Rape victims treatment reviewed – BBC News
“A review of the treatment of rape victims by the police and other agencies in England and Wales has been ordered by ministers.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney General ‘likely to be fined for employing illegal immigrant’ – Daily Telegraph
“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top commercial lawyers forced to slash rates – The Times
“The ‘magic circle’ has lost some of its power: average hourly rates for London’s top commercial lawyers fell by a third last year as law firms offered substantial discounts after competition intensified in the downturn.”
The Times, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother guilty of daughter murders – BBC News
“A mother who stabbed her daughters to death at her home in Cambridgeshire has been found guilty of murdering them.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing stranger – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a stranger to death in Manchester after hearing voices in his head has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher jailed for sex with pupil – BBC News
“A private school teacher who admitted having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old pupil has been jailed for 15 months at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blair ‘torture policy’ inquiry demanded – The Independent
“Tony Blair must not be allowed to become EU President while it is ‘unclear’ what his role was over allegations of British complicity in the torture of terror suspects, Liberal Democrats demanded today.”
The Independent, 21st September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Border agency powers ‘too much’ – BBC News
“An immigration group has condemned UK Border Agency powers following a report of a raid on the home of a Tongan ex-employee of the attorney general.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legal highs’ drug ban criticised – BBC News
“A government campaign to tackle ‘legal highs’ has been described as ‘wholly inadequate’ by a victim’s family.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
College of Law Podcast 2: Richard Susskind OBE on the Future of The Profession – Charon QC
“Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter will shape the way that lawyers work in the future, Professor Richard Susskind predicts. He says that the legal industry will be transformed over the coming years by the need to embrace ways of improving efficiency such as new technology and outsourcing. He predicts that while the new legal landscape will reduce some of the conventional areas of legal work it will open up a range of new, exciting roles for young lawyers entering the profession.”
Charon QC, 21st September 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Number of drunks taken to court at a low – Daily Telegraph
“The number of drunks being punished in the courts has plummeted to its lowest ever levels in the wake of 24 hour drinking being introduced.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cabinet split over election-day referendum on voting reform – The Guardian
“Senior cabinet ministers will step up the pressure on the prime minister this week to rule out holding a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the general election, because they believe it would set back the case for reform for a generation.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder and rape convictions under review after Sean Hodgson miscarriage of justice – Daily Telegraph
“Up to 240 murder and rape convictions are being reviewed following the discovery of one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
DNA tests for asylum seekers ‘deeply flawed’ – The Guardian
“Asylum seekers are to be subjected to DNA tests in an attempt to confirm their true nationalities, the Observer can reveal.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former investment banker William Murphy wins bigger share of divorce payout – The Times
“A former investment banker has succeeded in winning a bigger divorce settlement after appealing against a ruling in which his wife was awarded 65 per cent of their joint assets.”
The Times, 19th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bigamist escapes jail after wife appeals for leniency – Daily Telegraph
“A bigamist has escaped jail after the wife he tricked into marriage appealed to a judge to be lenient, saying she had ‘entirely forgiven’ him.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Illegal migrant row makes Lady Scotland’s job untenable, say Labour MPs – The Times
“The future of the Attorney-General was in doubt last night as it emerged that the UK Border Agency had raided the home of an illegal migrant she had employed as her cleaner.”
The Times, 21st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge clears way for ‘blot on the landscape’ – The Independent
“Objections to a 43-storey residential block on London’s South Bank were thrown out by a High Court Judge today.”
The Independent, 18th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
