Family court media reporting delays ‘wise’ – BBC News
“The government was wise to defer a decision on whether the media should be able to report family court hearings, according to a senior judge.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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West Midlands police facing judicial review over surveillance project – The Guardian
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three former MPs take expenses appeals to Supreme Court – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over their expenses claims have taken their case to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
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Legal privilege should not extend to accountants, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“The right to keep correspondence and documents relating to legal advice secret does not exist when the person giving the advice is an accountant, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ending the ‘compensation culture’ is not as simple as it seems – The Guardian
“Lord Young’s health and safety report shows that balancing the rights of defendants and claimants is a delicate business.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government launches shakeup of health and safety law – The Guardian
“The government pledged today to tackle the UK’s ‘damaging’ compensation culture with a shakeup of health and safety measures, including an end to ‘senseless’ rules and regulations.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga: Questions raised over flight guidelines for deportations – The Guardian
“The use of commercial aircraft to transport deportees has been called into question by a British Airways pilot following the death of Jimmy Mubenga.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children to be protected from risks of reality shows with new laws – Daily Telegraph
“Reality television shows face curbs on their use of children amid concerns that young participants are being exploited by programme-makers.”
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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search – The Guardian
“Black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in England and Wales, the most glaring example of ‘racial profiling’ researchers have seen, according to an international report.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers to be kept out of divorce battles – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers will be kept out of thousands of family dispute cases every year in a shake-up of divorce laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Landmark ruling for prenups in battle of multimillionaire heiress and her ex – The Guardian
“Prenuptial agreements could finally become legally binding in England and Wales if the supreme court rules against the disgruntled ex-husband of a German heiress on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Disgraced Dizaei paid just £750 court costs – Daily Telegraph
“Disgraced former police officer Ali Dizaei paid just £750 towards the five-figure cost of putting him on trial, it can be disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thinktank warns against legalising assisted suicide – The Guardian
“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
Man jailed for sex attacks on girls in Bracknell – BBC News
“A man who kidnapped girls, driving two of them to a hideaway and sexually attacking them, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
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Oboist loses Welsh National Opera dismissal claim – BBC News
“An oboist who played with Welsh National Opera (WNO) for 34 years has lost his claim of wrongful dismissal.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
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Drug dealer stripped of £550,000 assets – The Independent
“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
Woman jailed for stealing £1.7 million from employer – The Independent
“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
Reckitt Benckiser fined £10.2m by OFT – The Guardian
“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 health and safety review: recommendations – Daily Telegraph
“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
Criminal inquiry into Eastbourne lake sewage leak – BBC News
“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
