Righting New Labour’s wrong to victims of miscarriages of justice – The Guardian
“Emotional launch for campaign to restore ex gratia compensation for those wrongly convicted of crimes.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LSC publishes plan for interim family contracts – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Commission has published a plan for the tender process for new interim family contracts to start in February 2012.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jake Ormerod sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing girls – The Guardian
“A member of a gang believed to have sexually abused more than 100 schoolgirls in a seaside resort has been sentenced to 10 years in custody.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV volunteers show mediation works better – Ministry of Justice
“Volunteers who are using mediation to heal community rifts have featured on national television.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Boost for library campaign as court orders judicial review – Daily Telegraph
“The campaign to save Britain’s libraries from council cuts has been given a significant boost after a court ordered a judicial review into some of the closures.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Christian MP sets up inquiry into religious discrimination – The Guardian
“A select committee-style inquiry on Christianity is to be held in order to clarify how the law affects believers, amid increasing claims of religious discrimination and persecution.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor advocates make final effort to halt scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitor advocates have made a final effort to stop a scheme that will see judges evaluating their competence, which they claim would discriminate against solicitors.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Anti-cuts protester gets 12-month sentence for throwing sticks at police – The Guardian
“A student has been sentenced to 12 months in a young offender institution after throwing placard sticks at police during anti-cuts demonstrations in March.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man takes health trust to court over obesity surgery – The Independent
“A former police officer is taking his legal battle over a health trust’s refusal to fund obesity surgery to the Court of Appeal.”
The Independent, 11th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Steinberg heirs in high court battle with bookmaker Stanleybet – The Guardian
“The children of the late tycoon Lord Steinberg are fighting the rump of their father’s Stanley Leisure gambling empire in a multimillion-pound case at the high court in London.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gene Benjamin jailed for string of rapes in Bournemouth – BBC News
“A serial rapist who targeted women in a Dorset town over six years has been given four life sentences.”
BBC News, 8th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
James Murdoch could face criminal charges on both sides of the Atlantic – The Guardian
“James Murdoch and News Corp could face corporate legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic that involve criminal charges, fines and forfeiture of assets as the escalating phone-hacking scandal risks damaging his chances of taking control of Rupert Murdoch’s US-based media empire.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dismissed News of the World journalists may have grounds to sue – The Guardian
“Journalists dismissed by the News of the World who are unable to find new jobs and fear their professional reputations have been damaged by the phone hacking scandal could have legal grounds for suing News International, according to employment specialists.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Social worker struck off over abuse warning failure – BBC News
“A social worker from the Vale of Glamorgan has been found guilty of misconduct, after failing to properly warn a foster family about the risks posed by a teenager he placed in their care.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA finds no evidence of insurer bias against BME firms – Law Society’s Gazette
“An investigation by the Financial Services Authority has found no evidence that insurers discriminated against black and ethnic minority law firms during last year’s professional indemnity insurance renewal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Nottingham school worker jailed for raping girl, 13 – BBC News
“A Nottingham man who worked at a school has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old girl. Mikhail Mohammad, 45, of Radford, was sentenced to 10 years for rape and nine months for fraud for failing to disclose a previous conviction.”
BBC News, 8th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suffolk man jailed for murder and knife attack – BBC News
“A man who killed his girlfriend and slashed another woman less than six months after being cleared of murder has been jailed.”
BBC News, 8th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
National Grid sues for access to engineering cartel papers – The Guardian
“National Grid is battling in London’s high court for access to secret documents relating to its £235m cartel case against a group of Europe’s top engineering companies.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Cameron promises action on hacking – The Independent
“Prime Minister David Cameron today promised action to ‘get to the bottom’ of the phone hacking scandal but said it was not just about the press but about the police and ‘about how politics works too’. ”
The Independent, 8th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Reports from the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees session 2010-11: strategic export control Her Majesty’s Government’s annual report for 2009, quarterly reports for 2010, licensing policy and parliamentary scrutiny response of the Secretaries of State for Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development and Business, Innovation and Skills, Cm 8079 (PDF)
Wales Office annual report 2010-11, Cm 8107 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
