as Home Office asylum net widens – The Guardian
“More than 60 failed asylum seekers from Iraq have been rounded up by the UK Borders Agency in the past few days under what appears to be an accelerated programme of forced deportations.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prenuptial deals could be made legally binding – The Guardian
“Prenuptial agreements could become legally binding in England and Wales within a few years, under plans being considered by the Law Commission.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
