Magna Carta what? English charter ‘a mystery to 45pc of population’ – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly half of the UK population does not know what the Magna Carta is, according to a YouGov poll.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Iraqi asylum seekers given deadline to go home or face destitution in UK – The Guardian
“More than 1,400 rejected Iraqi asylum seekers are to be told they must go home or face destitution in Britain as the government considers Iraq safe enough to return them, according to leaked Home Office correspondence seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man loses grape case against M&S – BBC News
“An accountant who claimed he injured himself by slipping on a grape in a Marks and Spencer car park has lost his High Court bid for damages.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Norris: lawyers welcome ruling – The Times
“The ruling by the law lords today that price-fixing was not a crime in the UK before the Enterprise Act took effect in 2003 was a significant victory for Ian Norris, the former head of Morgan Crucible.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Home Office on Phorm: it’s legal if users consent – The Guardian
“A Home Office official has made public the contents of an internal analysis for the Home Office dealing with the question of whether Phorm’s model for targeted advertising is legal under interception of communications legislation.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal community slams Budget’s non-doms policy – The Lawyer
“The Chancellor Alistair Darling has pushed ahead with plans to hit non-domiciled residents with a £30,000 annual tax, with the levy kicking in once they have lived in the UK for seven years.”
The Lawyer, 12th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Third of online shops undermine consumer rights, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Nearly a third of retail websites surveyed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are breaking laws designed to protect shoppers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Budget 2008 – HM Treasury
The 2008 Budget Report was published on 12 March 2008.
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget statement
HM Treasury, 12th March 2008
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Law firms still confused over age laws – The Times
“Eighteen months and two cases on, lawyers are still unsure how age discrimination rules apply to them.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gambler loses £2m bookies claim – BBC News
“A compulsive gambler has lost his bid at the High Court to force bookmaker William Hill to repay his £2m losses.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law chief ‘delaying Serbian corruption case’ – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, is using her powers over criminal prosecutions to delay another major overseas corruption case, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£40m to help boost community orders and control jail numbers – The Guardian
“An urgent cash injection of £40m to promote the use of alternatives to short prison sentences was announced yesterday by the justice minister David Hanson in the face of a prison population which stands at record levels of nearly 82,000.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay teenager is facing gallows as his asylum bid is rejected – The Times
“A gay Iranian teenager faces deportation from Britain and execution in his home country after a Dutch court refused to hear his asylum claim.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Councils take legal action on night flights – The Guardian
“Three local authorities are to take the government to the high court in an attempt to stop night flights which they claim break noise regulations. Richmond, Wandsworth, and Windsor and Maidenhead councils have campaigned against night flights at Heathrow for several years and claim that the transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, is ‘failing in her duty to protect residents from excessive night noise’.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU treaty bill clears the Commons – BBC News
“The controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty has cleared its final Commons stages.”
BBC News, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Charity rules illegal, say independent schools – Daily Telegraph
“Independent schools are threatening legal action over new rules that would force them to offer more free places to children from poor backgrounds.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hundreds of custody ‘near deaths’ – BBC News
“About 1,000 detainees are involved each year in incidents that result in serious illness or self-harm while in police custody, a report has suggested.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords to rule on Ian Norris extradition case – The Times
“The House of Lords will rule tomorrow on whether Ian Norris should be extradited to the US, in what is one of the most eagerly awaited legal cases of recent years.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
