Councils could be forced to cut parking permit cost following court judgement – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in local government, news, parking by tracey

“Councils across the country could be forced to cut the cost of residents’ parking permits following a landmark judgment in the High Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013

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Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in conspiracy, gangs, news, recidivists, robbery, sentencing by tracey

“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2013

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Regulator sees case against iSoft collapse over missing file – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in company directors, documents, financial regulation, news, retrials by tracey

“The city regulator has suffered a huge blow to its reputation after one of its biggest financial crime cases, against four former company directors of iSoft, collapsed over a missing file.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2013

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Number of ambulance-chasing firms falls by a third after change to ‘no-win, no-fee’ law – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in compensation, fees, law firms, news, personal injuries by tracey

“The number of ‘ambulance-chasing’ firms handling personal injury claims has plummeted by nearly a third after a Government clampdown on no-win, no-fee deals earlier this year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2013

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Barrister conned officials to get council flat – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in barristers, fraud, housing, news by tracey

“A barrister is facing jail after pretending to be an unemployed single mum to claim a council house which she sub-let while working as a law lecturer and owning two homes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2013

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