“The organisation that runs the £2 billion-a-year legal aid scheme comes under fire again today for lax financial controls that led to lawyers being overpaid by £25 million.”
The Times, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Calls for a change in the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales have reignited the debate on whether the terminally ill should have the right to be helped to die. But who wants what?”
BBC News, 1st February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Changes to the law over evidence and bail are among some of the new measures that will, from today, further rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of victims and the law-abiding majority.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Abandoning the controversial system of control orders for terrorism suspects could damage UK security, Lord Carlile, the government’s official counter-terrorism watchdog, concluded today.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces that use video surveillance of hunts recorded by animal rights groups could be breaking the law, under new guidance.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The doctor who failed to spot Baby P’s broken back and ribs days before his death was facing fresh allegations of misconduct today.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Shoppers will be able to recycle old batteries in thousands of shops across the country from today as part of a crackdown on the throwaway society.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The union Unite is due to go to the High Court to try to get the changes brought in by British Airways to cabin crew last year overturned.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“‘Access to Justice entails that those with meritorious claims (whether or not ultimately successful) are able to bring those claims before the courts for judicial resolution or post-issue settlement, as the case may be. It also entails that those with meritorious defences (whether or not ultimately successful) are able to put those defences before the courts for judicial resolution or alternatively, settlement based upon the merits of the case.’”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“At least a quarter of MPs’ appeals against demands for repayment of expenses have been upheld fully or in part, it was claimed today.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights is to consider later whether an England football fan should be extradited to Portugal to serve a prison sentence.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has today (1 February) set out the next steps to reforming the coroners’ system, including plans to appoint the first ever Chief Coroner.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There is an ‘unacceptable’ variation in the quality of out-of-hours GP services in England, a government report will say this week.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The new body which has taken over the power to rule on appeals from decisions of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued guidance on how to conduct an appeal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Cornish ferry skipper has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to breaching safety regulations.”
BBC News, 1st February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 58-year-old teacher has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing teenage boys at a Hampshire school over more than 30 years.”
BBC News, 1st February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge described being ‘humbled’ today by the devoted care given by the family of a girl brain-damaged at birth as she gave her backing to a £5.6 million compensation package.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man was jailed for a minimum of 36 years today for murdering a kitchen salesman whose dismembered body parts were scattered across the country in what became known as the ‘Jigsaw Man’ murder.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Conservative leadership is today accused of being ‘evasive and obfuscatory’ over the tax status of Lord Ashcroft, the party’s deputy chairman and biggest donor, in a ruling by the information commissioner that sharply criticises the secrecy over where he is resident for tax purposes.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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