“Women and carers received a huge boost today thanks to the reforms to the state pension system in the Pensions Act 2007, which has received Royal Assent.”
Department for Work and Pensions press release, 26th July 2007
Source: www.wired-gov.net
“A man who had intended to end his life by the time of his 48th birthday has delayed it because of legal wrangles.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) and the Society of Asian Lawyers (SAL) have withdrawn their joint judicial review action over the government’s legal aid reforms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The costs of creating the Ministry of Justice up to 31 May 2007. They include policy costs, IT costs, project management costs, commercial costs, estates costs, communications costs, human resources costs, private office costs and committed expenditure.”
Costs of creating the Ministry of Justice up to 31 May 2007 (PDF)
Mininstry of Justice, 26th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Legislation aimed at protecting the victims of forced marriages and preventing them from taking place has received Royal Assent, the Ministry of Justice announced today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 26th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Nearly 20% of external applicants for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advocacy work in the capital have appealed against the skills and experience grades they have been awarded as part of a new quality assurance and monitoring scheme, the Gazette has learned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has said he wants to end the era of anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) saying every one that is issued is a ‘failure’.”
BBC News, 27th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More should be done by the government to stop child abuse before it happens rather than focusing on protecting abused children, a report says.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government ministers were castigated today over their ‘bungled’ creation of the Ministry of Justice and ‘insensitive’ treatment of judges in two separate Parliamentary reports.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“UK telecoms companies will have to keep phone call logs for a year under a new law to come into force in October. The law does not apply to records of internet activity, such as web surfing, email and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone calls.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Regulations set to come into force in December will be costly and could lead to a drop in competitiveness, according to a survey.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act received its Royal Assent today (26 July) after 10 years of campaigning by unions and pressure groups.”
The Lawyer, 26th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Appeal judges have ordered a surrogate mother who refused to give up her baby boy to return the child to his father.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Marriage on the rocks? Two big money divorce lawyers tell you 20 ways to make the split less painful.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Heathrow airport is targeting climate change activists with a sweeping injunction which could prevent members of the RSPB and the National Trust, plus millions more affiliated to environmental organisations, from attending a green protest.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of thousands of small businesses and family partnerships will be forced to pay more tax under reforms proposed by the Government today.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The attorney general’s legal advice could be made public and the attorney could lose the right to take prosecution decisions under a range of options for radical reform of the job outlined by the government yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Attorney-General could in future have to explain before Parliament the legal basis for going to war, under reforms proposed yesterday. He or she could also give up any role in deciding prosecutions.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A university tutor who taught students about computer security and identity theft has been jailed for two years for identity fraud offences.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police officers armed with bolt cutters had to be called in last night to help government officials seize Shambo, the sacred Hindu bullock wanted for slaughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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