Thalidomide drug victims launch legal action – BBC News
‘Thalidomide victims have launched legal action against the drug’s manufacturer and distributor 50 years after it was prescribed to their mothers.’
BBC News, 5th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Driver escapes prosecution over cyclist’s death due to ‘wrong speed limit’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A driver who killed a woman while speeding at 49mph in a 30mph zone will not be prosecuted after the wrong speed limit sign was used.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Secret terror trial is threat to open justice, human rights campaigners warn – The Guardian
‘A major criminal trial involving two men charged with serious terrorism offences could be held entirely in secret for the first time in modern British legal history.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fenland council binman gets £1.8m rubbish truck payout – BBC News
‘A binman whose shattered leg had to be amputated above the knee after his rubbish truck hit a parked lorry has been awarded £1.8m in damages.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police racism: Top forces in the dock over failure of 94 discrimination inquiries – The Independent
‘Three of Britain’s biggest police forces face damning criticism over their failure to hold racist officers to account after it emerged that their internal investigations have failed to uphold a single discrimination complaint from members of the public.’
The Independent, 4th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Three guilty in Oxford teen sex attack case – BBC News
‘Two men sexually assaulted a pregnant teenage girl before a third threatened to shoot her, a jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two more guilty of record boiler room fraud – BBC News
‘New convictions in the UK’s biggest-ever boiler room scam bring the total convictions in this £70m fraud to nine.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lady and the Tramp: judge issues warning to women about beggar rescued from streets by a countess – Daily Telegraph
‘A former beggar rescued from the streets by a Countess before running off with a schoolgirl from Cheltenham Ladies College has been convicted of attacking his latest girlfriend.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal: EAT’s role is not to rule on employment cases on their merits – OUT-LAW.com
‘The role of the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) is generally limited to ruling on the lawfulness of an employment tribunal’s decisions rather than making its own assessment of a case, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
FGM law expanded to cover foreign nationals habitually resident in UK – The Guardian
‘The law criminalising female genital mutilation is to be strengthened so the ban can be enforced against foreign nationals deemed to be “habitually resident” in the UK.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clifford Clarke death: Women jailed over man ‘eaten alive’ by dog – BBC News
‘Two women who admitted allowing a dog to maul a 79-year-old man to death in his garden have been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rihanna Rogue perfume ad restricted due to ‘sexually suggestive’ image – The Guardian
‘Advertising Standards Authority says poster can only be displayed in areas where it is unlikely to be seen by children.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug smuggler Lindsay Sandiford takes death penalty case to UK supreme court – The Guardian
‘A British grandmother facing execution by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling has no funds to mount a legal challenge against her sentence, the UK’s highest court has been told.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Slavery victims in Britain to be eligible for reparations from traffickers – The Guardian
‘Victims of “modern slavery” are to become eligible for compensation and reparations from their traffickers, in recognition of the exploitation and loss of dignity they have suffered, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to announce.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug dealer wins car crash compensation battle – Daily Telegraph
‘High Court rules British laws on uninsured drivers are ‘in plain breach’ of European Union directives.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rania Alayed murder: Husband guilty of ‘honour killing’ – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of the “pre-planned honour killing” of his wife, whose body has never been found.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan death: Shooting ‘not rigorously examined’ – BBC News
‘The coroner at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in 2011, has published a series of “concerns” about the case.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for offensive Ann Maguire Facebook post – BBC News
‘A man who posted an offensive message on Facebook after the killing of Leeds teacher Ann Maguire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council wins FOI battle over legal advice for whistle-blowing investigation – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has won an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal over its refusal to meet a freedom of information request for the disclosure of legal advice given to a consultant conducting an investigation on the authority’s behalf.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
