“Campaigners for lower international debts are backing a proposed law in the UK parliament called the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill.”
BBC World Service, 26th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The families of victims of the July 7 bombings and survivors of the attacks could have to spend their compensation and life insurance payouts on hiring lawyers for the inquests, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer, has asked the High Court to fix a time when he can be considered for release from prison.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy.”
The Times, 28th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has published guidance to European Regulations on which law applies in international disputes. The guidance relates to new rules that came into force in December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ‘extreme’ unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A woman who had sex almost 200 times with a 12-year-old boy was today jailed for nine years.”
The Independent, 26th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A self-proclaimed ‘visionary healer’ who claims to be able to treat illness from a distance is facing prosecution by Trading Standards for suggestions that he can cure cancer.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“There was a growing clamour tonight for the reform and even abolition of the government’s intelligence and security committee after senior appeal court judges concluded that the security services they are supposed to scrutinise on behalf of the prime minister were able to get away with ‘a dubious record’ on torture.”
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The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers were today urged to abandon the use of control orders because they cost too much and have done ‘untold damage to the UK’s international reputation as a nation which prizes the value of fairness’.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumer Focus issued a threat of legal action against npower this week as the two sides haggle over compensation after the energy supplier was accused of overcharging two million customers.”
The Times, 27th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prisoners who will miss out on early release because a Government scheme was brought to an end are being advised to apply for another scheme to avoid “disappointment”, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jailing one young criminal costs the taxpayer as much as £140,000 a year, a report says today. Locking up young offenders makes them more likely to commit further crimes and be unemployed later in life, the New Economics Foundation says.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The decision of the Court of Appeal judges today to restore most of their original criticisms of the security services is a victory for common sense and open justice.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Appeal Court has published a judge’s criticisms of MI5 after a row over censorship.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Record numbers of disgruntled parents are expected to seek legal advice this week after failing to secure their children places at any of their preferred secondary schools.”
The Independent, 28th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 19-year-old who killed her boyfriend on the day she received her A-level results has been sentenced to five years in a young offenders’ institute.”
BBC News, 26th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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