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Unwelcome Reforms Postponed, But Need To Keep Pressure On

By James Maxey in Legal Advice on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 14:39

Fantastic to hear that the government is delaying implementation of its civil litigation reforms, with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill now not set for implementation until April 2013 at the very earliest . Along with many other independent Personal... read more

Glaxosmithkline In Court Again Over Drug Controversy

By Margaret Bailey-Tsavalas in Legal Advice on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 16:24

Interesting to see Britain's largest drug manufacturer hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons again today, this time for an indiscretion concerning vaccine trials. Glaxosmithkline and two affiliated scientists have been fined the equivalent of 150,000pounds by a court in Argentina for... read more

"Ordinary People" Hacked Off With Proposed Reforms

By James Maxey in Legal Advice on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 @ 17:11

The media campaign group Hacked Off has co-ordinated an open letter to the government expressing the widespread discontent with the reform of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Reform Bill. The bill has now returned to the Commons for its report stage, yet many vocal opponents believe the cuts to... read more

No Win No Fee Essential In Securing Libel Justice For Wrongly Accused

By Robin Patey in Legal Advice on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 @ 14:17

I listened with interest to BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme last week, which featured an interview with Mr Christopher Jefferies , the man falsely accused of the murder of Jo Yeates. The landscape gardener was found dead on Christmas Day 2010 and Mr. Jefferies, her landlord, was interviewed... read more

Wheelchair Protester Complaint Against Police Upheld

By Jonathan Flattery in Legal Advice on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 @ 17:14

Interesting to see blogger Jody McIntyre 's complaint against the police upheld, after the disabled blogger was pulled from his wheelchair by officers during last year's student cuts protests. Millions world-wide were shocked and appalled at footage of the wheelchair-bound man who suffers... read more

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