“The Solicitors Regulation Authority published the final version of its new solicitors handbook this week, as it revealed it had received ‘quite a number’ of enquiries from potential new market entrants about becoming alternative business structures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Planned reforms to sentencing policy could lead to criminals spending too little time behind bars, according to several top judges.”
BBC News, 7th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police officers and firefighters will not be prosecuted for breaking health and safety laws by putting their lives on the line, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Employers must act ‘proportionately’ when they provide women who are pregnant or on maternity leave with special treatment at work, an employment appeals tribunal has ruled.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The man who is suing Harry Potter author JK Rowling and publishers Bloomsbury has been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m as security for costs or the claim will be struck out.”
The Lawyer, 6th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A kitchen porter at a public school in Buckinghamshire has been cleared of pouring drain cleaner into pupils’ soup.”
BBC News, 6th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two-thirds of the public support the new enforced mediation assessments being introduced for divorcing and separating couples tomorrow, according to research published by City firm Charles Russell.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Government guidance on the rights of agency workers leaves some questions unanswered that will only be cleared up through employment tribunals, according to an employment law expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Highly embarrassing colonial-era files detailing the British army’s repressive tactics against Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya during the 1950s will be revealed in a landmark compensation case.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal ombudsman has warned that consumers will need to take even greater care checking the regulatory status of firms offering legal services when the legal world experiences its equivalent of the big bang this autumn.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Secretary must revoke a control order imposed on a terror suspect, the Court of Appeal ruled today.”
The Independent, 5th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A businessman has been ordered never to improperly reveal confidential information belonging to a company where he used to be a director.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government’s code to clamp down on illegal filesharing will not come into force for another six months as the Digital Economy Act is held up by a high court challenge.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence lobbied behind closed doors to restrict the provision of legal aid to claimants questioning the treatment of military detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher who dubbed himself the ‘Salford Stallion’ as he slept with three of his high school pupils was today jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 5th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Law Society president has reacted to negative news coverage concerning the growth in the number of solicitors.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Master of the Rolls has received a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Civil Costs on an increase to the Guideline Hourly Rates for 2011.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th April 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The parents of a teenager who was stabbed to death are part of a group calling for all crime victims to be involved in the sentencing process.”
BBC News, 5th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Top Gear episode which caused controversy with jokes about Mexicans has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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