Witness law to be debated by MPs – BBC News
“MPs are to debate emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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42 days: Government plans set for rough ride in Lords – The Guardian
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s government will today join peers from all parties to attack the government’s plans for 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dolcis pays woman £7,000 compensation after high heels snap – Daily Telegraph
“A student has been awarded more than £7,000 compensation after breaking her ankle when a heel on one of her new shoes snapped at the start of a night out.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fraud: Whitehall ‘doomed to lose £1bn of benefit payments every year’ – The Guardian
“The Whitehall department fighting benefit fraud and error will always lose more than £1bn of taxpayers’ cash every year to cheats and through mistakes, the civil servant running the department tells MPs in a letter published today.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jails crackdown on drugs and phones – The Guardian
“New security devices, including hand-held mobile-phone blockers and metal-detecting chairs are to be introduced in prisons in England and Wales by March to crack down on the supply of illicit drugs into jails, it was announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Falconer to join US firm – The Times
“The former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, is to join a top American law firm, The Times has learned.”
The Times, 8th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Benefit fraud ‘needs firm action’ – BBC News
“The government needs to do more to prosecute suspected benefit fraudsters, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliamentary Briefing on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2008 – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council has prepared a Parliamentary Briefing on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2008 which is being taken through its Commons Second Reading stage tomorrow, Tuesday 8 July 2008.”
Parliamentary Briefing Paper (PDF)
The Bar Council, 7th July 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
UK privacy watchdog says EU laws are not good enough – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s privacy watchdog has said that EU privacy laws are out of date and in need of reform. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commissioned a research firm to look into how the law could be changed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Knife crime: Jack Straw orders review of sentences for offenders – Daily Telegraph
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has been forced to order a review of the penalties for carrying a knife, just weeks before rules which mean offenders could escape with just a fine come into force.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Senior peers to mount attack on 42-days plan – The Independent
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s cabinet will today lead a devastating assault against plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”
The Independent, 8th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Privacy group protests about Street View, but Google says blurring protects privacy – OUT-LAW.com
“A privacy pressure group has told Google that its Street View photography service might break the law. But the company says that its technical measures will safeguard people’s privacy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
SFO dropped BAE inquiry over ‘national security’ concerns, law lords told – The Times
“The decision to drop the Serious Fraud Office bribery investigation into BAE Systems’ £43 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia was taken for the sake of national security and not for commercial reasons, five law lords were told today.”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Clerk jailed for £72m bank fraud – BBC News
“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost £72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge is Britain’s new top judge – The Times
“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records – The Guardian
“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Molseed killer to fight sentence – BBC News
“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City lawyers close in on New York rivals – The Times
“A record year for the City’s leading law firms saw them close the gap on their New York rivals in profitability, according to research published today.”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prisons: Ministers urged to scrap sentencing reform plans – The Guardian
“The government was today urged to abandon plans to introduce US-style sentencing grids to help ease prison overcrowding.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
One in three lawyers would dissuade their children from following in their footsteps – Daily Telegraph
“British professionals are so dissatisfied with their roles that one in four would discourage their children from following in their footsteps, a survey suggests.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
