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Official: Lawyers drink the most tea - The Lawyer

Posted on January 31, 2008
“A recent survey has revealed that people working in the law drink more cups of tea per day than those in all other professions.” Full story The Lawyer, 31st January 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Porton Down veterans awarded £3m compensation - The Guardian

Posted on January 31, 2008
“Hundreds of veterans who were subjected to tests at the Porton Down chemical warfare installation are to be awarded compensation totalling £3m, the defence minister Derek Twigg announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 31st Janaury 2008 Source: www...

Seatbelt law anniversary marked with grim statistics - The Guardian

Posted on January 31, 2008
“About 370 people die in road crashes in Britain each year because they fail to wear a seatbelt, safety campaigners said today.” Full story The Guardian, 31st January 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judges still have too much influence - The Times

Posted on January 31, 2008
“The new Judicial Appointments Commission must change, and soon, if it wants to retain its credibility.” Full story The Times, 31st Janaury 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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16,000 prisoners freed early, ministry reveals - The Guardian

Posted on January 31, 2008
“More than 16,000 prisoners have been freed early - including 3,000 guilty of violent crimes - under a government scheme to cut jail overcrowding, the justice ministry revealed today.” Full story The Guardian, 31st January 2008 Source: www...

Calls to lift child embryo ban - BBC News

Posted on January 31, 2008
“The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating human or human-animal ‘hybrid’ embryos from dying children to aid key research.” Full story BBC News, 31st January 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 30, 2008
The Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008 The William Parker School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008 The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2008 The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Civil Aviation (Allocation of Scarce Capacity) Regulations 2007 The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 The Charities Act [...

Legal victory for child abuse man - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2008
“A North Yorkshire man who suffered sexual abuse as a child has won the right to sue his tormentors in a landmark ruling by Law Lords.” Full story BBC News, 30th Janaury 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for new law to punish ?thoughtless or cruel? words - The Times

Posted on January 30, 2008
“The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called for new laws to protect religious sensibilities that would punish ‘thoughtless and cruel’ styles of speaking.” Full story The Times, 29th January 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Brothel manager escapes jail term - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2008
“A woman who ran four brothels has escaped a jail term after a judge ruled that ‘no-one was harmed’.” Full story BBC News, 30th Janaury 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Confidence down for first time in six years - poll - Legal Week

Posted on January 30, 2008
“UK lawyers are more downbeat about the future of their businesses than at any time in the last six years, according to new research from accountancy firm Smith & Williamson.” Full story Legal Week, 30th January 2008 Source: www.legalweek...

Expenses row MP will quit seat - The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Tory MP Derek Conway today announced he would stand down at the next election following the controversy over his employment of his son on a parliamentary salary.” Full story The Independent, 30th January 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Drugged driver jailed for ?horrific? crash - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2008
“A drugged driver who ploughed into six shoppers in central London, causing injuries that forced a mother and daughter to have their right legs amputated, was today jailed for four years.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2008 Source: www...

Phone taps run at a fraction of reported level - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Despite press reports to the contrary, public authorities tapped just 1,435 phones and not 250,000 in a nine month period in 2006. The larger figure includes less heavily regulated requests for information about phone usage.” Full story OUT-LAW...

9/11 accused loses final bid for freedom - The Times

Posted on January 30, 2008
“A Moroccan man accused of links with al-Qaeda and involvement in the 9/11 and Madrid attacks will remain in custody after losing his appeal at the House of Lords.” Full story The Times, 30th Janaury 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 30, 2008
Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust Corbett v South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority RH v United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust De Haas v South West London Strategic Health Authority Court of Appeal “Where a court made a periodical payments order for a claimant in proceedings involving catastrophic injury in the context of future care, of which the [...

Civil Justice Council Review - Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has commissioned Dr Jonathan Spencer, an external consultant, to carry out an independent review of the Civil Justice Council.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 29th January 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

MPs? anger over withheld spy documents - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Gordon Brown’s promise to strengthen oversight of the security and intelligence agencies was made ‘untenable’ by the government’s refusal to disclose information about the past activities of Britain’s spies, a cross-party group of senior parliamentarians said yesterday...

Straw hesitates on prison plan after critical report - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Jack Straw today appeared to back away from plans to build a new generation of 2,500-person ‘Titan’ jails after criticism from the chief inspector of prisons.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

?Illegals? free for security work - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2008
“At least 4,000 illegal workers have yet to be banned from taking security jobs, despite the passing of a deadline set by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?I did not bring this case for the money ? it is a fight for justice? - The Times

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Two decades after being dragged into bushes and sexually assaulted as she took a daylight stroll through a Leeds park, Mrs A still suffers nightmares. Now in her late 70s, Mrs A has said that the brutality of the attack destroyed her confidence and left her with lasting psychiatric injury...

Legal Opinion: Police face legal challenge over criminal records checks - The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2008
“If you have done nothing wrong, then you have nothing to fear. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, what if the police could disclose unproven allegations to your employer?” Full story The Independent, 30th January 2008 Source: www.independent...

Man wins lifting of control order - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2008
“A British convert to Islam has been told that a terrorism control order imposed on him is to be quashed.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New laws sought to stop another Northern Rock - Reuters

Posted on January 30, 2008
“The government will propose new legislation to give the authorities more power to intervene in the case of a failing bank to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis, the Treasury said.” Full story Reuters, 30th January 2008 Source: www...

New stop and search powers planned - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to overhaul stop and search powers in a bid to tackle rising gun and knife crime.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk 

Rape support service ?in crisis? - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Services for rape victims in England and Wales are in crisis, with half of support centres at risk of closure, a campaign group has warned.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lotto rape victim wins hope for thousands - The Times

Posted on January 30, 2008
“One woman?s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ends in victory today, with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 30th January 2008 Source: www...

Inspector criticises rush to build jails - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2008
“The government’s “scramble to build new prisons” threatens to move the UK towards a system of ‘large-scale penal containment’ which would mean worse as well as more jails, the chief inspector of prisons warns today...

Jailing mothers ?damaged a generation? - The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2008
“Mothers of young children should not be jailed unless they pose a risk to society, the Children’s Commissioner for England says in an outspoken condemnation of sentencing policy.” Full story The Independent, 30th January 2008 Source: www...

Man armed with axe during visit by Queen jailed for six years - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2008
“An ‘angry and aggressive’ man who was arrested carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth was jailed for a total of six years today.” Full story The Guardian, 29th January 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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