“The High Court set a deadline yesterday for Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, to decide whether a terrorist suspect held at Guantanamo prison should be allowed back into the Britain.”
The Independent, 27th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain’s high street banks and the main consumer watchdog will today go to court to seek a test-case ruling aimed at resolving the uncertainty over ‘illegal’ bank penalty charges.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man accused of drugging and raping a woman, and getting her pregnant with twins, is fighting for access to the children.”
The Times, 27th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has launched its formal consultation over the role of Attorney General in the justice system in England and Wales.”
Legal Week, 26th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Four students and a schoolboy who planned to fight British soldiers and die as martyrs have been sentenced by a court at the Old Bailey.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A grey-haired ‘Godmother’ was convicted today of ordering the execution of her cheating daughter-in-law.”
The Independent, 26th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenager has been sentenced to at least 13 years in prison for the murder of the promising young footballer Kiyan Prince, who was stabbed to death outside his school gates.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A couple who fought HM Revenue & Customs all the way to the House of Lords sparked a wide-ranging review of Britain’s tax system yesterday, after winning their landmark case.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Small businesses were celebrating victory yesterday after the House of Lords dismissed an appeal by HM Revenue & Customs in a landmark tax case, and gave the legal all-clear to a tax-saving arrangement used by thousands of husband-and-wife operations.”
The Independent, 26th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Proposals to allow Legal Practice Course (LPC) providers to run a new-style LPC from as early as September 2008 look set to be delayed.”
Legal Week, 26th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.co.uk
“The system of councils in England is to be reformed, with the creation of nine new unitary authorities.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer was ‘too slow’ to defend a judge after government criticism of his sentencing of a Cardiff paedophile, peers say.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
“Cohabiting couples who separate should be given the same rights to each other’s wealth as married couples who divorce, according to Government advisers.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three soldiers are to be charged over the death of a young private who collapsed after he was allegedly ordered to take part in a gruelling punishment exercise, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is cats that are supposed to have nine lives, but Shambo enjoyed more than the average bullock. The six-year-old Friesian was supposed to be slaughtered in May after he was exposed to bovine TB, only to be spared when his Hindu keepers argued he was sacred.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown moved yesterday to dominate the terror and security agenda, grabbing a Tory proposal for an integrated single border force and then challenging David Cameron to accept that the scale of the terrorist threat requires an extension of detention without charge to up to 56 days.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A multimillionaire succeeded yesterday in stopping the woman whom he divorced nearly 30 years ago from claiming a slice of his fortune after she fell on hard times.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Today the Economic Secretary, Kitty Ussher, published new tough and targeted Regulations to fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Money Laundering Regulations, which will come into effect on the 15th December, are designed to ensure the UK response to money laundering at home and abroad is effective and proportionate.”
HM Treasury press release, 25th July 2007
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
“Sixteen holders of judicial office have been removed from their posts in the last year, with a further 16 being subject to alternative disciplinary action, according to figures published by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC).”
Legal Week, 25th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A university student has been found guilty of possessing articles for terrorist purposes.”
BBC News, 25th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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