Community test – Law Society’s Gazette
“England’s first Community Court is now in its third year. Grania Langdon-Down reviews its impact.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More haste, less speed – Law Society’s Gazette
“The debate over new Bill of Rights must include constitutional issues which need to be considered carefully, argues Roger Smith.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Seeking new frontiers – Law Society’s Gazette
“Andrew Holroyd hails a landmark ruling for legal aid lawyers and the launch of the law society’s international division.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Society wins appeal against LSC contract – Law Society’s Gazette
“New civil legal aid fees may have to be scrapped in light of the appeal court’s ruling last week that the Legal Services Commission’s (LSC) unified contract is unlawful.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Plan to close 15 women’s prisons so inmates can be closer to home – The Times
“The Government is supporting a proposal to close 15 women’s jails and replace them with a network of small custodial units that will allow female prisoners to be held closer to home.”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Simplifying Immigration Law For The 21st Century – Home Office
“A proposal to use a new Government Bill to simplify immigration law has received positive feedback, the Home Office revealed today.”
Home Office press release, 6th December 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Freedom Of Information: Government’s refusal to disclose legal advice challenged in court – The Independent
“Lawyers have long argued that there is absolute protection against the publication of legally privileged advice. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, finds a case which challenges this.”
The Independent, 7th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Changes to data protection laws ‘will give company bosses the shivers’ – The Times
“MPs are considering changes to the law that would make chief executives directly responsible for safeguarding the public’s personal data and make the improper or careless treatment of personal information a criminal offence.”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Labour chiefs at war with donation law reforms – The Times
“Senior Labour officials were voicing hostility to the way the law on political donations was being enforced around the time that David Abrahams began making secret payments to the party, The Times can disclose today.”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Strange case of Damien Hirst and the stuffed squirrels sale – The Times
“The former owner of a museum of Victorian curiosities is suing the auction house that sold it for turning down a £1 million offer from the artist Damien Hirst.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Lady in Lake’ killer to appeal – BBC News
“A man found guilty of the ‘Lady in the Lake’ murder of his wife is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges to be given media training – BBC News
“Five senior judges are to be trained in how to handle the media so that they can explain controversial sentencing decisions, peers have been told.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife found guilty of poison plot – BBC News
“A woman has been found guilty of poisoning her husband in an attempt to confuse him while she stole £43,000 from his mother.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Commercial litigation reforms draw mixed response – The Times
“Litigation lawyers have been cautious in welcoming proposed reforms aimed at cutting the length and cost of complex commercial court cases.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
What do clients think of their lawyers? – The Times
“The time-honoured complaints of communication, costs and delay still top the list. But the Solicitors Regulatory Authority is determined to improve things.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brighton to ban ‘murder music’ in clampdown on hate artists – The Times
“Brighton and Hove is to become the first British city to prohibit art that incites racist, homophobic or sectarian violence.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Terror detention limit ‘should be 42 days’ – The Independent
“The Government wants to increase the period police can detain terror suspects without charge to 42 days, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today.”
The Independent, 6th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serial killer nurse Allitt must serve 30 years – The Guardian
“The serial killer nurse Beverly Allitt must serve a minimum of 30 years in jail for the murder and abuse of children in her care, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lyrical terrorist’ sentenced over extremist poetry – The Guardian
“A 23-year-old former Heathrow shop assistant who called herself the ‘lyrical terrorist’ and scrawled her extremist thoughts on till receipts has been handed a nine-month suspended jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
