Magdalene Bayim-Adomako: ‘There are not many black lawyers in the City’ – The Times
“The co-head of White & Case’s banking practice says that, for her, becoming a solicitor felt ‘normal'”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Terror convicts to be released fom prison early – Daily Telegraph
“Dozens of inmates convicted of terrorism offences will be released after serving half their sentences under rules introduced by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal court quashes hydroponic cannabis convictions – The Guardian
“A court of appeal decision has shone a light on the homegrown cannabis industry. The quashing of the convictions of three men involved in hydroponics comes at a time when cultivation of cannabis in the UK is at record levels.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landowners and hunt join forces in legal battle to ban saboteurs – The Times
“A group of 84 landowners is backing a hunt’s attempt to ban saboteurs from almost every piece of open land and countryside in West Sussex.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Youth violence: Tactics against gangs fatally flawed – report – The Guardian
“The government’s drive to curb street gangs and knife crime is challenged today by research suggesting official tactics are fundamentally misinformed, frequently failing, and sometimes actively strengthen the gangs they target.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrates should be banned from handing out custodial sentences – Daily Telegraph
“Magistrates should be banned from handing out custodial sentences to help ease overcrowding in prisons, an influential report says.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How mother’s stand after job humiliation won her £120,000 – The Times
“Sarah Vince-Cain describes herself as a child of the Eighties, brought up in the age of ‘hard work, power suits and Margaret Thatcher’, and felt guilty about taking time off to start a family.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Community punishments can be pointless, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has said there was no ‘point’ in community punishments if offenders were given nothing to do and were ‘sitting around’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Knife offenders to meet victims’ families as police take tougher line – The Independent
“Police are to be ordered to mount a new offensive against knife crime, with more young people searched for weapons in the eight parts of the country worst affected by stabbings.”
The Independent, 14th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MoD faces legal action after teenage Iraqi claims sexual humiliation by soldiers – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is facing fresh court action over as many as 11 cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis, including the alleged sexual humiliation of a teenage boy by British soldiers at a base near Basra in 2003, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor fights ‘ageist’ law firm which forced him to retire at 65 years old – The Times
” A solicitor who was forced by his law firm to retire at 65 will lodge a test appeal today, claiming that he was the victim of age discrimination.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Equality laws ‘are now holding women back’ – The Times
“The radical extension of maternity leave and parents’ rights is sabotaging women’s careers, according to the head of the new equalities watchdog.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Commuter Nzube Udezue files complaint over armed arrest ordeal – The Guardian
“An innocent commuter mistakenly detained at gunpoint has filed an official complaint over his arrest after it emerged that he did not match the description of the armed suspect police had been seeking.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hope of £5,000 compensation for asbestos victims – The Guardian
“People suffering from pleural plaques through exposure to asbestos could qualify for a £5,000 payment if the outcome of a new government consultation goes in their favour.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office drug case thrown out of court – The Guardian
“The biggest case ever to be brought by the Serious Fraud Office, involving an alleged price-fixing conspiracy said to have defrauded the NHS of millions of pounds, has been thrown out of court after more than six years of investigation and pre-trial hearings.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Max Mosley case: bend over, free speech, this is going to hurt – The Times
“Max Mosley is suing for breach of privacy over reports he participated in a sadomasochistic ‘Nazi orgy’. The case has big implications for tabloid culture and freedom of expression”
The Times, 13th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pensioner wins citizen law change – BBC News
“The government is to change a loophole in the law after a 20-year campaign by a woman who was not allowed to pass on her Britishness to her daughter.”
BBC News, 13th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw plots end of the House of Lords peers show – Daily Telegraph
“The number of peers sitting in the House of Lords is to be slashed from 735 to only 400 under proposals to be announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parliamentary website redesign costs over £3 million – The Guardian
“MPs have spent more than £3 million of taxpayers’ cash redesigning the parliamentary website, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
