“Rapists whose victims withdrew their consent to sexual activity at the last moment may receive lighter sentences under guidelines published yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A law that was intended to improve road safety by targeting reckless young drivers has had the opposite effect, a study has found.”
The Times, 1st May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The first British soldier ever to be convicted of a war crime was yesterday jailed for a year and dismissed from the army.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor faces renewed pressure to drop or delay plans for overhauling the legal aid scheme with a damning report today from MPs.”
The Times, 1st May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“London’s status as a leading financial centre could be diminished unless the UK reforms its insolvency regime ahead of the next economic downturn, according to an influential group of restructuring professionals.”
Financial Times, 30th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“New legislation comes into force today which provides protection from sexual orientation discrimination and discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief that is on a par with protection already provided on grounds of race and gender.”
Communities and Local Government press release, 30th April 2007
Source: www.communities.gov.uk
“The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has launched a mission to investigate the arrest of Pakistan’s top judge.”
The Lawyer, 30th April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Europe’s privacy watchdog has expressed ‘grave concern’ about a proposal to share personal information between police forces across Europe, calling it a ‘lowest common denominator approach that would hinder the fundamental rights of EU citizens’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“New employment laws that came into force today could pave the way for political activists – including members of the British Nationalist [sic] Party (BNP) – to bring religious discrimination claims in the workplace, experts have warned.”
The Times, 30th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The House of Lords will investigate whether the UK’s ‘surveillance society’ is unconstitutional. The Lords’ Constitution Committee has asked for evidence in an investigation it has launched into surveillance in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Five British men with close links to the July 7 bombers were today found guilty of a plot to set off a wave of fertiliser-based terrorist explosions around the country.”
The Guardian
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New rules to prevent the publication of politically damaging memoirs by former politicians and civil servants will not be in force until after Alastair Campbell’s diaries are released, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 30th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Private security staff who operate prison vans will decide from today whether young adults awaiting trial in London are mentally strong enough to survive in the toughest prisons.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As the government’s regulatory body prepares to stamp out the thriving business in online fresh sperm donation, the Guardian has learned that both of the UK’s main agencies are planning to circumvent new laws and continue to operate without a licence.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers are warning cohabiting couples to spell out in writing what share of their home each should get if they split up, to avoid expensive legal battles consuming a large chunk of their wealth. The advice comes after a landmark judgment last week by five law lords, setting out how the courts should resolve such cases.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A company trying to evict an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer from a private care home it runs is facing a legal battle in a historic case that could affect hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor’s officials are locked in talks with senior judges in a desperate effort to secure their backing for the new ministry of justice, which is due to come into effect on May 9.”
The Times, 30th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Home office ministers are struggling to find a compromise to save legislation that would hold company executives accountable for the negligent deaths of their employees.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“PANORAMA, the BBC’s flagship current affairs show, faces being sued for more than £1m by Britain’s richest doctor after a “biased and irresponsible” undercover investigation into his fertility clinics.”
The Sunday Times, 29th April 2007
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