“Today sees the return to the House of Lords of the contentious issue of extending to 42 days the time someone can be held by the police without being charged. I would have wanted to take part in the debate, though unavoidably I will be absent overseas. My view is that this pernicious provision should be removed from this bill now.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s approach to class actions is set to change — but we are unlikely to see here the excesses of the US system.”
The Times, 8th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The case of Dhiren Barot, the most senior al-Qaeda figure to be detained in Britain, convinced police that they needed more time to hold terrorist suspects.”
The Times, 6th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Incarcerating more and more offenders is supposedly not the point of new supersize prisons. Anna Bawden inspects plans to make them centres of learning.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Assisted suicide is outlawed in the UK, with the 1961 Suicide Act making it illegal to ‘aid, abet, counsel or procure the suicide of another’. Helping somebody to die carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Are the principles of the legislation still honoured today? asks the Master of the Rolls.”
The Times, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“In London’s historic Inns of Court, barristers practise law in the shadow of the distinctive medieval Temple Church. But does English law really owe a debt to Muslim law?”
BBC News Magazine, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Justice Committee has the opportunity to reverse a decision to deny those with pleural plaques the right to compensation”
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The Times, 21st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Judges, and the system, feel beleaguered. The Times has accused family courts of operating in a ‘conspiracy of silence’ — particularly in care cases. While injustices may occur, judges feel that the picture is distorted. So The Times had been granted rare access to sit on the bench and witness family justice from a judge’s-eye view. ”
The Times, 18th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Justice, the much-quoted saying goes, is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel. Access to the courts can often depend on the depth of a person’s pocket, with some of the best lawyers coming at a prohibitively high price. But lawyers’ fees aside, should the courts be a free public service, like the health service? Or should litigants who use them pay the cost?”
The Times, 4th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two Britons have appeared in court in Dubai after allegedly having sex on a beach in the Muslim emirate. What would happen if a couple got frisky on a beach in the UK?”
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BBC News Magazine, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The actress stepped into a political and social minefield when she claimed date rape should not be a matter for the courts. Paul Vallely examines an issue which raises divisive issues of women’s rights and personal responsibility.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“How much compensation should be paid to someone whose life is blighted after being wrongly accused or even convicted and jailed for murder?”
The Times, 28th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Last month the Home Office announced that everyone in England and Wales will have access to crime maps of their local area by the end of this year. But will they help cut crime, or could they have unforeseen consequences?”
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BBC News Magazine, 26th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“US celebrities are being actively courted by media lawyers to take advantage of Britain’s tougher libel laws and bring their cases to London.”
The Independent, 21st August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In the past 15 years, nothing has given entertainment publishers quite as many sleepless nights as internet piracy. Starting with the rise of Napster, the music-sharing service, in the 1990s, the rapidly increasing speed of broadband connections has allowed consumers to share and copy media files in vast quantities.”
The Times, 20th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A handful of violent and degrading attacks on disabled people have provoked outrage among the press and public. But are they isolated cases or one end of a spectrum of intimidation and violence that many disabled people encounter?”
BBC News Magazine, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bb.co.uk
“With rape convictions at an all-time low, and tales of unsympathetic police treatment rife, many women don’t report attacks. Here, one woman who was brutally assaulted explains why it is vital to tell the police.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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