Lawyer in CSA dispute freed from jail – The Times
“A barrister who was jailed for refusing to pay child support was freed on unconditional bail yesterday pending a judicial review hearing. ”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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‘Change human rights laws to stop encouraging terrorists’ – The Times
“The UK must withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because its interpretation by the courts encourages terrorists to come to Britain, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pair guilty over break-in at base – BBC News
“Two peace activists who broke into RAF Fairford and attacked US military vehicles have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.”
BBC News, 6th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three found guilty over July 21 bomb plot – The Guardian
“Three men were today found guilty of an extremist Islamist plot to detonate bombs on tube trains and a bus in London on July 21 2005.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2007
source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lesbian admits ‘marriage’ charge – BBC News
“A woman has admitted entering into a civil partnership with her lesbian partner while she was still married.”
BBC News, 9th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MP bids to lift secrecy in family courts – The Daily Telegraph
“A legal bid to lift the secrecy surrounding children taken from parents and put up for adoption has been launched by an MP.”
The Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
City lawyer in age-discrimination battle – The Times
“One of the legal world’s most eagerly awaited spectacles for years is to start at an employment tribunal today when a senior City lawyer accuses his former partners of age discrimination. Peter Bloxham, the 54-year-old former head of restructuring for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, will take the stand at the London Central Employment Tribunal to give evidence against former colleagues in the elite City of London law firm.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Synod agrees deal over discipline to head off church rift over gay clergy – The Guardian
“The Church of England yesterday bowed to pleas from two archbishops to help draw up a disciplinary covenant for the worldwide Anglican communion, despite fears that it will led to the expulsion of liberal believers.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ethnic minority firms challenge Straw in High Court over legal aid – The Guardian
“Jack Straw will face his first court challenge as Lord Chancellor next week when the Law Society, the Commission for Racial Equality and ethnic minority lawyers go to the High Court to try to halt the government’s controversial shake-up of legal aid.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Veteran sues over NHS’s refusal to pay for eye drugs – The Independent
“A pensioner aged 84 is suing an NHS trust over its refusal to pay for drugs to save his sight in the first such case to be backed by Britain’s leading charity for the blind.”
The Independent, 9th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS has ‘all evidence it needs’ in honours case – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service said today it had ‘all the evidence we need to make a decision’ on whether to bring charges in the cash-for-honours affair.”
Guardian, 6th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed over terror cell plans – BBC News
“A man who stored up what police called a ‘vast library of terrorist material’ has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 6th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge limits payout to Paddington crash killer – The Guardian
“A judge today limited the compensation claim of a Paddington train crash survivor who said he had been turned into a killer by post-traumatic stress disorder.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Our data retention is not data protection watchdogs’ business, says Google privacy boss – OUT-LAW.com
“The retention of search engine query data is a security matter and not one for Europe’s data protection officials, according to Google’s global privacy chief. Peter Fleischer said that its retention of user search data was ‘just not their field.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
ABS drive is “threat” to quality of advice – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal professionals fear that alternative business structures (ABSs) – the key element of the Legal Services Bill – will compromise the quality of legal advice, according to a report to be published this week.”
Law Society Gazette, 5th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Telephone trade as good as a written contract, High Court rules – The Times
“The City of London breathed a collective sigh of relief this afternoon as the High Court confirmed that despite major technological advancements and cultural changes, the principle of ‘my word is my bond’ was still relevant in the modern world. In the first case of its kind, a judge ruled that an investment fund could not pull out of a financial transaction after circumstances made the deal substantially less attractive. ”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Outcry over move to seize bank assets – Financial Times
“Scores of tax consultants on Thursday rushed to condemn the proposal drawn up by Revenue & Customs that could allow the seizure of unpaid taxes from people’s bank accounts without a court order.”
Financial Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Battle over control orders goes to Lords – The Guardian
“The government today launches a legal battle to try to persuade Britain’s top court, the House of Lords, that the control order regime, which it sees as a key weapon against terrorism, does not violate terror suspects’ human rights.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Richard & Judy phone company fined over “misleading” TV quiz – The Times
“A fine of £150,000 is to be levied on the phone company involved in the Richard & Judy phone quiz scandal – but the broadcaster, Channel 4, and the producer, Cactus Television, face a further inquiry to learn whether they will be punished.”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
