http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/ Stay up to date with news and current events from the Sanders Witherspoon website. en-gb Copyright 2007 Sanders Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved. 13/10/2008 08:02:36 20 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=ED The Sanders Witherspoon Annual Charity Ball will be held this year on Friday 12th September. Our Chosen Charity this year is the HCPT who take disabled and disadvantage children on holiday each year providing them with a wonderful experience and their families with a much needed break. 03/07/2008 12:46:00 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=M The Government are set to introduce new measures to overcome a recent House of Lords decision upholding the ancient common law principle that Defendants are entitled to know the identity of their accusers. The Government believe that in the most serious of offences such as terrorism and those involving organised crime this will reduce the risk of fear and witness intimidation. Lawyers are concerned that these measures will hamper their ability to test the evidence put forward and to effectively cross-examine witnesses. 03/07/2008 12:37:37 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=L The Government are set to force through new provisions to enable the police to imprison suspects for up to forty two days whilst they investigate crimes. This is following recommendations and advice received from the police and security services who feel that given the new threats faced and the complexity of the law further time is needed to fully investigate threats to civil liberties, extremism and organised crime. Opponents say that the measures will themselves infringe civil liberties and fuel extremism. 03/07/2008 12:36:40 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=K Harriet Harman has set out plans to allow businesses to positively discriminate in favour of ethnic minorities and female candidates. The current law strictly controls the manner in which such discrimination can be made and limits this to situations where it is necessary for the job being undertaken. The Government hope that introduction of these measures will begin to address the inequality that still exists in the employment market where female part-time workers still earn 40% less per hour than their full-time male counter-parts. 03/07/2008 12:35:56 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=I On 1st April 2008 Philip Witherspoon retired as Senior Partner of Sander Witherspoon, passing the batton over Tim Gir, Mark Harris and Elizabeth Gager. Philip, continues to work with the firm as a consultant. 08/04/2008 13:03:31 http://www.sanderswitherspoon.co.uk/news.asp?v06VQ=G An amateur footballer who seriously injured an opponent in a clumsy tackle was taken to the Crown Court charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, carrying a potential prison sentence up to a maximum of five years. Despite the referee and his assistants giving their opinion that the tackle was a deliberate assault, the defendant was acquitted after a four day trial. 12/02/2008 16:55:33