Rebekah Brooks needn’t worry about her right to a fair trial – The Guardian
“Publicity from the phone-hacking inquiry doesn’t necessarily prejudice the cases of those arrested in the scandal.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Squatting law reforms ‘could cost taxpayers £790m over five years’ – The Guardian
“The cost of a new law to further criminalise squatting could run to almost 20 times official estimates, wiping out government legal aid budget savings, according to the findings of a newly published report.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Carpets not legal action’ to solve neighbour dispute – BBC News
“A £140,000 court case could have been avoided with ‘a moderate degree of carpeting’, a senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PJ Proby benefit fraud case dropped – The Guardian
“The US-born pop singer PJ Proby has been cleared of benefit fraud after the prosecution dropped its case following the discovery of new evidence.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surrogacy mother launches maternity leave challenge – Daily Telegraph
“A mother who had a baby through a surrogate has launched landmark legal action for the right to paid maternity leave.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Schools ‘illegally excluding pupils’ – BBC News
“Some schools in England are illegally excluding pupils, sometimes permanently, without going through the full formal process, a report says.”
BBC News, 19th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Israeli fraudster fights UK attempt to seize assets – The Independent
“A jailed lawyer who defrauded Holocaust survivors out of tens of millions of pounds will ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to block an attempt by British police to seize his multimillion-pound assets. In a landmark case, the convicted fraudster Israel Perry is claiming the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has no powers to confiscate his luxury homes and valuable art collection in the UK and elsewhere in the world.”
The Independent, 18th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
False retraction of rape claim case to go to supreme court – The Guardian
“A woman who was jailed for falsely retracting an accusation of rape against her allegedly violent and abusive husband is to take her case to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Times admits it ‘misled’ High Court over email hacking case – The Independent
“The Times misled the High Court during its attempt to name a detective as the writer of an anonymous blog, the newspaper’s then legal manager admitted yesterday.”
The Independent, 16th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Neuberger’s seven principles empower judges to speak – The Guardian
“What should judges be able say outside the courts? One of the most senior judges, Lord Neuberger, has proposed some principles for ‘extra-judicial’ statements. These are likely to shape judicial contributions to public debate for some time to come, but do they go far enough?”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sobriety bracelets’ to monitor offenders in alcohol-related cases – The Guardian
“Criminals convicted of alcohol-related offences who avoid jail will be forced to wear ‘sobriety bracelets’, which monitor drinking levels, under a tough community sentence regime ordered by David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Back-to-work schemes to face court hearing – The Guardian
“The government will have to defend two of its back-to-work schemes against accusations they exploit the unemployed as forced labour after a high court judge granted a hearing that could see benefit regulations overturned.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
News channels granted legal challenge to police call for Dale Farm footage – The Guardian
“The BBC, ITN and Sky News have been granted a judicial review into a court decision that they should hand hours of unbroadcast footage of the Dale Farm eviction to police.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior judge cautions colleagues over courting publicity – The Guardian
“Judges are becoming too eager to speak out, appear on television programmes such as MasterChef and criticise government policy, the head of the civil judiciary has warned.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-UK Border Force chief Brodie Clark settles legal dispute with Home Office – The Guardian
“The former head of the UK Border Force who resigned over last year’s security row has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Home Office in which neither side admits any liability or wrongdoing.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK Coal guilty over miner’s death – BBC News
“UK Coal has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a miner at a North Yorkshire colliery.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex special constable jailed for rape and underage sex – BBC News
“A Suffolk special constable with a fixation for women’s underwear has been jailed for eight years for raping a teenage girl.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Industrial disease wins exemption from CFA cut – Law Society’s Gazette
“Peers in the House of Lords have voted for sufferers of asbestos-related disease to be exempt from reforms to no win, no fee litigation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Gang members jailed for shootings – The Independent
” Five members of an underworld gang responsible for a series of shootings, and leaving a hand grenade on the front wall of Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish’s home were today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 16th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
