“Proposed cuts to legal aid threaten to undermine a decade of pro bono work, the legal profession has warned at the start of the tenth national pro bono week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Online publishers may be accountable to the same libel laws as traditional media, but reacting to complaints is not always as straightforward. It is hoped, reports Alex Heshmaty, that a new defamation bill will clarify the process.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peers have called on the government to look at options for making UK legislation easier to understand, including the use of digital technology to present laws in a clearer format.”
BBC News, 7th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The legal battle that exposed Adam Werritty’s role at the heart of government has been settled by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
2The court of protection’s reputation as a faceless or secretive court is unfair. By their very nature, the cases heard are private to the individuals concerned and their families.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sister of a TV producer who was crushed by an HGV while cycling through west London has spoken of her dismay after failing in a high court attempt to secure a fresh inquest into her sister’s death. Eilidh Cairns, 30, was cycling in morning rush-hour traffic on 5 February 2009 when a tipper truck knocked her from her bike at Notting Hill Gate. An experienced cyclist, she is believed to have been in front of the lorry and hit from behind in the incident.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The question: what are the ‘reasonable needs’ of a 55-year-old divorced woman with one teenage child still living at home? The answer, the appeal court ruled yesterday, is a nine-bedroom country house with 40 acres of parkland, a £1.65 million lump sum and £75,000-a-year child maintenance.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“New British president of the European court of human rights begins as the UK takes over as chair of Council of Europe.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard will be investigated after officers sent to protect mourners at the funeral of a teenager with suspected gang links failed to prevent the shooting of one of his friends when he left the cemetery.”
The Independent, 5th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Psychologist calls for screening of jurors after two in three admit to feeling stressed and confused over judge’s directions.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A local authority today said it had been granted a High Court order which would prevent an ‘infamous’ illegal traveller site being reoccupied.”
The Independent, 7th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The reorganisation of children’s heart surgery in England has been thrown into doubt following a high court ruling that the planned closure of a unit at the Royal Brompton hospital in south-west London was unlawful.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal aid cuts and the Jackson reforms will slash the number of claims brought against the NHS by 50%, a senior member of the Civil Justice Council has predicted.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“If passed in its present form, the legal aid bill will compound the agonies of warring families.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Ombudsman has taken the highly controversial decision to name lawyers and law firms in circumstances where there is a ‘pattern of complaints’ against them or when it is in the ‘public interest’ to do so.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The First-Tier Tribunal (Asylum and Immigration Chamber), has upheld the decision of the Home Secretary to deport Raed Mahajna, who had come to the UK to attend a number of meetings and speaking engagements.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Offenders behind serious crimes such as sex assault and use of indecent images of children were punished without going to court, police figures show.”
BBC News, 6th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The tortuous decision-making processes of the most controversial – and intensely private – court in England should be opened up to public scrutiny, Sir Nicholas Wall, the head of the court of protection, says.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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