“A High Court judge investigating a mother with learning difficulties whose children became victims of a dangerous paedophile has strongly condemned the way the case was handled by a county’s social services.”
The Independent, 21st April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The prime minister has waded into the debate on the use of superinjunctions by the rich and famous to avoid allegations of scandal, declaring that parliament and not the courts should decide where the right to privacy begins.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“Judges have ruled that Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit social care for disabled people are unlawful.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter called on personal injury lawyers to get their clients involved in the fight to amend the government’s proposals on civil litigation costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Dogs’ owners will face prosecution if their animal bites someone on private property under new legislation being drawn up by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Contempt proceedings are to begin against a juror who allegedly contacted a defendant through Facebook during a drugs trial, causing it to collapse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
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“A legal executive was jailed for two-and-a-half years today after admitting defrauding four elderly clients out of more than £100,000, police said.”
The Independent, 20th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“For the best part of half a century, kiss’n’tell stories have been guaranteed sales-winners for popular newspapers. The earliest examples – Christine Keeler and Diana Dors spring to mind – were tame stuff compared with their modern equivalents.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A legal attempt to sterilise a 21-year-old mother with ‘significant learning difficulties’ to prevent further pregnancies has been withdrawn.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
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“A man has failed in his bid to overturn a ban on holding events including sex parties at his London mansion.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
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“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
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“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing received a significant boost on Wednesday, as a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act failed to halt the legislation.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The independent police watchdog is investigating after a father-to-be died in police custody following an apparent altercation at a pub in east London.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Kent mother who was jailed for tying up her daughter to stop her buying heroin has lost an appeal against her prison sentence.”
BBC News, 19th April 2011
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“The UK’s biggest commercial broadcasters have joined forces to warn David Cameron against a wholesale relaxation of intellectual property (IP) laws, saying it could cripple the country’s £4bn audiovisual sector.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK banks have lost a judicial review that could have a major impact on whether more compensation has to be paid on mis-sold loan insurance..”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“As OLPAS application deadline approaches, we’ve assembled a panel of pupils to answer your questions. They will be online on Wednesday 20 April from 6pm to 8pm.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy. Since he took up the post in November 2008, he has had to contend with the case of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 Summit, the controversy around assisted suicide and has been drawn into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Now he faces another challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death as she slept then blamed an armed robber was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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