Serial paedophile jailed for life – BBC News
“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 5 June 2009
Claim against air firm dismissed – BBC News
“A tribunal has dismissed a cabin crew boss’s claim that she was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed for shooting clubber – BBC News
“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for nurse who filmed sex attack – The Independent
“A nurse who bragged about filming himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in her hospital bed was jailed today for two years.”
The Independent, 5th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co,uk
Police rule out broad inquiry over MPs’ expenses – The Guardian
“Senior police and prosecutors have announced they will not launch criminal investigations into more than 100 MPs over their apparent abuse of parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nuclear test veterans win right to sue Government – The Times
“A thousand serviceman who say they suffered ill health because of Britain’s atomic tests in the Pacific in the 1950s won a crucial High Court victory today that paves the way for them to sue the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 5th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
TV slimmer jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Software acquisition anti-competitive, says regulator as partial sale is forced on Capita – OUT-LAW.com
“A software company must sell one of the divisions of a recently acquired former rival immediately or it will be forced to sell the whole company, the Competition Commission has ruled. The merger would damage competition in a specialised software market, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
A single meeting can count as market-rigging activity, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“A group of companies can be guilty of breaking competition law even if they only meet once and the action taken does not result in higher prices for consumers, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
InsuranceWide.com Services Ltd v Commissioners of Revenue and Customs; Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v Trader Media Group Ltd – Times Law Reports
Chancery Division
“Companies offering introductory services to channel would-be customers to insurers by electronic means and who received a commission in the event of a contract of insurance being concluded were insurance brokers or insurance agents falling within the exemption from value-added tax.”
Times Law Reports, 5th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitors believe judicial appointments ‘not for me’, JAC research finds – Law Society’s Gazette
“Official research published today reveals a ‘widespread and underlying perception’ of ‘inherent prejudice’ in the judicial application process and suggests that solicitors still see the bench as a career for ‘other people’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Defendant escapes confiscation because no advocate would take legal aid fee – Law Society’s Gazette
“A defendant has escaped confiscation proceedings because she was unable to find an advocate willing to accept the legal aid rate to represent her. The court’s decision, upheld in the Court of Appeal, will fuel an ongoing dispute over the levels of legal aid fees.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Reports into the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice has published reports on the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system, following his conviction for the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Gang jailed over multi-million pound visa scam – UK Border Agency
“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Courts must assess unfair terms in consumer contracts, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts in the EU must examine and rule on terms in consumer contracts that may be unfair even if no consumer has complained about them, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. The duty will exist when a company seeks to enforce a consumer contract.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Copyright treaty backing e-books for disabled readers survives US and EU resistance – OUT-LAW.com
“A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.”
OUT.LAW.com, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Search engine ad for IQ test banned over hidden cost – OUT-LAW.com
“An advert that appeared in search engine results to promote an IQ test has been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for failing to disclose in the text of the ad that participants would be charged to receive their results.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.outlaw.com
Abused baby left blind and deaf – BBC News
“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family jailed for sex trafficking – BBC News
“Three members of a Hungarian family have been jailed for trafficking women to the UK for sexual exploitation, by an Inner London Crown Court judge.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duo jailed for smuggling 12 tonnes of cannabis – The Independent
“Ten men convicted of attempting to smuggle 12.5 tonnes of cannabis resin worth £36 million into Britain stashed in a rusty tugboat were jailed today.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co,uk
