“Judges’ independence will come under pressure as they are urged to tailor sentences according to prison spaces under the Ministry of Justice, a former senior Conservative minister said yesterday.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A millionaire businessman has lost an appeal over a £48m divorce award made to his former wife.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans are due to be unveiled to deter ‘pointless and mischievous’ requests under the Freedom of Information Act.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Luxury mansions, classic cars ranging from Bentleys to Lamborghinis, millions in cash and even racehorses are among the record £125m-worth of assets recovered from criminals in the last year. Claiming the seizures as a great success, the Home Office will today announce greater powers to confiscate criminals’ wealth.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Neil Coulbeck, the retired bank executive who could have been an important witness in the NatWest Three fraud case, feared he might “get dragged into” the affair at the time he died, his widow told an inquest on Wednesday.”
Financial Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“Tony Blair’s government has been condemned for exploiting the ‘politics of fear’ by bringing in tougher anti-terror legislation, cracking down on asylum-seekers and allowing the prison population to soar.”
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Amnesty International Report 2007
For most people a property on Hampstead Heath would be many mortgages or lottery tickets away, but a squatter has been granted the rights to a plot of land worth £2m for nothing.
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor moved to defuse the unprecedented rift with the judiciary yesterday, making a personal intervention with the Lord Chief Justice to resolve the deadlock over the Ministry of Justice.”
The Times, 24th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
“Family judge Nicholas Crichton has won financial backing for his initiative to set up the UK’s first US-style drug dependency court to help the growing number of babies and children who are being taken into care because of their parents’ misuse of drugs or alcohol.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An online divorce company this week became the first to advertise its services on UK television, offering to arrange settlements for as little as £65.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Junior doctors have lost their High Court battle to scrap the new application system for training posts.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government is locked on a collision course with senior members of the judiciary after the Lord Chief Justice told Parliament yesterday (23 May) the two camps remained ‘poles apart’ over the role of the controversial Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
Legal Week, 23rd MAy 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Families expelled from the Chagos Islands by the British Government to make way for the Diego Garcia US airbase today won their legal battle to return home.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Controversial immigration rules aimed at stopping sham marriages are unlawful, says the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Newspaper regulator the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has issued new guidelines on privacy and data protection for newspapers conducting investigations which involve subterfuge.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Despite the myths, bloggers are just as vulnerable as conventional publishers to legal action – if not more so.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The recent settlement of the libel action brought by the baby- and child-care author Gina Ford against Mumsnet, the parenting website, leaves some tricky questions unanswered – not least whether a website is a ‘publisher’ for the purposes of the law of libel.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Home information packs (Hips) appeared to be doomed last night after ministers were forced into a humiliating climb-down by delaying the packs for two months.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has attacked the “namby pamby state” which imposes unenforceable Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) on offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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