Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News
“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Phone-hacking scandal: DPP orders ‘robust approach’ – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service is to adopt a ‘robust approach’ in examining ‘recent or new substantive allegations’ of phone hacking.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Banks launch PPI challenge in high court – The Guardian
“High street banks will launch a high court challenge today against rules controlling their handling of complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog urges stronger data protection in EU law review – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations which lose personal data should be forced to disclose the data security breach, the European Union’s privacy watchdog has said. Planned changes to EU privacy law do not go far enough, said the official.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Why lawyers who fall foul of the legal watchdog should be named – The Guardian
“Complaints are the legal profession’s achilles heel. It was the Law Society’s failure to deal properly with complaints against solicitors in the late 1990s that helped trigger the reform process that led to the Legal Services Act 2007 – and a key element of the act is the new, independent Legal Ombudsman (LEO) service.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Already-published information ensures anonymity for privacy case subject, rules court – OUT-LAW.com
“The identity of a person at the centre of an alleged photograph and video blackmail attempt can stay anonymous, the High Court has ruled. Anonymity is required because some information about the case is already in the public domain, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
High risk criminals given community orders – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of dangerous criminals are handed community sentences every year despite being a high risk to the public, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Intelligence agencies go to supreme court over ruling on secret evidence – The Guardian
“MI5 and MI6 will argue in a test case before the supreme court tomorrow that in future no intelligence gathered abroad, even if initially obtained through torture, should ever be disclosed in a British court.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid change prompts concerns in Wales – BBC News
“Legal professionals in Wales have expressed concerns about reforms to the legal aid system.”
BBC News, 23rd Janaury 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gay couple’s hotel battle is latest case of religion clashing with human rights – The Guardian
“Stephen Preddy and Martyn Hall’s legal victory against a Christian hotel that refused them a double room is part of a growing trend of cases that pit faith against discrimination.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Koran-protest US pastor Terry Jones banned from UK – Daily Telegraph
“The American pastor who sparked a global controversy when he threatened to burn the Koran has been banned from entering Britain by the Home Office.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dog row shooting neighbour jailed for 18 years – BBC News
“A man who shot his neighbours in a row over their Rottweiler-mastiff dog has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 21st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale child rapist Neil Traynor jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A 35-year-old man has been jailed indefinitely for sexually abusing two young girls in Rochdale.”
BBC News, 21st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terror suspect Abid Naseer US extradition approved – BBC News
“A judge in London has approved the extradition to the US of an alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the UK and America.”
BBC News, 21st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How to prepare for a pupillage interview – The Guardian
“East Anglian Chambers barrister Rupert Myers is responsible for interviewing pupillage applicants. He passes on some tips.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brother of Harry Potter star jailed for attacking her – Daily Telegraph
“The brother of a Harry Potter star has been jailed for six months for a ‘prolonged and nasty’ attack in which she was beaten and branded a ‘slag’ for dating a non-Muslim.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan overturns Bloodgate ban – The Guardian
“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a high court battle over the Health Professions Council’s decision to strike him off for his part in the Bloodgate affair.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Great Yarmouth drug dealers’ sentences increased – BBC News
“Two men jailed for supplying cocaine in Great Yarmouth have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences increased.”
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham Bupa home fined over strangled woman – BBC News
“A Birmingham care home has been fined £150,000 after one of its residents was accidentally strangled by the seatbelt of her wheelchair.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My legal hero: Lord Leslie Scarman – The Guardian
“The man best known for conducting the Brixton riots inquiry has a greater legacy – his work to introduce human rights legislation in the UK – by Ruth Deech.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
