Although Prince Charles has no official role in the shaping and establishing of new laws in the United Kingdom, it has emerged that he does have the power to veto new bills.

Ministers approach the prince asking for his consent for certain pieces of legislation to be considered by Parliament once a year on average. The legislation can cover issues from the London Olympics, to children’s’ rights and apprenticeships.

Questions are now being asked about whether asking for the Prince’s consent can be justified, when the link between him and the issue in hand is tenuous. Another point being made is that the whole process seems to be rather secretive, making accountability difficult.

It is difficult to say, therefore, just how much of an influence the Prince has as a law maker and the extent to which he wields this power.

It also raises questions about the fairness of one private individual who makes millions of pounds a year from his business interests in Cornwall having the ability to veto certain elements of public legislation.

It has emerged that an undercover police officer, who, between 1995 and 2000 worked as an undercover police officer infiltrating the non violent organisation reclaim the Streets, was authorised to give false evidence in a court case.
He was amongst a group of protestors who were prosecuted for occupying a government office during a demonstration. It would seem that senior police allowed him to provide his fake identity in the court case, thus maintaining his deception.
Although it is argued that revealing his real identity would have compromised his mission, this case raises questions about the resources used to infiltrate non violent organisations with legitimate claims. It also begs the question of when lying in court is permissible.

Yesterday saw riot police arriving at Dale Farm in order to begin the process of evicting residents from the farm. Although two men were tasered in the process, by this morning the bailiffs had arrived for the next stage; eviction.
The residents claimed they were promised a peaceful eviction, and yet with residents and supporters chaining themselves to their property and resisting the arrival of the 150 or so riot police, it did not go as planned and violent outbursts occurred.
It is estimated that the eviction could take weeks as the site is cleared, and the cost of removing the travellers has been put at millions of pounds. Ex-residents now face an uncertain future as they will have to head out on to the road again.

The battle that has now been raging for years between the travellers living on Dale Farm and Basildon council has finally come to an end. A judge has ruled that the council is perfectly justified in ordering and carrying the eviction of those who live on the farm.

Although the residents had challenged the eviction under the European convention of human rights, the judge has found that the council’s decision is lawful.

The farm has been home to four hundred travellers.

The question many ask regarding this question is whether or not this should be legal, to assisted in someone’s suicide?A new clarification has been given to the law about helping someone to commit suicide, there has been a number of factors given, which will be considered when dealing with each case, i.e. if the accomplice was acting out of compassion or for their own gain (financially etc).

I understand why this is such a divided topic and can be hard to work out whether you was doing this to help a loved one and put them out of their pain however people may take advantage of this and this is where the problem lies.

Council Tax is one of those things that we all must pay no matter what, failure to pay can lead to prosecution and these do not take likely to missed payments or delays. Many have occurred additional charges due to things that have not even been their own fault such as processing your house address.People always ask the question what is it actually for when we pay tax on everything else, well I might be able to shed some light on that for a few people, the main reason for Council Tax really is for maintenance of roads, street lights and stuff like that really.

Common law forms the basis of the legal system in England and many other English-speaking countries.

Common law was invented in England by three courts — King’s Bench, Exchequer, and the Court of Common Pleas — in order to establish a system of law that could supersede the judgments of local courts.

The term common law can also refer to the precedent-based element within the legal system, as opposed to statutory law and legislation.

The term common law also underlines the fact that this type of law did not originate from equity, maritime, and other special branches of law. Statues serve as brief explanations of common law, and therefore are not very explanatory.

For many law and insurance firms sponsorship is key the key to promoting their company / organisation we mainly see the larger companies on shirts of football teams as these companies pay the teams huge amounts of money to sponsor them.

I am in no doubt that these firms make their money back with the exposure generated from being a sponsor. Look at the likes of Manchester United this is a globally recognised team who travel around the world whether on pre season tours or in the competitions the sponsor and team both get huge exposure.

If you are considering a career in law do not be put off by the work load as there is many benefits to come once qualified. Some top tips to consider have been listed below:

1) Be realistic

When there’s so much competition, firms look at both your academic background and which university you went to. If you don’t think you can beat the competition, apply to firms further down the pecking order.

2) Work hard

Make sure you do get the grades you need. If you are doing you’re a-levels you have plenty of time to get your act together.

3) Get some work experience

It’s never too early to start getting work experience. Sure, most big firms won’t offer placements to anyone not at university. But, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t go to a local firm and shadow someone or sit in the public gallery at your local law courts.

4) Specialism’s

Think carefully about the type of law that would suit you. A common mistake students make is they have a misguided view of what lawyers do.

5) Firm size

Lastly, think very carefully about the type of firm you want to work in. High Street firms are smaller and may have only three partners. In contrast, the bigger firms will have around 200 partners and 130 trainees. Both have different benefits so it’s important to work out what’s best for you.

Spoon-bending celebrity, Uri Geller, has taken legal action against CNN. The American news channel broadcast an interview in which someone said that Geller made money out of setting up Michael Jackson’s infamous interview with Martin Bashir.

The person in question was Jackson’s dermatologist. Quite why he isn’t being sued, I’m not sure. Geller is using Paul Tweed as his lawyer, who has also represented Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Van Morrison.

I’d normally put a closing line about what else Geller had been up to recently, but I don’t think he’s done owt. Nothing worth hearing about anyway.