Daylight Saving Bill gets initial approval from MPs – BBC News
“The campaign to give the UK more hours of daylight in the evenings has been boosted by MPs who have given it initial approval.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Legal aid lawyers were struggling even before the cuts – The Guardian
“These are dark days for junior legal aid lawyers. Even before the cuts to the legal aid budget were announced last month, they were struggling to get by on salaries that are among the lowest in the public sector (£16,650 for trainee solicitors and £10,000 for trainee barristers, rising to little more than £25,000 after several years in the job). Now they’re bracing themselves for their practices to be decimated as many of their clients lose eligibility for state funding.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail – The Independent
“Thousands of repeat offenders are being spared jail by the courts, despite having as many as 100 previous convictions, it emerged last night.”
The Independent, 5th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High court judge to rule if coalition’s budget is biased against women – The Guardian
“A high court challenge aimed at overturning the government’s emergency, summer budget is due to be heard today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuser who videoed attacks on toddler jailed for murder – The Guardian
“A man who filmed himself attacking a 15-month-old repeatedly over six months has been jailed for 24 years for the boy’s murder.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man guilty of arranging estranged wife’s machete murder – The Guardian
“A man was today found guilty of ordering the murder of his estranged wife, who was hacked to death with a machete in a suburban street as she walked to collect the couple’s children.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The law on mercy killing is badly in need of an overhaul – Daily Telegraph
“The mandatory life sentence for murder is unknown in other countries and distorts the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deaths in police custody since 1998: 333; officers convicted: none – The Guardian
“A total of 333 people have died in or following police custody over the past 11 years, but no officer has ever been successfully prosecuted, according to a watchdog’s report.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No action over Facebook Koran burning girl – BBC News
“No action is to be taken against a teenage girl in the West Midlands who burnt a copy of the Koran, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boob Job cream manufacturer ‘using libel laws to silence critics’ – The Guardian
“The company that produces Boob Job cream has been accused of being a ‘charlatan and a bully’ for using libel laws to silence a plastic surgeon who criticised its product.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Commons inquiry – Law Society’s Gazette
“The House of Commons’ Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s recent legal aid green paper, inviting evidence on the likely impact of the reforms on the number and quality of legal aid practitioners, and whether the government’s civil justice proposals mirror the Jackson report.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lesbian mother loses battle to stop gay father spending time with children – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian mother has lost her Appeal Court battle to stop the wealthy gay father of her two children spending more time with them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More QCs on our TVs – The Guardian
“When the UK supreme court opened for business just over a year ago one of its most exciting innovations was that, for the first time in the UK, hearings would be filmed and recordings made available to broadcasters.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court upholds bid to ban cigarette machines – The Independent
“Government plans to ban cigarette vending machines to help prevent under-age smoking were upheld as lawful by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hair test ‘nearly cost mother baby’ – BBC News
“A hair test on a mother who nearly lost her child over alcohol allegations has been criticised by the High Court – potentially calling into question some tests done in similar cases.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal bid by former police chief adjourned – The Independent
“The latest appeal bid by a former Scotland Yard commander jailed for corruption will be heard next year after his case was adjourned today for investigations into new material he hopes will prove his innocence.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amnesty International say police bill will let war criminals go free – The Guardian
“Britain was accused by Amnesty International of handing a ‘free ticket’ to suspected war criminals after the government published parliamentary legislation designed to make it more difficult to arrest Israeli officials and ministers on British soil.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
