“About 1,500 people who win tribunal claims each year over their treatment in the workplace do not receive their awards because of a flaw in the system, a report concludes.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to investigate reports that former prime minister Tony Blair ‘deliberately misled’ parliament, he said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday dismissed as ‘fanciful’ the government’s argument that the fight against terrorism would be assisted by extending to 42 days the maximum period a suspect can be detained without charge. Leading a cross-party assault on the plan in the House of Lords, which last night overwhelmingly rejected the measure by 309 votes to 118, Falconer said he had decided to vote against his government with a ‘heavy heart’.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to give police up to 42 days to question terrorism suspects were crushed by the House of Lords last night, halting a three-year, high-wire political battle begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cannabis users face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year, the home secretary said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation has begun after a senior officer admitted changing evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans to build support for identity cards by introducing them among ‘guinea pig’ groups, such as airport staff and students, are in crisis after 10,000 airline pilots vowed to take legal action to block them and opposition swept through Britain’s universities and councils.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey.”
BBC News, 12th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The growing band of home owners who resort to raffling their properties could be breaking the law, the Gambling Commission has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judgment by Europe’s highest court has strengthened the rights of database creators to protect their work from being used by third parties without permission. The database right protects against more than just copying and pasting, it ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gordon Brown’s new minister for race relations has attacked sharia courts, insisting that the Muslim community in Britain is not ‘advanced’ enough to have its own legal system.”
The Times, 12th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 77-year-old pensioner caught with £1,300 of cocaine in her handbag has escaped jail after telling a judge she used it to treat pneumonia.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has refused to accept the UK Intellectual Property Office’s rejection of a patent for a piece of software in a move which experts say will open the door for more software patents in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The House of Lords is set to vote on whether to extend the terror detention limit to 42 days.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has attacked the Law Society for over-stepping its remit in launching a potentially dramatic review into the regulation of the legal profession.”
The Lawyer, 10th October 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The culture in City law firms of working long hours is draining talent from the legal profession, according to research to be published this week.”
The Times, 13th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Four graffiti vandals have been jailed after admitting causing an estimated £50,000 of damage to trains and chaos to services in the South East.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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