“The government has been accused of betraying Britain’s 200-year history in the fight against slavery and of isolating itself on the world stage after refusing to back an international convention protecting domestic workers from exploitation.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge’s unprecedented attempt to deliver a verdict on her own after allegations of jury-tampering in a fraud trial may be referred to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers have taken part in high-level discussions on how to change strike laws should a surge in industrial action threaten to disrupt the economy and future international events, including Wimbledon and next year’s Olympics.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sister of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards is due to give evidence to the UK’s first parliamentary inquiry into missing people.”
BBC News, 16th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Planning permission review announced over Bristol store at centre of rioting.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior prison officer ordered a frightened woman inmate to perform a sex act with him, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Joanne Fraill’s messages reveal an attitude towards jury service that would alarm even supporters of the system.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inner Temple: Magna Carta dinner (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th June 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Anyone caught smuggling drugs into prison should face longer ‘deterrent’ sentences, the country’s most senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Overseas Territories (Change of Name) Order 2011
The Overseas Territories (Change of Name) (No. 2) Order 2011
The Overseas Territories (Change of Name) (No. 3) Order 2011
The Overseas Territories (Change of Name) (No. 4) Order 2011
The Overseas Territories (Change of Name) (No. 5) Order 2011
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2011
The South East Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Order 2011
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration Data Schemes) Regulations 2011
The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A council has apologised for mistakes which led to an 11-year-old raping another boy.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Peers and MPs have warned the home secretary, Theresa May, that extra safeguards for new random counter-terror stop-and-search powers are needed in order to prevent further human rights breaches.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for life after being convicted of murder in a revenge attack at a property in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Supporters of a ban are making a flawed equivalency: male circumcision is not the same practice as female genital mutilation.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A shopfitting firm on Merseyside has been fined after one of its workers had his finger severed by a rotating saw.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Resignations from the magistracy have increased by 18% since the announcement of court closures, according to government figures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A plumber standing trial after he tweeted and blogged claims about his wife’s alleged affair said his case had ‘big legal implications’.”
The Independent, 15th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge yesterday attacked short jail sentences designed to ease prison overcrowding warning that they create a ‘revolving door’ of reoffenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Treasury is to abolish more than 24 criminal penalties that can currently be imposed on law firms and other businesses for failing to comply with money-laundering regulations.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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