“A serial litigant is believed to have earned thousands of pounds by bombarding employers with claims of ageism simply because they used the words ‘school leaver’ or ‘recent graduate’ in job advertisements.”
The Times, 7th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Fewer than a third of new partners appointed in Britain’s biggest law firms over the past three years are women, according to new research. The number of female promotions was even lower in the ‘magic circle’ firms, with women taking up only one in five new partnership roles in the City’s legal elite.”
The Times, 8th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jack Straw will be asked today to explain why he prevented the Cabinet from seeing the full advice on the legality of the Iraq war before they voted to back the invasion.”
The Times, 8th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Wounded troops are to be given increased compensation payments following an outcry over attempts by the Ministry of Defence to limit pay-outs.”
Daily Telgraph, 7th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, is bringing in tougher rules, including demanding that applicants be able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A high-flying City lawyer who conned millions of pounds from her bank bosses to help a friend’s ailing airline has been jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 6th February 2010
Source; www.independent.co.uk
“Ministers have been told by a senior judge to consider opening an independent inquiry into all allegations of abuse made by Iraqi civilians against the British Army. The move could lead to the biggest investigation into military malpractice ever heard in this country.”
The Independent, 8th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of the Kremlin who claimed asylum in the UK in 2003, is suing Vladimir Terluk over comments he made on a Russian news programme in April 2007. In the interview, Terluk – under the pseudonym ‘Pyotr’ – claimed Berezovsky was responsible for Litvinenko’s radiation poisoning. The allegation has also been made by Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB officer whom the British government has named as their prime suspect for the murder.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Media organisations hope judgment will clear away tangle of legal complexities around defence of fair comment.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The head of Britain’s special forces has been trying to stop the publication of a book by a senior BBC journalist which describes in ‘tactical detail’ operations carried out by the SAS in Iraq from 2003 to 2009.”
The Times, 8th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Police are planning to use an anti-terror law deemed unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights across the country during the London Olympics, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 8th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Fresh questions have been raised about how Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, came to back the use of military force in Iraq after one of the UK’s leading legal experts highlighted apparent contradictions in his testimonies before two official inquiries.”
The Observer, 7th February 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of prisoners could sue if they are not allowed to vote in this year’s general election, the government is being warned.The UK, one of the few countries in the world to impose a blanket ban on prisoners voting, must give those held behind bars the vote in order to comply with a European legal ruling, dating back six years. However, ministers have been procrastinating on the issue, fearing that it will prove unpopular with the electorate.”
The Observer, 7th February 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
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