“Thousands of middle managers in local councils are being authorised to spy on people suspected of petty offences using powers designed to prevent crime and terrorism.”
The Times, 31st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The official in charge of a new system of ‘living wills’ has quit amid claims that scores of elderly people are dying before their financial affairs are in order because of delays and red tape.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cigarette vending machines and packets of 10 could be outlawed under government plans aimed at preventing children and young people smoking.”
BBC News, 31st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 100 nations, including the UK, have signed a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs.”
BBC News, 30th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The only remaining British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been charged with terrorism by a US military tribunal, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Legal employees are the happiest workers in the UK, according to a new survey of office professionals.”
The Lawyer, 30th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Government is planning to reform data protection laws so pensioners in fuel poverty can be contacted directly and offered help, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to make one final attempt to avert a Commons defeat over the plans to lock up terrorist suspects for up to 42 days without trial.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A British resident who is facing the death penalty in Guantanamo Bay has made a final desperate plea to Gordon Brown to end his six-year ordeal and bring him home today.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A soldier left disabled by an explosion in Iraq is being refused a compensation payout because his injuries were caused by the ‘wrong type of bomb’, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government will compromise to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects from 28 days to 42 days…”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One child under the age of 10 is killed every week, shocking new figures showed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“On 28 May 2008, the Law Commission published a summary of responses to its Consultation Paper. The summary document reports the arguments that have been put to us on consumer insurance reform. A further paper will deal with business insurance reform. There is a wide consensus that consumer insurance law is in urgent need of reform – not only among consumer groups, lawyers and brokers, but also among most insurance companies.”
Law Commission, 28th May 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“The police force that issued a teenager with a court summons for calling Scientology a cult could face a judicial review over the legality of its policing guidelines.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) are launching an equal pay campaign, after fresh research revealed significant salary inequalities within the profession.”
Legal Week, 29th May 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The animal health laboratories at the centre of last summer’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will not be prosecuted, Surrey County Council says.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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