“The Government is preparing to announce whether it will press ahead with plans to use ‘sharia bonds’ to raise money for public spending programmes, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lie detector tests that analyse voice changes in telephone conversations are being used to catch benefit cheats. One local authority has saved more than £336,000 during a pilot scheme, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The segregation units in Britain’s high security prisons used to be full of prisoners being punished for breaking the rules or being held in solitary because they were too dangerous to mix with others.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Home owners face swingeing local tax rises after the Government introduced a modern ‘Domesday Book’ that has bar-coded every house in the country, it was claimed on Sunday.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lawyer who was visiting Fiji to assess its legal system has been refused entry by the country’s military-led interim government.”
BBC News, 17th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An increasing number of City law firms are breaking one of the profession’s greatest unwritten rules by positioning themselves to sue investment banks, confident that the first of an expected wave of lawsuits arising from the credit crunch will emerge in Britain within weeks.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.”
The Times, 17th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“It looks bad, and it probably won’t save money. A District Judge on the disadvantages of representing yourself in court.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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