Bloody Sunday compensation could open door for other payouts – The Guardian
“Families of those killed on all sides during the Troubles may take up civil claims once this precedent is set.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Charity attacks plan to cut legal aid for victims of NHS neglect – The Independent
“A plan to cut legal aid for patients left physically or mentally damaged by NHS care is being legally challenged by a medical safety charity. Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) has issued judicial review proceedings against the Government on the basis that the cuts are ‘irrational and unfair’. Seriously injured patients, such as babies who suffer brain damage as a result of substandard obstetrics care, will be denied the compensation that their families need to provide proper care for them, according to AvMA.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dame Fiona Reynolds: now that the debate can begin, let’s have a framework that works for all – Daily Telegraph
“Director-general of National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds on the Coalition’s controversial planning reforms.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police officer who lied under oath facing jail term for perjury – Daily Telegraph
“A police officer who lied under oath after being caught drink-driving is facing a jail term for perjury.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Andrew Lindo must serve 22 years for murdering fiancee – The Guardian
“The teacher, who had a string of affairs, battered Marie Stewart to death then hid her body in a suitcase.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
First riot appeals listed next week – The Independent
“The first appeals by people convicted of being involved in the August riots are due to be heard next week.”
The Independent, 21st September 2001
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Phone-hacking inquiry judge is right to investigate behaviour of the media’s ‘good guys’ – The Guardian
“What is Lord Justice Leveson up to? The judge heading the phone-hacking inquiry is currently planning a series of public seminars on the relationship between the press and the public. Is he right to seek evidence about internal rules in such august institutions as the Guardian and the BBC? Or should he confine himself, as some critics are saying, to investigating the misbehaviour of the tabloid press and the police?”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pastor to be extradited to Kenya accused of stealing babies – The Guardian
“A self-styled evangelical archbishop who claimed he could deliver ‘miracle babies’ to infertile women in Britain is to be extradited to his home country of Kenya to face accusations of child abduction.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government proposes single catch-all consumer protection law – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has proposed centralising all existing UK consumer protection laws and regulations under a new Consumer Bill of Rights.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Super complaint filed over £1bn foreign currency fees – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate whether UK holidaymakers are paying too much for foreign currency following a super-complaint by a consumer watchdog.”
The Guardian, September 21st 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Car insurer’s repair costs “cannot be in the public interest”, judge says – OUT-LAW.com
“A major motor insurer has been ‘boosting profits’ beyond the actual costs it incurs carrying out repairs, a County Court judge has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Experts in family cases – judicial guidance (revised) – Legal Aid Handbook Blog
“Following our post last week HHJ Altman has revised his guidance to take account of the need to apply for prior authority as a pre-condition of exceeding the prescribed maximum rates for experts.”
Legal Aid Handbook Blog, 20th September 2011
Source: www: http://legalaidhandbook.com
Met police drop action against the Guardian over hacking sources – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police has dropped its attempt to force the Guardian to reveal confidential sources for stories relating to the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reprieved Travellers are warned they face a bill for costs of delay – The Independent
“Families who celebrated a last-gasp reprieve which prevented their eviction from a Travellers’ site at Dale Farm in Essex on Monday have been warned they will be hit with a bill for the costs of the delay, should the temporary injunction be cancelled at a second hearing on Friday.”
The Independent, 21st September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Louise Mensch complaint over New Statesman’s Sarah Palin claims upheld – The Guardian
“The press watchdog has upheld a complaint from Louise Mensch about three New Statesman articles that claimed the Conservative MP ‘identifies closely’ with the Tea Party politician Sarah Palin.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Expenses fraud MP Elliot Morley freed – The Independent
“Former environment minister Elliot Morley has been freed from prison after serving a quarter of his 16-month sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses, sources said.”
The Independent, 20th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Phone hacking, the Met police and the David Shayler case – The Guardian
“The Met police have turned to the Official Secrets Act to obtain Guardian phone hacking material. In 2000 they lost a similar case relating to former MI5 spy David Shayler.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK cannot deport Nigerian man convicted of rape, European court rules – The Guardian
“The Home Office’s ability to deport individuals who have committed crimes may be curtailed by a European court judgment banning the removal of a Nigerian man convicted of rape.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May defends decision to exclude Palestinian activist from UK – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has defended her decision to exclude the Palestinian political activist Sheikh Raed Salah from Britain, insisting that she will take pre-emptive action against those who encourage extremism. A high court judge is to decide whether Salah’s arrest and detention was illegal and if he should be entitled to damages for false imprisonment.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge critical over mother’s deportation – BBC News
“A judge has criticised the Home Office after a mother was separated from her two Nottingham children by being deported to her native Africa.”
BBC News, 20th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
