“If an employer dismisses an employee on suspicion of age discrimination, that in itself is not age discrimination, an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“England’s senior civil judge has commissioned a one-year ‘fundamental’ review of legal costs, with the aim of improving access to justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, is facing a cabinet-level revolt over his plans for a British bill of rights and responsibilities, and has sent his justice minister, Michael Wills, on a mission to re-explain the proposals to sceptical Whitehall departments.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than one million offenders sentenced to a community punishment every year might not be completing their sentences properly, MPs said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Italian footballer Marco Materazzi has won damages from the Daily Mail over claims he racially abused Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother from Surrey has been jailed for life for suffocating her three-year-old son.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who suffered brain damage at birth 37 years ago today settled his medical negligence claim for a compensation package which could be worth more than £5 million.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government has launched two new tribunals today, consisting of a First-tier and an Upper Tribunal.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Six asylum seekers are reportedly claiming £300,000 in compensation for being wrongly detained by immigration officials.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Campaigners have expressed concern about the potential misuse of new powers for the compulsory treatment of people with mental illness that come into force in England today.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The last thing London needs now is its own version of Sarbanes-Oxley, says the CMS Cameron McKenna partner.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The police and Crown Prosecution Service must take a tough line over ‘preachers of violent hate’, but not waste public money targeting abusive neighbours, Nick Herbert, the Shadow Justice Secretary, has urged.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Muslim communities should have the right to decide their own disputes provided they are subject to our laws, one of Britain’s most senior legal figures has said.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New Cremation Regulations designed to help prevent another Harold Shipman-type murder have been published today.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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“Domestic violence accounts for 16% of all reported violent incidents and has more repeat victims than any other crime, according to a Home Office report published today.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice has ordered immediate changes to the system of reviewing jail terms after learning that killers could be having their tariffs wrongly reduced because vital information is not seen by judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cuts in funding for the courts or legal aid fees risk damaging the diversity of the legal profession, the courts and the judiciary, according to the Bar chairman.”
The Times, 1st November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government was embarrassed by another data-loss scandal last night when the private details of up to 12 million people were put at risk after a memory stick was found in a pub car park.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than half of councils are using anti-terror laws to spy on families suspected of ‘bin crimes’, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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