“The referral of Mr Justice Peter Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) over his conduct has led to the inevitable question: what is going to happen now?”
The Lawyer, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Government will launch a public consultation this autumn on an exemption from copyright law for people who are moving music on to MP3 players. But the plan for a private copying exemption does not address the controversial question of compensation.”
OUT.com, 24th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Breaches of court-imposed bail curfews involving electronic tags quadrupled last year while attempts to remove or tamper with them nearly doubled, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tony Blair should give evidence to a reopened cash for honours inquiry by MPs in the autumn, members of the Commons public administration committee demanded at a private session yesterday.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday presented the first detailed evidence to MPs for the case to go beyond the 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without charge.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Metropolitan Police officer has won a test legal victory that dyslexia is a disability in the eyes of the law.”
The Times, 25th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government’s Tribunal Service dealt with almost 600,000 cases in its first full year, its annual report revealed today (24 July).”
The Lawyer, 24th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says ‘the time is now right’ to reconsider extending detention without charge beyond the current 28 days limit.”
BBC News, 24th July 2004
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has been urged to strengthen its stance against doping in sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).”
Reuters, 24th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.co.uk
“Prisoners who are injured or killed while in custody will be covered by new corporate manslaughter laws, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government legislation aimed at minimising the use and suffering of animals in medical research was branded a failure yesterday by the scientist father of cabinet minister Ed Balls.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of new undergraduates opting to study law has risen for the first time in three years, according to the latest research by applications body UCAS.”
Legal Week, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.co.uk
“A disabled waterskiing champion plans to deliberately break a controversial Lake District speed limit.”
BBC News, 24th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown yesterday burnished his moral credentials further when he ordered a Home Office review of legislation permitting 24-hour drinking.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Children as young as five can be fingerprinted at school without their parents’ consent under plans unveiled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A coven of elderly witches has claimed victory in a bizarre battle to have the name of a £350 million shopping centre changed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Young lawyers at the UK’s leading law firms will have to wait longer and do more to distinguish themselves in order to become partners, a group of the City’s most powerful solicitors has predicted.”
The Times, 24th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sex equality will take generations to achieve at the current ‘painfully slow’ rate of progress, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) said today in a final report before being wound up by the government after more than 30 years fighting gender bias across British society.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The long-running saga of Shambo the bull entered its final chapter yesterday, as the Court of Appeal ruled a slaughter order on the animal was justified, despite his sacred status for the Hindu monks who keep him.”
The Independent, 24th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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