Scholar faces jail for page theft – BBC News
“A wealthy businessman who stole pages from books in the British Library and Bodleian Library is due to be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court.”
BBC News, 21st November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Judge in Baha Mousa death inquiry to question ‘every witness’ – The Guardian
“The judge presiding over the public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, the Iraqi hotel receptionist killed while in the custody of British troops in Basra, made clear today that he intended to question every soldier who witnessed the incident, whether or not they were directly responsible.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal fees to be squeezed under new accounting rules – The Times
“Commercial lawyers already under pressure to reduce fees as the market worsens are facing a new challenge with the introduction of new accounting rules governing M&A transactions.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminal justice to be a ‘service’ – Daily Telegraph
“The criminal justice system is to be re-branded as the criminal justice service, under plans disclosed by ministers this week.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Big Brother’ database plan shelved – The Independent
“The timetable for setting up a giant ‘Big Brother’ database is slipping after the scheme was dropped from next month’s Queen’s Speech. The Independent has highlighted growing fury over government moves to collate details of every telephone call, email and internet visit.”
The Independent, 21st November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 21st November 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Government will not release detailed report into Baby P – The Guardian
“The government refused today to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marco Pierre White loses privacy case – The Times
“Marco Pierre White lost his privacy action yesterday against lawyers acting for his wife who obtained his private documents.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fake audiobook seller jailed – The Independent
“A man who conned people with counterfeit audiobooks, including the best-selling Harry Potter tales, was today jailed for 21 months.”
The Independent, 20th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baroness Hale: new equality laws will not close gender gap – The Times
“Britain’s most senior woman judge gave warning last night that the Government’s proposed overhaul of equality laws would not close the pay or gender gap.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Michael Jackson to testify in person in High Court battle – The Times
“London’s High Court will play host to a superstar next week when Michael Jackson testifies in person to contest a claim that he owes millions of pounds to an Arab sheikh.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The £60 million makeover: new building, new law lords, new postcode – The Times
“There are just eight days left to apply for what must be the hottest jobs in the judiciary — the first specifically appointed posts in the new supreme court. There are three vacancies, as three law lords will retire between now and the start of the court next autumn (Lord Hoffmann, Lord Carswell and Lord Scott of Foscote). For the first time candidates for the highest court in the land must apply. So what are the qualifications to be one of Britain’s top judges? ”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Why solicitors need to keep one step ahead of the law – The Independent
“Keeping up to speed with the latest legal practices is not a matter of choice for solicitors, as Liz Lightfoot explains.”
The Independent, 20th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Freed from his judicial shackles, Lord Bingham delivers his judgment on the Iraq war – The Times
“Never underestimate the determination of a quiet man — or the power of a recently retired senior law lord.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Councils ‘systematically failing’ to learn from their mistakes in child care – The Guardian
“The most vulnerable children are being failed by ‘patently inadequate’ standards of care in the networks of schools, care workers and children’s homes established to protect them from abuse, according to the chief inspector of schools.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
We did nothing wrong in making millions out of sick miners, law firm tells tribunal – The Times
“A law firm that earned £141 million from a government industrial disease compensation scheme denied yesterday that it had exploited sick miners and their families.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
95% of violence victims do not seek compensation – The Times
“Fewer than 5 per cent of victims of violent crime bother to claim compensation – in some cases of up to half a million pounds, MPs say today.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chef loses privacy claim against wife’s lawyers – Daily Telegraph
“Marco Pierre White’s claim leaves Mr Justice Eady cold as divorce lawyers prepare to dine out on their victory.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BNP membership data breach: the workplace implications – OUT-LAW.com
“A list of members of the British National Party (BNP) has been published online, including thousands of names, addresses and email addresses. The party claims that the security breach was likely to be a deliberate act of ‘political malevolence’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
