“A man who has been repeatedly jailed for the past eight years for defying an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) is seeking to have it overturned.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Motorists who are marginally over the limit are to lose the right to demand a blood test under the biggest changes to drink-drive law in over 40 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The much trumpeted commission on a UK Bill of Rights has been launched by the Ministry of Justice. It is pretty much as was recently leaked, although it will now have eight rather than six experts chaired by Sir Leigh Lewis, a former Permanent Secretary to the Department of Work and Pensions.”
Legal Week, 21st March 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Targeting Muammar Gaddafi and his military high command is permissible under the broadly drawn terms of the UN security council resolution, according to many international lawyers.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: In full: UK government’s legal advice on Libya
“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing could be delayed for at least a year as its most contentious measures are battled out in the high court.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of the biggest issues in litigation management at the moment is e-disclosure.”
The Lawyer, 21st March 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Private security guards are gaining limited policing powers today under a Government scheme to relieve the petty crime burden on forces.”
The Independent, 21st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An independent Commission to investigate the case for a UK Bill of Rights has been launched today by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“LAG believes that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been guilty of playing rather fast and loose in its interpretation of the figures on the impact of the proposed civil legal aid cuts.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has delayed its plans to respond to the legal aid and civil costs consultations until after Easter, and will ‘review’ the definition of domestic violence, the legal aid minister said last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Police have been criticised for their handling of the case of a man with learning difficulties who died after being harassed in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Oxford graduate who sued a law college after failing her exams has lost a bid for damages and was told her own lack of aptitude was to blame.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has admitted that it cannot implement legislation to curb internet piracy until spring 2012 at the earliest, as it prepares for a legal battle in the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A British computer hacker who stole 400bn virtual gaming chips from an international gaming company has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Regulator Ofgem has told energy firms they must offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans to establish a new internet domain specifically for pornography are to proceed after internet regulators approved the .xxx suffix for adult entertainment sites, three years on from a decision to block the move.”
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The Guardian, 19th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police community support officer (PCSO) has been jailed for nine months after he laundered tens of thousands of pounds from a brothel run by his prostitute wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Government plans to merge national insurance and income tax expected in this week’s budget could be ‘politically explosive’ and create a new system of winners and losers, tax experts have warned.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Wakefield Pc sacked for inappropriate behaviour, including flirting with a drugs suspect, has failed in her High Court bid to get her job back.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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