“Apple will have to rewrite its terms and conditions for the UK after action by consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the Office has said. As well as specific changes it will have to redraft the terms in plain English, the OFT said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2009
Soruce: www.out-law.com
“The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to the UK Borders Agency deporting six of their Australia-born players.”
BBC News, 30th November
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The owner of a faulty fairground ride and an inspector have each been fined £2,000 after 10 people were hurt when it collapsed at an event in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“At present, child defendants are at increased risk of suffering miscarriages of justice because the courts service does not identify their vulnerabilities or ensure they understand their legal rights, the Prison Reform Trust claimed. Given that many child offenders are among ‘the most vulnerable children in society’, they should instead be dealt with through a welfare-based system rather than an adversarial court trial.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” ‘Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts’ reviews the provision of support in the court system for adults with learning disabilities or learning difficulties. The second half of the report examines the situation for children.”
Prison Reform Trust, 1st December 2009
Source: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
“Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce today.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A medieval book is to become the first item from a British national museum to be returned to its rightful owners under a new law governing looted artefacts.”
The Times, 1st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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