HSBC back in court over £5m gay claim – The Times
“HSBC is due back in court tomorrow to face the latest round in a £5 million discrimination claim brought by a gay former high-flyer.”
The Times, 5th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Cohabitation laws too expensive, says Haworth & Nutall – The Lawyer
“Blackburn-based firm Haworth & Nuttall has claimed that changes to cohabitation laws will ‘fall at the first hurdle’ due to extra costs.”
The Lawyer, 5th September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Police want gun witness anonymity – BBC News
“Witnesses to gun crime should be given a guarantee they will not be identified in court, police chiefs say.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog ends ban on part-human part-animal embryo research – The Guardian
“British stem cell scientists celebrated the end of a lengthy battle to create embryos which are part-human and part-animal yesterday after the research was approved by the government’s fertility watchdog.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Depressed judge leapt to his death from flat – The Times
“A judge killed himself by jumping 50ft from his third-floor apartment because he was suffering from depression and anxiety – induced partly by drugs that were prescribed for his high blood pressure, an inquest was told yesterday.”
The Times, 6th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Women climb career ladder faster – but are paid less for doing same job – The Times
“Women are beating men up the career ladder but are still being paid less and getting smaller bonuses for doing similar work.”
The Times, 5th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Privacy guidance explains when DVLA can share car owner’s details – OUT-LAW.com
“The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) may pass on individuals’ personal details if there is good reason, such as the prevention or detection of crime, according to guidance published today by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Put everyone on DNA database, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior appeal court judge has called for a national DNA database recording everyone living in or entering the country.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents must keep barred pupils at home – The Guardian
“Parents whose children are suspended from school because of bad behaviour will be required to keep them indoors or face fines of up to £1,000. Laws coming into force this week will compel parents to put excluded pupils under home detention and prevent them from roaming the streets during the first five days of an exclusion order.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrates discharge student who rested feet on train seat – The Guardian
“A railway company was rebuked by magistrates yesterday as they gave a student an absolute discharge for resting her feet on a train seat.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tour operators lose ‘stealth tax’ legal challenge – The Times
“A group of tour operators has lost its High Court challenge against the Government’s Air Passenger Duty (APD), a controversial £2 billion a year levy branded a ‘stealth tax of the skies’.”
The Times, 4th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New anti-laundering rules prove ineffective – The Lawyer
“The move to a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering regulation has yielded little fruit, according to new research.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Magic circle left wanting in female partnership stakes – The Lawyer
“The magic circle is falling short in the diversity stakes when it comes to female partners, with all four seeing less than 10 per cent of their equity falling into female hands.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Marked increase in employment tribunal cases – The Lawyer
“Employment tribunal cases continued to rise during 2006-07, up 15 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Tribunals Service have revealed.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
HIV couple sue in British courts – BBC News
“A Cardiff couple infected with HIV via contaminated blood products are taking their fight to the British courts.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MEP ‘facing prison’ in fraud case – BBC News
“An MEP for South East England convicted of 21 charges of benefit fraud is to be sentenced later.”
BBC News, 4th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student who put feet on train seat faces court – Daily Telegraph
“A student is being hauled before the courts for putting her feet up on a train seat ‘for 10 seconds’.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
25 men in court over dog fight – The Guardian
“A group of 25 men appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with one of the largest dog fights investigated by the RSPCA. The fight, which took place behind a shop in Alum Rock, Birmingham, left two pit bull terriers so badly injured that one died hours later while the other had to be put down.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human-animal embryo study wins approval – The Guardian
“Plans to allow British scientists to create human-animal embryos are expected to be approved tomorrow by the government’s fertility regulator. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority published its long-awaited public consultation on the controversial research yesterday, revealing that a majority of people were ‘at ease’ with scientists creating the hybrid embryos.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
