Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed – BBC News
“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
Category: news
Guantanamo man on terror charge – BBC News
“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
Revealed: legal staff the UK’s happiest workers – The Lawyer
“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
Secrecy law change to help pensioners – The Independent
“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
Smith in final bid for 42-day detention – The Independent
“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
The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty – The Independent
“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
British newspaper websites liable in France for privacy invasion – OUT-LAW.com
“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
Soldier denied payout in ‘wrong type of bomb’ case – Daily Telegraph
“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
Terror concessions being planned – BBC News
“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 10 killed every week – Daily Telegraph
“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
Reforming Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission
“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
Scientology protest: Liberty challenges police over summons – The Guardian
“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
Council motoring fines ‘illegal’ – BBC News
“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
Law Society and AWS launch two-year equal pay campaign – Legal Week
“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
US cluster bombs to be banned from UK – The Guardian
“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
Labs escape outbreak prosecution – BBC News
“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
Discrimination: Is it time to extend the age laws? – The Guardian
“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy is fined for dropping balloon – BBC News
“A teenager who was fined for littering when he dropped a deflated balloon in a city centre may fight the case.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Minister signals end of business regulation era – The Guardian
“Britain has reached the end of the era of major legislation regulating business, the business secretary, John Hutton, will say today in a speech challenging the idea that workplace exploitation is tackled by new laws.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cook Yvonne Godwin made rat poison cake for unfaithful husband – The Times
“A former hospital cook who laced her unfaithful husband’s fruit cake with rat poison was spared jail yesterday. Yvonne Godwin baked the poisoned cake after discovering that her husband of 30 years had been having an affair with her best friend’s sister.”
The Times, 29th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
