“Peers took just minutes tonight to back the repeal of hundreds of outdated laws, stretching back over nearly 700 years.”
The Independent, 5th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The appointment of an investment bank administrator under the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 was not analogous to the appointment of a liquidator.”
WLR Daily, 1st November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Criminals will face justice far more quickly as court committal hearings are abolished in dozens of areas of England and Wales from today [5 November].”
Ministry of Justice, 5th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“He was the very embodiment of the flash City trader – a self-made millionaire who rode the wave of the 1980s big bang to become a financial player famed for throwing lavish parties attended by celebrities and leading business figures.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Department for Education has announced that it proposes to introduce amendments to the Children Act 1989 in order to provide for a presumption of shared parenting. A new section 1 (2A) will be inserted into the Act as follows:
‘(2A) A court, in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or (7), is as respects each parent within subsection (6)(a) to presume, unless the contrary is shown, that involvement of that parent in the life of the child concerned will further the child’s welfare.'”
Family Law Week, 6th November 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Cooperative parenting following family separation: proposed legislation on the involvement of parents in a child’s life.”
Family Law Bar Association, 5th November 2012
Source: www.flba.co.uk
“The attorney general has vowed to urgently apply for a new inquest for Hillsborough victim Kevin Williams after learning his mother has cancer.”
BBC News, 5th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ofcom has criticised Channel 4 for airing dating show Love Shaft, which featured contestants talking about ‘massive tits’, ‘slut’ and ‘part-time slut’, when young children were likely to be watching.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government plans to enshrine the right of both divorced fathers and mothers to see their children risk putting victims of domestic violence and their children in danger, according to a report.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans for a fresh inquiry into allegations of child abuse in north Wales are to be outlined to MPs later by Home Secretary Theresa May.”
BBC News, 6th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A predatory paedophile whose ‘truly horrific’ abduction of a 10-year-old boy sparked mass street protests has been jailed indefinitely for public protection.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new governing body may be needed if cycling is to recover from the drugs scandal currently engulfing the sport, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Giving all doctors annual assessments and detailed checks every five years will result in better care for patients and reduce compensation claims, but may see an exodus of experienced medics from the NHS who are reluctant to be tested, a government study has warned.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Footballer Ched Evans who was jailed for rape is launching a new challenge against his conviction today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An undertaker who stole a purse from a woman hours after she died has been jailed. Grahame Lawler, 37, of Teversham Road, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, was called to the home of Muriel Swift, 78, in Linton in July after police discovered her body.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who tortured a teenage boy by making him drink his own urine and lick up his blood has been sentenced to four years in prison.”
The Independent, 5th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former gamekeeper has been found guilty of the murder of a retired colonel in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 5th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A survey shows that most law firms have not planned to change their pro bono activity to respond to the cuts in legal aid.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has established a new code of conduct that details the organisation’s obligations to its licence users.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
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