Asbestos victims lose compensation fight – Reuters
“Victims of the early effects of exposure to asbestos lost a landmark compensation claim in the Lords on Wednesday.”
Reuters, 17th October 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Category: news
Princess Margaret’s ‘illegitimate son’ wins appeal right – The Guardian
“A man claiming to be the illegitimate son of Princess Margaret today won the right to continue his fight to see the contents of her will.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law lords to rule on asbestos-related test case – Reuters
“Victims of an asbestos-related disease will learn on Wednesday if they can claim compensation, in a legal ruling that could leave insurers facing claims for millions of pounds.”
Reuters, 17th October 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
EU says you’re high and dry at 65 – The Times
“UK workers hoping to keep their jobs beyond the age of 65 suffered a severe blow today after Europe’s highest court approved controversial laws that effectively allow employers to force out staff once they reach their country’s mandatory retirement age.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Surgeons begin training on cadavers – The Times
“A change in the law is to transform the way surgeons are trained, allowing them to practise on bodies left to medical science. Under the Anatomy Act, cadavers could be used for tuition in anatomy but not in technique.”
The Times, 17th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
100 years on, DNA casts doubt on Crippen case – The Guardian
“It is one of the most notorious cases in British legal history, the story of an apparently mild-mannered doctor who poisoned and dismembered his showgirl wife, then fled across the Atlantic with his young lover – only to be caught after a sharp-eyed captain recognised him from the newspapers.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man has rape conviction quashed – BBC News
“A 64-year-old man from West Sussex who served almost seven years in prison for sex crimes he did not commit has had his convictions formally quashed.”
BBC News, 16th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Action on alcohol-related criminal behaviour – Home Office
“Binge drinkers arrested for alcohol-related offences in four areas across the country may be compelled by police to face up to the consequences of their drinking after they have been arrested, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.”
Home Office press release, 16th October 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Sentences to protect public ‘keeping too many in jail’ – The Times
“A new prison sentence intended to protect the public from dangerous criminals is set to be overhauled amidst alarm at the huge numbers being given the jail term.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Black and Muslim lawyers plan breakaway regulator – The Times
“Black and Muslim solicitors have accused Britain’s legal watchdog of racial discrimination and want to break away to establish their own watchdog body.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex attacker preyed on women for four years after blunder – The Guardian
“A serial sex attacker who remained free to terrorise women for four years because of a police DNA blunder was jailed for life yesterday. Mark Campbell, 38, from Chichester, West Sussex, was convicted of six attacks, including two rapes, which began in February 1998 and ended in August 2004.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spot fines for thieves ‘stupidity in practice’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has branded Government policy to give thieves on-the-spot fixed penalties as ‘stupidity in practice’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK lawyers attempt to stop American execution – The Times
“A team of leading UK lawyers has intervened to halt the execution by lethal injection this week of America’s longest-serving prisoner on ‘death row’ — pending a US Supreme Court decision on whether the method is ‘cruel or unnecessary’. ”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorce lawyers ‘put fees before clients’ – The Independent
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the latest celebrity couple to find out the hard way that divorce often ends in a long, acrimonious and expensive court battle. But many costly annulments could be avoided if alternative and less hostile means of separation were explored first, new research suggests.”
The Independent, 16th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children’s tsar attacks youth justice policy – The Guardian
“The children’s tsar today attacked the government’s youth justice policy, which he warned is enraging and alienating young people.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Son wins battle to stop Tories inheriting £10m – The Times
“The Conservatives today lost a High Court battle over a multimillion pound bequest from a mentally deluded man who believed that only Margaret Thatcher could save him from an international satanic conspiracy.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Red tape driving UK disputes teams, finds poll – Legal Week
“Regulatory work has become an increasingly significant stream of work for the litigation departments of UK and US firms over the last year, according to new research.”
Legal Week, 15th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Newspapers challenge anonymity for child porn offender – The Guardian
“A five-judge panel in the Court of Appeal is to be asked to decide whether a man who admitted 20 charges of making and possessing indecent pictures of children should have his identity protected because his two daughters might be harassed or bullied at school.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion inquiry asks scientists to disclose links to faith groups – The Guardian
“An influential inquiry into the future of Britain’s abortion laws will begin today amid controversy over an apparent attempt by faith-based organisations to skew the balance of evidence presented to the committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
