“Judges have slammed government plans to cut legal aid, but also criticised publicly funded lawyers who bring ‘unmeritorious’ public law claims, and proposed limiting legal aid in judicial review cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government is running the risk of making it more difficult to convict rapists by relaxing the rules for retaining the DNA of suspects, the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has warned.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Scotland Yard is to contest a lawsuit that could establish the true number of victims in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Male pensioners could lose around £340 a year if the European court backs gender equality rules for insurance companies this week, experts are predicting.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Children as young as 13 are being released from custody without a safe place to live, forcing them into a cycle of homelessness and reoffending, research has shown.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has bowed to pressure from business and relaxed key elements of the Bribery Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman has been jailed for lying that she had been abducted and raped after becoming worried her husband would find out about a one night stand.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet after becoming radicalised has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A commuter who sued London Underground for £1 million damages after he was grabbed by an employee at a ticket barrier has won just £11,925 in compensation.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Appeal court rejects Rangzieb Ahmed’s claim that British authorities ‘outsourced’ his torture to Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A US businessman who stabbed his wife 23 times and left her under a hedge has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Companies whose small print changes the basis of consumer deals will face investigation by consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), it has said. According to the OFT, one in five consumers had experienced a contract problem in the last year.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“An in-depth study into education and training within the profession will address the current ‘mismatch’ between the number of Legal Practice Course graduates and training contracts, and will assess the role of paralegals, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A convict with ‘severe social phobia’ has taken a prison governor to court for refusing to let him finish his sentence in privacy of his own home.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There is a serious mismatch between the government’s aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet was facing jail today (24 February).”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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