“The Government has accepted that the introduction of a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) will improve the UK’s tax avoidance strategy whilst maintaining competitiveness, and will consult further with business on introducing a GAAR into the UK tax system, the Chancellor confirmed in today’s Budget.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Trainee solicitors could be paid as little as £2.60 an hour in their first year under an amendment to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposals for ending the minimum wage. The Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) today condemned the move as another step towards making the legal profession the ‘preserve of the rich’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The High Court has upheld an order by the Home Secretary preventing Maryam Rajavi, a prominent Iranian dissident, from speaking in Parliament. The exclusion order was imposed because of concerns about the deterioration of bilateral relationships between this country and the Iranian government, and fears that if the exclusion order was lifted there could be reprisals that put British nationals at risk and make further consular cooperation even more problematic. For further details of the Home Secretary’s decision see Henry Oliver’s excellent discussion of the case ‘Free Speech and Iranian Dissent in Parliament’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Judges will not have to impose new ‘two strikes and you’re out’ mandatory life jail terms on all dangerous repeat criminals because of human rights laws, the Government has admitted.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The family of a Sheffield student who faces extradition to the United States has confirmed an appeal has been lodged by lawyers.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The House of Lords has blocked attempts to exempt charities and trade unions from the referral fee ban. The house was debating proposed amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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