“A leading law firm has been found ‘in contempt’ of the Commons after threatening an MP with legal proceedings if he made allegations about one of its clients in the House.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the government’s decision on the question of compensation for pleural plaques.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An academic who took a stand against ‘dumbing down’ the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A parliamentary investigation into the businessmen who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover has been called off after it emerged that Lord Mandelson is close to commencing legal proceedings to have them banned from being company directors.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Law Society’s legal action against the Office for Legal Complaints and the government to determine whether employment protection rules apply to staff at the Legal Complaints Service was heard in the High Court last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Controversial proposals that would give Lord Mandelson unprecedented powers to amend copyright laws will be jettisoned next week when the Government suffers the first large defeat of its flagship media plans.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.”
The Times, 24th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mercy killers will face the full rigours of the criminal law under guidelines to be announced today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is planning to close a loophole in the law that makes it legal to hack into someone else’s voicemail messages if they have already been listened to by the owner.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK Sikh Federation says it might take legal action over the Office for National Statistics’ 2011 census form.”
BBC News, 25th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It is unseen, ignored and unloved. The cinderella branch of the justice system deals with more cases than any other — yet it operates largely in the shadows. This is the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service, handling everything from parking appeals to school admissions, employment disputes to immigration and asylum cases.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The lack of diversity among judges is affecting the experience of people who use the courts and limiting judicial perspectives on critical legal issues, according to a report published today (24 February).”
The Guardian, 24th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tourism bosses have been hit with a bill of £750,000 because the new Museum of Liverpool partially blocks the view from an iconic waterfront building.”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A pleasure boat crewman has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted causing the death of a passenger.”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council (GMC).”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who ‘branded’ his wife’s face with an iron has had his sentenced doubled after the Attorney General personally intervened.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Home Office ministers are to opt out of a European directive which lays down minimum standards for the treatment of asylum claims because it would mean abandoning a fast-track process that leads to hundreds of asylum seekers being detained every year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Women, gays, ethnic minority and disabled applicants for jobs as judges should receive preferential treatment over white men in an attempt to make the judiciary reflect modern Britain, an official report recommended today.”
The Times, 24th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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