“The Kremlin is demanding the extradition of another Russian oligarch who has fled to England, the Guardian has discovered.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Details of the latest statistical updates, including statistics on the population in custody, end of custody licence releases, probation, sentencing, and women and the criminal justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An adviser to the Europe’s highest court recommended it reject a complaint by British phone company O2 against a rival that used its bubbles logo in a television advertising campaign.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The justice secretary has said fresh prison reforms will cut reoffending rates, reduce drug use in jails and give more skills to offenders.”
BBC News, 31st January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British legal secretary who claims her bosses refused to let her work flexible hours to care for her disabled son today won the first step of a landmark European court case.”
The Guardian, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers today called for greater openness about how MPs spend public money, in advance of this afternoon’s debate on the suspension of Derek Conway from the Commons.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A recent survey has revealed that people working in the law drink more cups of tea per day than those in all other professions.”
The Lawyer, 31st January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Hundreds of veterans who were subjected to tests at the Porton Down chemical warfare installation are to be awarded compensation totalling £3m, the defence minister Derek Twigg announced today.”
The Guardian, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“About 370 people die in road crashes in Britain each year because they fail to wear a seatbelt, safety campaigners said today.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 16,000 prisoners have been freed early – including 3,000 guilty of violent crimes – under a government scheme to cut jail overcrowding, the justice ministry revealed today.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating human or human-animal ‘hybrid’ embryos from dying children to aid key research.”
BBC News, 31st January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Form-filling by police officers who stop and search people on the streets is to be drastically reduced under plans to be announced next week to reduce the red tape in policing.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thousands of offenders who fail to turn up for community punishments are avoiding being returned to court if they claim to have overslept or produce their own sick note, the public spending watchdog says today.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Mental Health Act Commission has found that practitioners are being told to delay sectioning people with urgent mental health needs until primary care trusts ascertain who should pay for their treatment.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thousands of victims of sexual abuse including a woman whose life was ruined by the so-called Lotto rapist are preparing to lodge compensation claims after a landmark ruling by Britain’s highest court yesterday.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Anti-Muslim prejudice is dealt with less seriously than other forms of discrimination, a university study found.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenage mother reunited with her newborn baby by a judge yesterday will today face a social services application to take the boy away again.”
The Independent, 31st January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A young mother-of-three is to be tried by a crown court jury after being accused of throwing an apple core from her car on to the pavement.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rights in the workplace for millions of people, who care for relatives who are elderly or have disabilities, could be strengthened later.”
BBC News, 31st January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior commercial judge Mr Justice Aikens has earmarked the ongoing Box Clever dispute as a ‘guinea pig’ case, in which he will test the post-BCCI working party recommendations to streamline large-scale commercial litigation.”
Legal Week, 31st January 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
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