Peers to vote on anti-terror plan – BBC News
“The House of Lords is set to vote on whether to extend the terror detention limit to 42 days.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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SRA hits out at Law Soc review – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has attacked the Law Society for over-stepping its remit in launching a potentially dramatic review into the regulation of the legal profession.”
The Lawyer, 10th October 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Law firms ‘losing talent over hours and work-life balance’ – The Times
“The culture in City law firms of working long hours is draining talent from the legal profession, according to research to be published this week.”
The Times, 13th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rail damage graffiti group jailed – BBC News
“Four graffiti vandals have been jailed after admitting causing an estimated £50,000 of damage to trains and chaos to services in the South East.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care worker jailed for two rapes – BBC News
“A care worker who admitted raping two women, one of them a psychiatric hospital patient, has been sentenced to an indeterminate jail term.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devoted husband who suffocated wife is spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A retired civil servant who suffocated his seriously ill wife with a plastic bag as she lay in her hospital bed has been spared jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Alleged Holocaust denier fights extradition to Germany – The Guardian
“An Australian revisionist historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial was today greeted in court with a Nazi salute from the public gallery.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police inquiry into barrister shooting is lawful, says judge – The Guardian
“A high court judge today dismissed a claim by the family of the barrister Mark Saunders that the investigation into his shooting by police was unlawful.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gardener arrested and taken to court for carrying work scythe in van – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has ordered the Crown Prosecution Service to make a public apology to a gardener who was arrested and taken to court for carrying a scythe which he said he needed for his work.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Firearms officers to be banned from collaborating on shooting statements – Daily Telegraph
“The Daily Telegraph understands that draft rules for the official police manual are expected to stop marksmen from writing their statements together after critical incidents – changing a practice accepted through case law for more than 50 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labour peers urge Brown to back down in detention fight – The Guardian
“The new leader of the House of Lords is to ask Gordon Brown to drop plans to force through the detention of terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online complaints plan on hold – Law Society’s Gazette
“Controversial plans to publish complaints against solicitors online have been shelved. In a long-awaited decision, the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) this week said it still favours the idea – but passed responsibility for any scheme to its successor body, which comes into being in 2010.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th October 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MPs’ smacking ban attempt fails – BBC News
“A cross-party group of MPs has failed to force through a ban on smacking children in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council fined over theatre safety – BBC News
“A council has been fined a maximum £45,000 after a teacher fell down a lift shaft backstage at a theatre while preparing for the Urdd eisteddfod.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Half of state schools are breaking admissions rules, inquiry finds – The Guardian
“Half of state schools in England are in breach of new rules on admissions, according to the chief adjudicator, Sir Philip Hunter.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Apology over Pc ‘killer’ report – BBC News
“A Met police officer has accepted a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly in private care homes win better rights – Daily Telegraph
“Pensioners and their families will benefit from a new complaints system and tougher inspections for their homes.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lost data: Details of 100,000 Armed Forces personnel missing – Daily Telegraph
“A computer hard drive with the private details of 100,000 members of the Armed Forces is missing, the Ministry of Defence has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pitcairn victims of child sex abuse win compensation – The Guardian
“Victims of child sex abuse on Pitcairn island, the remote British outpost in the South Pacific, will receive compensation from the British government, the Foreign Office announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
