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Legal aid cuts: How you could be acquitted and still face huge bill for costs
Posted on July 16, 2009Plans to reform the legal aid system and cut almost £200 million from its budget have brought warnings of a two-tier justice system: one for the rich and another for the poor.
Cost ceiling means defendants who win their cases may face a big bill
Posted on July 16, 2009Defendants who pay for their own defence face being the victims of miscarriages of justice under proposals to cap the costs that they can recoup after being acquitted, lawyers warn.
Justice Committee criticises plans for £12m cuts in family legal aid
Posted on July 16, 2009Proposals to cut £12 million in legal aid spent on families and children have been castigated by MPs, days after a senior family judge warned of their ?chilling effect?.
Innocent people ?won?t go through with cases? if reforms are approved
Posted on July 16, 2009Case study 1: Sam Hellen, the London cabbie
Former Sinopec chief sentenced to death
Posted on July 15, 2009The former chairman of Sinopec, the oil refiner that is one of China?s largest companies, was sentenced to death earlier today, becoming the latest victim of a Government drive to stamp out corruption.
Legal aid for prisoners to be capped as Jack Straw criticises lawyers
Posted on July 15, 2009Curbs are to be imposed on legal aid for prisoners amid predictions that the annual bill will more than double within two years to £45 million.
Lord Chief Justice warns of dangers over MPs' expenses body
Posted on July 15, 2009Britain?s most senior judge gave warning last night that plans for an independent body to oversee MPs? expenses risked a ?dangerous? conflict between judges and Parliament.
Supreme Court shows its colours
Posted on July 15, 2009The United Kingdom?s new Supreme Court will open its doors for business on October 1, with the first inbuilt facilities in Britain for broadcasting in court.
The reel treats you?re not allowed to see
Posted on July 15, 2009Thousands of hours of vintage film footage lies fallow in vaults across the UK, legally prohibited from being shown to the public because of arcane copyright rules.
'Brand' awareness in the divorce courts
Posted on July 15, 2009Never mind the money or the children, when it comes to a celebrity divorce there?s another battleground which can be every bit as fraught: public relations. If a couple depends on the media, separation starts the quest to emerge not merely with spoils divided but also with each person?s brand as unscathed as possible.
The Times defends libel case over alleged police link to security firm
Posted on July 15, 2009Scotland Yard tried to cover up its failure properly to investigate allegations that a British security company with wealthy Russian clients paid a policeman for sensitive information, the High Court was told yesterday.
Lawyer of the week: Helen Jackson
Posted on July 15, 2009Helen Jackson, a solicitor at Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, acted for Ms Sharon Moran, a mother of two, in a landmark House of Lords decision against Manchester City Council. It ruled that women staying in temporary refuges after fleeing domestic violence should be considered homeless and must be given urgent help by local authorities to find a permanent home.
Sir Mark Potter rules on media and celebrity cases in family courts
Posted on July 15, 2009Cases in the family courts involving celebrities? children should be treated in the same way as those involving anyone else?s children, the senior family courts judge said yesterday.
Pension fund sues ratings agencies over $1bn losses$
Posted on July 15, 2009America?s biggest pension fund is suing the three largest ratings agencies after losing as much as $1 billion (£609 million) of Californian workers? retirement money on investments in high-risk securities.
China widens Rio spy probe to local traders
Posted on July 14, 2009Executives from five Chinese steel companies are being investigated as part of a widening probe into the alleged theft of state secrets that led to the arrest of a senior executive at Rio Tinto.
'Hardnosed' SFO to tap phones of suspected fraudsters
Posted on July 14, 2009Suspected fraudsters are to face covert surveillance and telephone tapping in a new ?hardnosed? drive by the Serious Fraud Office to nip frauds in the bud, its director has told The Times.
Charles Taylor denounces war crimes trial as 'deception, deceit and lies'
Posted on July 14, 2009?Lies! Lies! And more lies!? Charles Taylor, the first African leader to be put in the dock for war crimes, roared his innocence yesterday in a bravura performance.
Iraqi interpreters employed by British to sue over lack of protection
Posted on July 14, 2009About 25 Iraqis, mainly interpreters, employed by British Forces in Iraq are to take legal action against the Government for allegedly failing to protect them from militias that regarded the men as traitors.
Tension rises as Chinese question local steel traders in Rio Tinto 'sypying' case
Posted on July 14, 2009Tension between China and Australia escalated yesterday as the Chinese State Security Bureau stepped up its investigation into alleged spying by Rio Tinto staff when it questioned executives at leading Chinese steel mills.
BA staff in court on price fixing allegations
Posted on July 13, 2009Three former executives of British Airways (BA) and the airlines current sales and marketing director today denied allegations of fixing the price of fuel surcharges.
Father who found son dead in caravan park pond must repay £25,000
Posted on July 13, 2009A father who was left traumatised after discovering the lifeless body of his two-year-old son in a pond at a holiday park has been ordered to repay £25,000 compensation awarded against the site?s owners.
Virgin Atlantic chief Steve Ridgway admits he knew of conspiracy with BA to fix prices
Posted on July 13, 2009Steve Ridgway, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, admitted yesterday that he had been aware that his airline had conspired to fix prices with its rival British Airways.
Judge delays trial in UBS tax secrecy case
Posted on July 13, 2009A Miami judge approved the delay in the US tax authority?s case against UBS to allow a possible out of court settlement that could result in America making do with a fraction of the information it had demanded from the Swiss bank.
Organised crime groups one step ahead of police, Home Office admits
Posted on July 13, 2009The scale of organised crime in Britain is so great that it outstrips the capacity of the criminal justice system to cope with it, a government report has revealed.
Abuse video shown at public inquiry into British Army interrogation of Iraqis
Posted on July 13, 2009Screaming obscenities, a British soldier hauls the hooded Iraqi detainee off the floor and forces him to lean, legs bent, against a wall as other captives, sacks over their heads and wrists bound with tape, groan in discomfort.
Solicitor Leslie Seldon's retirement age challenge at appeal court
Posted on July 12, 2009A solicitor who was forced to leave his job at the age of 65 will bring a test appeal today in the first challenge over compulsory retirement to reach the Court of Appeal.
Moriarty lawyer buys chocs on expenses
Posted on July 11, 2009A lawyer who has earned more than ?5.8m from the Moriarty tribunal successfully claimed expenses for two chocolates costing ?6.25 each while visiting Belgium in 2002 on official business.
Foxtons loses legal battle over landlord fees
Posted on July 10, 2009Foxtons, the estate agency, today lost a High Court case when a judge ruled that some of the terms and conditions it imposes on landlords are unclear and unfair.
Rio workers face jail as China gathers evidence
Posted on July 10, 2009Four Rio Tinto workers detained in China over espionage and bribery claims are facing nearly a year and a half in jail while authorities gather evidence against them.
China accuses detained Rio workers of bribery
Posted on July 10, 2009Rio Tinto today expressed "surprise" at claims made by China's state media that four of the Anglo Australian mining giant's employees bribed local workers during annual iron ore supply contract talks.
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