“Divorcing and separating couples could be compelled to consider mediation before going to court under plans being examined by the Ministry of Justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A fantasist delivery driver who sparked a diplomatic security alert by pretending to be an assassin has been jailed for three-and-a-half months.”
BBC news, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A cannibalistic killer who murdered a friend and cooked and ate part of his brain was able to carry out two murders in two months because of ‘systemic failures’ in mental healthcare, an NHS inquiry revealed today.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The British National Party is poised to give up its whites-only membership policy after a legal challenge accusing it of racial discrimination.”
The Times, 4th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two brothers aged 10 and 12 who tortured and sexually humiliated two boys were spared trial for attempted murder yesterday when prosecutors decided to accept their guilty pleas to lesser charges.”
The Times, 4th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two teenagers today admitted setting fire to the home of someone they thought was a paedophile.”
The Independent, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?”
BBC News, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A fathers’ rights activist who handcuffed himself to a government minister during an eight-year campaign has won equal access to his daughter.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“UK authorities should mimic radical measures from overseas to cut youth crime and the number of children in prison, a report has urged.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A BBC presenter who hit a teenage boy in the face with a wooden pole was jailed for two years today.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council is now inviting applications for the 2009 Legal Reporting Awards.”
The Bar Council, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“It may be the 21st century, but too many women solicitors still lack the confidence to apply to join the Bench. However, help is at hand. The Association of Women Solicitors is actively campaigning to encourage women to apply for judicial and public appointments.”
The Times, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who illegally download films and music are ‘misconceived’ and ‘threaten broadband consumers’ rights’, according to the chief executives of Britain’s biggest internet providers.”
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Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Information Commission said today it had been ‘badly let down’ by parliament, the courts and newspapers in its attempt to stop the ‘flourishing’ trade in illegally obtained confidential personal information.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This week the Financial Services Authority organised a briefing for lawyers to discuss ‘issues arising from the Turner review (and its associated discussion paper)’. David Strachan, director of financial stability at the FSA, lead the session backed up by Andrew Whitaker, general counsel to the FSA board.”
The Times, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Financial Services Authority has fined Mark Lockwood for failing to spot warning signals for insider trading.”
The Times, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered by its Motorman investigation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man serving a life sentence for a double murder has won a High Court victory over his right to have cosmetic surgery on the NHS.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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