Raise detention limit, urges peer – BBC News
“There is a case for extending the 28-day limit on questioning suspected terrorists, the government’s terror legislation watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 28th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
CPS Decision on Baltic Exhibition Photograph – Crown Prosecution Service
“Northumbria Crown Prosecution Service has advised Northumbria Police that a photograph seized from an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, is not an indecent image.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Brown’s talk of civil rights marks move to regain voters’ trust – The Independent
“A shake-up of Britain’s secrecy laws and those powers enabling police to enter the home has been ordered by the Prime Minister as part of sweeping changes to the constitution.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges face trial by MPs in plans for new method of selection – The Times
“Senior judges could be questioned by MPs under plans outlined by ministers yesterday to reform the way judges are chosen.”
The Times, 26th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court says taxpayers can sue Revenue for errors – The Times
“Businesses or individuals who have lost out because of serious errors at Revenue and Customs will be able to sue for damages following a landmark legal victory yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pressure from parents sees rejection of smacking ban – The Independent
“The Government bowed to parental pressure yesterday and decided against introducing a ban on smacking children.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New hate laws will keep judges busy – The Times
“Courts will take some time to come to terms with the Racial and Religious Hatred Act, which came into force in October 1.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teacher beaten by pupil clears name – Daily Telegraph
“A teacher dragged through court and suspended from his job after being attacked by a teenage pupil with a ‘propensity for violence’ has cleared his name.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal ruling safeguards UK jobs – BBC News
“Following a landmark legal ruling this week, employers will now need to consult trade unions before they make a decision to close a workplace in the UK.”
BBC News, 26th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliament approves legal services reforms – The Times
“The controversial Legal Services Bill is now awaiting Royal Assent after the House of Lords approved amendments.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Claimant PI lawyers condemn asbestos ruling – Law Society’s Gazette
“Claimant personal injury lawyers have condemned last week’s House of Lords ruling that bars people who have developed pleural plaques after exposure to asbestos at work from suing employers for damages.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Bill reaches denouement – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Bill headed towards its end-game this week in the wake of the House of Lords defeating the government on three key issues, two of which look likely to lead to concessions.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers – The Register
“The record industry is pressing the UK’s ISPs for a deal that would see persistent illegal file sharers automatically booted off the net.”
The Register, 25th October 2007
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Michael Bright gets maximum seven years for Independent Insurance fraud – The Times
“Michael Bright, the founder and former chief executive of Independent Insurance, was sentenced to seven years in jail yesterday for committing fraud that helped to cause the company’s downfall.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Employers face prosecution over crashes involving company car drivers – The Times
“Companies that fail to make sure that their employees drive safely face prosecution under a new campaign by police to reduce the 1,000 fatal crashes a year involving work vehicles.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Plans to relax law on early abortion – The Times
“The most extensive liberalisation of abortion laws for 40 years is being planned by MPs, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Senior judge calls for trust in jury system – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge has called for judges and the legal system to place more trust in the common sense of juries.”
The Times, 24th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority: we are not institutionally racist – The Times
“The chief executive of the SRA says it is determined to understand why certain groups figure more highly in some areas of regulation.”
The Times, 24th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Constitutional reforms will enshrine right of MPs to vote on going to war – The Independent
“Some of the most sweeping changes to the powers of Parliament are to be announced today, including a guarantee that MPs will have a vote before British troops can go to war.”
The Independent, 25th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Equalities head calls for reform of tribunal system – The Guardian
“Access to justice is a luxury for many victims of discrimination, the head of the new equalities watchdog warned last night.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
