“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has commissioned Dr Jonathan Spencer, an external consultant, to carry out an independent review of the Civil Justice Council.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Gordon Brown’s promise to strengthen oversight of the security and intelligence agencies was made ‘untenable’ by the government’s refusal to disclose information about the past activities of Britain’s spies, a cross-party group of senior parliamentarians said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw today appeared to back away from plans to build a new generation of 2,500-person ‘Titan’ jails after criticism from the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“At least 4,000 illegal workers have yet to be banned from taking security jobs, despite the passing of a deadline set by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two decades after being dragged into bushes and sexually assaulted as she took a daylight stroll through a Leeds park, Mrs A still suffers nightmares. Now in her late 70s, Mrs A has said that the brutality of the attack destroyed her confidence and left her with lasting psychiatric injury.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“If you have done nothing wrong, then you have nothing to fear. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, what if the police could disclose unproven allegations to your employer?”
The Independent, 30th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A British convert to Islam has been told that a terrorism control order imposed on him is to be quashed.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government will propose new legislation to give the authorities more power to intervene in the case of a failing bank to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis, the Treasury said.”
Reuters, 30th January 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to overhaul stop and search powers in a bid to tackle rising gun and knife crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Services for rape victims in England and Wales are in crisis, with half of support centres at risk of closure, a campaign group has warned.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One woman’s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ends in victory today, with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government’s “scramble to build new prisons” threatens to move the UK towards a system of ‘large-scale penal containment’ which would mean worse as well as more jails, the chief inspector of prisons warns today.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mothers of young children should not be jailed unless they pose a risk to society, the Children’s Commissioner for England says in an outspoken condemnation of sentencing policy.”
The Independent, 30th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An ‘angry and aggressive’ man who was arrested carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth was jailed for a total of six years today.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has accused banks of writing its contracts in a ‘different language’ that consumers do not understand, while giving evidence in the ongoing bank charges case.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Record labels and film studios cannot demand that telecoms companies reveal the personal details of people suspected of swapping copyrighted material on the internet, the European Court of Justice ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s top law firms are steeling themselves for a difficult year ahead with confidence among senior managers falling for the first time in six years, according to a survey. The news will add to fears that the legal market may have peaked.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge’s decision to grant bail to a murder suspect was ‘properly conducted’ a coroner has said.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman has been found guilty of trying to kill her husband by slipping anti-freeze into his wine.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Insurance policies designed to protect consumers against a loss of income are so profitable that the lenders who sell them can earn revenue of £1,200 on a policy that can cost only £20 to sell, a report by competition authorities revealed yesterday.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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