“Defying the weight of medical and scientific opinion, Gordon Brown is to order tougher new laws today on cannabis possession. The Prime Minister has decided to overrule his own expert advisers and reverse the downgrading four years ago of Britain’s favourite illegal drug from a class B to a class C substance, threatening cannabis smokers with five-year prison terms.”
The Independent, 7th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Professor Karl Mackie, a tireless advocate of alternative dispute resolution, tells Jon Robins why the tide has turned for mediation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008
Source: www.lawsocietygazette.co.uk
“Getting ministers to disclose sensitive material about Iraq and Afghanistan can be like pulling teeth. In the US, dogged perseverance is paying off, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Meet-the-criminal programmes have won enormous support. So, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, why isn’t restorative justice being put to greater use?”
The Independent, 30th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” While the Government digests the disastrous effects of the Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Act 2004, introduced in July last year, on the protection of the victims of domestic violence, it might also give consideration to another legislative time-bomb affecting family proceedings.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“On this day (27th April) in 1968, British women were liberated from the dangers of back-street procedures.”
The Independent, 27th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Roger Smith reflects on a bungled attempt by the government to expedite deportations to countries with dubious human rights records.“
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Yesterday’s court rulings highlight the delicate relationship between the executive and the judiciary — one in which judges increasingly hold ministers to account, and find them wanting.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Slaughter and May’s new head of corporate has a hard act to follow but is used to thriving in a male-dominated environment.”
The Times, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Justice and the public interest seem to come a poor second to targets that the Director of Public Prosecutions is insisting on.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The euphoria lasts for a few weeks, or possibly months, before the reality of freedom for a victim of miscarriage of justice sets in, says John McManus. The reality can mean depression, drug addiction, alcoholism and a premature death.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Radical changes to the way childcare cases are processed and how much they will cost could leave vulnerable children at risk, family law experts fear. Grania Langdon-Down reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Four landmark court rulings last week placed into sharp focus the ongoing trial of strength between ministers and the judiciary.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The shake-up in legal aid is having a devastating effect on law centres – hitting some of those most deserving of legal help.”
The Times, 17th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mr Justice Collins has drawn gasps of disbelief in some quarters by ruling that human rights law might apply to soldiers on active service. In particular, he said, soldiers might enjoy the protection of law on the right to life. ”
The Times, 16th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading is set to target more company directors for criminal prosecution in a bid to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour, a senior figure at the competition watchdog said last night.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
” The inquest of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed was conducted with impeccable good sense and good humour by the coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker. It arrived at the obviously correct result: that the deaths were caused by the grossly negligent driving of the drunken Henri Paul, and the conduct of the chasing pack of journalists. But the law needs amendment to ensure that there is never again such an unnecessary and expensive intrusion into privacy and dignity.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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