“The old, ill, mute and frail will be deemed expendable if assisted suicide is legalised, a thinktank says today. Society’s most vulnerable risk being bullied into an early death by greedy or uncaring relatives or bureaucrats, according to a study published by the Centre for Policy Studies.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who kidnapped girls, driving two of them to a hideaway and sexually attacking them, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An oboist who played with Welsh National Opera (WNO) for 34 years has lost his claim of wrongful dismissal.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A jailed drug dealer was stripped of more than half a million pounds of assets today – including his house, yacht and three flats.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A cashier at a firm of solicitors who stole £1.7 million over seven years to finance a luxurious lifestyle for herself and her husband was today jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Drug company stopped NHS doctors prescribing cheaper alternatives to its heartburn medicine Gaviscon.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Young has published a review into Britain’s compensation culture. These are the main recommendations made in his report Common Sense Common Safety.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General has said that operators of websites should be responsible for comments made by visitors to their sites that prejudice trials. Dominic Grieve said that he wants ‘further discussions’ on site owners’ liability.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Family solicitors have warned that government plans to divert private law disputes over children away from the courts and towards mediation may not lead to child-focused outcomes.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man who had never passed a driving test has been jailed for seven years for killing two friends and injuring another in a crash.”
BBC News, 14th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 23-year-old dance teacher who groomed and sexually exploited five girls has been jailed for 10 years.”
BBC news, 14th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain is to begin the forced return of thousands of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe in a change of policy condemned by human rights groups.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A review of counter-terrorism legislation is expected to tell ministers that control orders for suspects should remain, but the time police can hold suspects without charge should be cut to 14 days from 28, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who stabbed his ex-partner to death while on bail charged with raping her has been given life in prison.”
The Independent, 14th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lord Justice Scott Baker’s review will consider whether the treaty between the United States and the UK is ‘unbalanced’ and will also look at the powers available to the Home Secretary to intervene in cases, the Home Office said.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior Muslim cleric in charge of Britain’s largest group of sharia law courts has claimed that there is no such thing as rape within marriage.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The decision on whether to bring into force provisions to change the restrictions on media reporting of family court hearings, will be decided after the publication of the Family Justice Review’s final report next year.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to be merged with the Competition Commission (CC) in a Government bid to ‘increase the clarity’ of competition law enforcement.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Ministry of Justice has today announced that a number of its public bodies will be substantially reformed as part of the government’s commitment to radically increasing their transparency, accountability and efficiency.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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