“An anti-paedophile vetting scheme that would have forced nine million people to undergo checks is to be ripped up under a review to be announced today, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Porsche driver caught using a laser jammer to disable police speed guns has been banned in a landmark court ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two men have been convicted of murdering a shopkeeper during a robbery at his village store in West Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The senior presiding judge for England and Wales has said he cannot back the closure of 18 of the 103 magistrates’ courts earmarked for closure.”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The implications of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) for local government legal services will be immense.”
The Lawyer, 20th October 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Court rules for first time that prenups should have ‘decisive weight’ in English divorce courts after Nicolas Granatino challenged agreement with Katrin Radmacher.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government must not hinder access to justice for personal injury victims as it takes forward Lord Young’s report on the ‘compensation culture’, lawyers’ groups have warned.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, today made an unexpected pledge to cut the record 85,000 daily prison population in England and Wales by 3,000 within four years.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rape victim who gave her baby away 20 years ago because she could not be sure if the child was her husband’s cannot now find out the truth because of adoption rules, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two 15-year-olds were found guilty today of killing suspected paedophile Robert Daley.”
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The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ challenges her conviction today.”
The Independent, 20th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prenuptial agreements have been recognised as enforceable under British divorce law for the first time, in a supreme court ruling today.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s scheme compensating victims of crime is to be changed as a result of the 7 July London bombs, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A justice minister has played down plans to use town halls as courtrooms because many magistrates are ‘middle aged women’ who were worried about their security.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The justice secretary has insisted he will not abolish short prison terms.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One inexplicable moment of cruelty when Mary Bale seized a cat and dropped it into a wheelie bin was punished with a modest £250 fine today. But the 45-year-old former bank worker may pay the price for her impulsive act for the rest of her life.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A decision on whether Abu Hamza will keep his British passport will hinge on whether he has lost his Egyptian citizenship, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Courts should make more use of video links to make it easier for witnesses to give evidence without going to court, the government has said.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reporters play an important role within the courts, but financial and time restraints mean they are more endangered than ever.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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