“Taking photographs of police officers could be deemed a criminal offence under anti-terrorism legislation that comes into force next week. Campaigners against section 76 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, which becomes law on Monday, said it would leave professional photographers open to fines and arrest.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A couple whose children were taken from them and adopted cannot have them back, even though they ‘may be right’ in believing they suffered a miscarriage of justice, three Court of Appeal judges have ruled.”
The Independent, 12th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A lawyer has won the backing of the House of Lords in his campaign to force the BBC to disclose an internal report on perceived bias in its coverage of the Middle East.”
The Times, 12th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An English court cannot order someone not to take action in an Italian court in a civil matter even though there was an agreement between the companies involved to settle disputes through arbitration in London, the ECJ has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A consultation on the system of fees and concessions for civil and devolution cases in the Supreme Court, after it becomes operational in October 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“On Tuesday 10th February, the SGC and MOJ jointly published: ‘The Study of Sentencing and its Outcomes: a pilot report’. The pilot assessed the feasibility of sampling court records, collecting data from court records and managing data collection procedures. It shows that while data collection from court records can be managed, crucial information was not obtainable making it difficult to achieve the objectives of the main study. For this reason, the SGC and MOJ have decided not to continue with the study. A statement explaining this decision accompanies the pilot report.”
Pilot report (PDF)
Pilot statement (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 10th February 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“City bankers hit hard by the credit crunch are desperately attempting to renegotiate costly divorce settlements they can no longer afford, according to top law firms.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The law lords will rule today on whether the BBC should release an internal report on its coverage of the Middle East conflict.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A young mother has been jailed for a ‘horrific’ campaign of cruelty against her helpless two-month-old son who died hours after her last attack, in a case that has echoes of ‘Baby P’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“It has been revealed that at least 65,000 people have had their claims for the return of overdraft charges frozen in the court system.”
BBC News, 11th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The only remaining British resident held at the prison camp is at the centre of a row about allegations of torture. Revealed today, this is his account of the inhumane treatment he has received in the name of the war on terror.”
The Independent, 11th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“David Miliband has been asked to join Jacqui Smith in appearing before parliament’s human rights committee amid growing concern that the government may have breached international law by colluding in the alleged torture of British citizens in Pakistan.”
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The Guardian, 11th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior female executive at a City bank headed by the new Trade Minister was a victim of sexism in a department where meetings ended up in strip clubs, an employment tribunal was told yesterday.”
The Times, 11th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A female firefighter who who worked only 13 shifts in two years claimed she suffered sexist bullying after she refused to join male colleagues on strike has begun a fresh claim for compensation against her employers.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“London’s position as a leading centre for high-value commercial disputes was dealt a blow today by one of Europe’s highest courts.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The powerful newspaper editor Paul Dacre recently railed against unelected judges for creating “a privacy law by stealth”. Though the UK has not, historically, had such a law, increased court intervention has led to the emergence of a makeshift precedent-based privacy law, which Dacre feels will undermine democracy and shackle an otherwise free press. However, it has developed at least partially because of the inadequacy of alternative processes for those that feel aggrieved.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The cost to taxpayers of funding legal action brought by prisoners is almost 20 times higher than it was seven years ago, new figures have shown.”
BBC News, 10th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” The wheels of justice famously grind slow – but these days there are limits even to judicial slowness. More than 2,000 judges in England and Wales have been issued with a deadline for delivering their judgments and if they are late, must explain why.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 22-year-old woman has used new legislation to protect herself from being married against her will in Pakistan.”
The Independent, 10th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Last month’s release of Lord Carter’s ‘interim’ Digital Britain report sparked howls of outrage from network wonks across the land. Even as Gordon Brown gushed about the potential of the internet to be as important to Britain’s industrial and economic future as roads and bridges, the Carter report’s recommendations proposed to turn tomorrow’s road-and-bridge infrastructure over to the selfish mismanagement of special interests who want to be sure that their buggies won’t be crowded off the digital byways.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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