“Former billionaire could be entitled to claim up to £145 an hour in court costs under means-testing procedures introduced in 2010.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prime Minister has sent Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke back to the drawing board over sentencing reforms in a bid to reimpose the Tories’ law and order standing.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sienna Miller’s privacy and harassment claim in the News of the World phone-hacking action settled for £100,000 damages today.”
The Independent, 7th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Employment Tribunals only have power in certain circumstances to decide what proportion of damages someone is responsible for in discrimination cases where there is more than one guilty party, an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Legal Services Board has approved the application of the Bar Standards Board to increase the minimum pupillage award from £10,000 to £12,000 for a 12-months pupillage. The new rule comes into effect on 1 September 2011.”
Bar Standards Board, 7th June 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Users of Twitter could face legal action for contempt of court if they use the microblogging website to breach privacy injunctions, the Attorney General has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A UK court has fined a man more than £2,000 for illegally obtaining health patients’ personal data, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Doctors are to be drafted into the fight against terrorism by being asked to identify patients at risk of being drawn into violent extremism. The controversial move will be spelt out today by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, as she publishes the Government’s much-delayed strategy for combating extremism.”
The Independent, 7th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of people who represent themselves in the civil courts – because they cannot afford a lawyer and fall outside the limits that are set for legal aid funding – is about to rise because of government funding cuts, leaving courts braced for a growing number of vulnerable people fighting their own, often chaotic, cases.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2011
Sourse: www.guardian.co.uk
“The commission set up after the Birmingham Six case faces accusations of failing to help wrongfully convicted people.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A care home deputy manager who stole £11,500 from an 84-year-old resident has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 6th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A group of experts has been established to look at the impact of the UK Supreme Court on Scotland’s legal system.”
BBC News, 5th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“BT and TalkTalk will ask the Court of Appeal to assess a UK law that could force internet service providers (ISPs) to disconnect users who infringe copyrights online. The companies say the Digital Economy Act (DEA) breaks EU laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A superkmarket shopper has secured a £10,500 payout after slipping on a grape in a branch of Asda.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“European judges have ordered ministers to make a formal statement on whether it believes Christians’ rights have been infringed by previous decisions in the British courts, which have repeatedly dismissed their right to dress and act according to their beliefs.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Live coverage of the trial of alleged Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic at the Hague makes compelling viewing, but it also serves as a reminder to British broadcasters that they are, for the most, barred from pointing a camera at court proceedings in their own country.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of ordinary people and companies who give or receive corporate hospitality could find themselves under investigation if they err on the wrong side of the Bribery Act after July 1.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Vulnerable adults in care in England are to be given more protection from abuse, the government has said.”
BBC News, 5th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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