Appeal over teacher killer ruling – BBC News
“The government will challenge “robustly” the decision to allow the man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death to stay in the UK.”
BBC News, 21st August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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War widows face four-year wait for inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Widows of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are calling on the Government to clear the vast backlog of inquests.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm settles ‘homophobia’ discrimination case – The Independent
“Clifford Chance, the world’s biggest law business, has paid out an undisclosed sum in settlement of what is believed to be the first claim against a law firm for discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Early-release prisoner ‘given IOU for benefits’ – The Guardian
“A prisoner released early from jail with no money was handed an IOU for £140 but no information about where it could be redeemed, it was claimed today.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lack of assessment may lead to inmates’ release – The Independent
“The prospect of dangerous prisoners being released was raised yesterday by a High Court Judge who ruled that an inmate should be freed because of lack of facilities to assess whether he remained a threat to the public.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs cool on new law firm structures in ILEX poll – Legal Week
“Only a third of MPs believe the opening up of law firms to external investors will have a positive impact on the profession, according to new research published today (20 August).”
Legal Week, 20th August 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Lawrence killer to remain in UK – BBC News
“The man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death has been allowed to stay in the UK after winning an appeal against deportation.”
BBC News, 20th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Down with ‘Tesco law’ – a call to arms – The Times
“Plans to deregulate the legal market may threaten the existence of small practitioners but they can compete on service, says one High Street lawyer.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Urgency needed’ on knife crime – BBC News
“There must be greater urgency behind the fight to tackle knife crime and anti-social behaviour, the innovation, universities and skills secretary says.”
BBC News, 19th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for scrutiny of professionals in child deaths – Daily Telegraph
“Social Services chiefs are investigating the murders of vulnerable children even though blunders by their own staff may have contributed to the tragedies, writes Ben Leapman.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims of white-collar crime ‘ignored for sake of statistics’ – The Times
“Victims of corporate crime – such as the Maxwell pensions scandal and the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International – are largely overlooked by officials because they do not fit government targets, it is claimed today.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog criticises government for spying on miners – The Guardian
“The Department of Trade and Industry has been criticised by a government watchdog for unjustifiable spying on former coalminers claiming compensation for industrial injuries. The department used investigators in clandestine surveillance operations to verify claims from miners who say they have suffered illnesses from working down the pits.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal quiz on £5.5m rail platform – BBC News
“Wales’s disability rights commissioner is taking legal advice on whether the absence of a lift at a rail station’s £5.5m new platform breaks the law.”
BBC News, 19th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top BA staff face criminal inquiry in price-fixing case – The Guardian
“The price fixing scandal at British Airways deepened yesterday after it emerged the US department of justice will open criminal investigations into senior staff at the airline next week.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two supermarkets in e-mail probe – BBC News
“Two of the UK’s supermarket giants have been ordered to hand over millions of e-mails and letters as part of a Competition Commission investigation.”
BBC News, 18th August 2007
YouTube row over social services baby threat – Daily Telegraph
“A heavily pregnant woman is at the centre of an extraordinary legal battle with social workers after she secretly recorded them threatening to take away her newborn baby.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crisis court cells ‘inadequate’ – BBC News
“Serious concerns have been raised in a new report into the use of a London court’s cells during the prison overcrowding emergency this summer.”
BBC News, 20th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Army officer sues for £1m over spy claim – Daily Telegraph
“A former Paratrooper whose career was destroyed after he was falsely accused of spying is to sue the Government for record damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parliament protest cleared – The Guardian
“Dozens of people who had set up a peace camp opposite the House of Commons to protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were evicted yesterday after officials claimed they had turned the area into a health hazard.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
