Bank’s overdraft charges upheld – BBC News
“Lloyds TSB has become the first bank to win a court case after being sued by a customer for imposing supposedly unfair overdraft penalty charges.”
BBC News, 15th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Legal challenge to Home Information Packs – The Times
“The Government is facing a legal challenge over plans to introduce controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs), it was confirmed today.”
The Times, 15th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fayed wants Queen quizzed over Diana’s death – The Guardian
“Lawyers for Mohamed Al Fayed today tried to embroil the Queen in the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bosses central to new immigration plans – The Guardian
“Employers could be obliged to make new staff produce a passport or birth certificate before they start work or face financial penalties, under new proposals to crack down on illegal immigration announced today.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Death of Freshfields’ Courtney was an accident, finds coroner – Legal Week
“The death of junior Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer intellectual property (IP) lawyer Matthew Courtney was an accident, according to the findings of an inquest held today (15 May).”
Legal Week, 15th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Rogue employers to face illegal working crackdown – Government News Network
“The Home Office drive against illegal working moved forward today as talks began with industry on the implementation of tough new legislation designed to crackdown on bogus employees.”
Home Office press release, 15th May 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
Documents about Diana’s death ‘being withheld’ – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers for Mohamed Fayed, the owner of Harrods, will today claim they are being denied access to crucial documents relating to the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Litigation slump sees judiciary rewriting the record books – The Lawyer
“There is a general consensus within the legal profession that there has been a downturn in commercial litigation, the judiciary claimed otherwise last week, but now it is not so sure.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Miners’ firms strike back at DTI over £2.4bn costs – The Lawyer
“The under-fire law firms representing sick miners in the British Coal compensation fiasco have accused the Government of hypocrisy after its costs topped £2bn.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
JPs ‘ignore advice of experts’ – The Times
“Magistrates’ decisions are made on the basis of stereotypes, and ignore advice from experts, research says.”
The Times, 15th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Officers’ homophobia hampered murder investigations, says review – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard’s reaction to killings and attacks on gay, lesbian and transsexual people has historically been blighted by “institutional” homophobia, according to a report. A review of how detectives handled 10 murders of gay men or transsexuals says that in some cases inquiries were hampered by lack of knowledge, reliance on unfounded stereotypes and personal prejudices. Of the cases examined in a process sanctioned by the Met, four remain unsolved.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Targets ‘force police to make ludicrous arrests’ – The Independent
“Frontline police called on the Government today to reverse the target-driven culture that has forced them to make ‘ludicrous’ decisions such as arresting a child for throwing cream buns.”
The Independent, 15th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges to condemn new Ministry of Justice – Daily Telegraph
“Senior judges will today consider whether to issue an unprecedented condemnation of the new Ministry of Justice, launched last week without the constitutional safeguards they regard as essential.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deportation ruling deals blow to anti-terror policy – The Guardian
“The government’s anti-terror policy was dealt another blow today after judges ruled against deporting a man cleared of plotting to launch a poison attack on London.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentence extended for lawyer murder – The Times
“One of the two robbers convicted of murdering Linklaters lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce had his minimum custodial term increased by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Times, 14th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Copyright damages should not be punitive, says UK Government – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has proposed a change to the damages available under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, ruling out the possibility of the award of punitive damages in civil cases of copyright infringement.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
See you in court? There’s a good chance – The Times
“Britain is becoming a nation of “law junkies”, with thousands heading to see lawyers each week, according to a survey.”
The Times, 14th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Choose between cash or court, Cherie’ – Daily Telegraph
“Cherie Blair could become a successful judge but only if she abandons her plans to become a fixture on the lucrative lecture circuit, she was advised yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges seek to retain sentencing powers in prisons crisis – The Guardian
“The new justice secretary, Lord Falconer, is under pressure to find a solution to the prison overcrowding crisis without threatening judicial independence by leaning on judges to pass lighter sentences.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors seek judicial review on job selection – The Guardian
“Junior doctors will this week take the health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, to court in a final attempt to stop a job selection process she admits “has simply not worked”. Remedy UK, an organisation representing 10,000 young doctors, is seeking a judicial review that would mean all training posts granted under the discredited system would only last for a year, allowing for a fairer system to be introduced in six months.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
