“The Conservative Party has confirmed that it is planning to support radical reform under the Legal Services Act if it gets into power, despite having reservations about key measures.”
Legal Week, 10th July 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Courts are out of touch with Britain’s knife crime epidemic, the country’s top judge has admitted. ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Older prisoners in England and Wales face a ‘double punishment’ of poor treatment and conditions, says campaign group the Prison Reform Trust.”
BBC News, 10th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The editor of the News Of The World has defended the paper’s allegation that Max Mosley had engaged in ‘sick Nazi orgy’. Colin Myler claimed while being cross-examined at the High Court that the 68-year-old Formula One boss had instigated a ‘crime upon himself’ when he was caned until blood was drawn.”
The Independent, 10th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Complaints about solicitors have surged 13 per cent in just four years to more than 19,000, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenager who killed a baby when he spun her around and slammed her head against a wall had been banned from seeing her, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 9th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” Today it is rape; a few days ago it was knife crime. Is the prosecution system doing a good job in bringing such crimes to justice? If anyone knows the answer to that question, it is Stephen Wooler. The Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service, his task is to monitor the workings of the service and report to Parliament.”
The Times, 10th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A carer has been convicted of a sadistic sexual assault on an elderly dementia patient he was supposed to be looking after in a nursing home.”
BBC News, 9th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A divorcee who won a £1.4million payout from her multi-millionaire husband is suing her lawyers because she claims she should have got twice that amount.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three patients are taking their NHS trust to the High Court to try to force it to pay for a ‘sight-saving’ drug.”
BBC News, 10th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man found guilty at the end of the longest animal rights trial in legal history has launched an appeal, claiming the judge should not have heard the case because of his interest in blood sports.”
The Independent, 10th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” Britain faces an investigation by Europe into secrecy in family courts, amid growing political pressure to overhaul the system.”
The Times, 10th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The independent body which advises judges and magistrates on sentencing has failed to keep pace with the scale of Britain’s knife crime crisis, the Lord Chief Justice has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Human rights and freedom of information legislation should be extended to cover charities and social enterprises that deliver public services, such as care homes, a report said today.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has praised twin sisters for public spiritedness in reporting their mother to police for drink driving.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The police used their powers to stop members of the public in the street and demand they account for themselves on nearly 2m occasions in the year 2006-07, according to Ministry of Justice figures published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peers are calling for a reversal of rules that stop UK victims reporting cybercrimes directly to the police. The House of Lords science committee is also encouraging the government to introduce a data breach notification law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gordon Brown’s plan to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days suffered a big setback yesterday when the former head of MI5 condemned it as unworkable and all but accused Downing Street of playing politics with Britain’s national security.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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