Kirsty Cox jailed for two years for £450,000 iPad scam – BBC News
‘A woman who defrauded hundreds of customers in an iPad scam worth £450,000 has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Police under fire for handling of Raoul Moat manhunt in 2010 – The Independent
‘A bitter row has broken out between one of Britain’s biggest police forces and the Independent Police Complaints Commission over the case of the gunman Raoul Moat.’
The Independent, 5th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawyers forced to pay out £1m in no win, no fee disputes – The Guardian
‘Lawyers were ordered to pay almost £1m in compensation to disappointed clients last year owing to failures in no win, no fee agreements, according to figures released by the legal ombudsman.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mental health staff to be based in police stations – BBC News
‘Mental health nurses are to be based in police stations and courts in 10 areas of England as part of a pilot scheme aimed at cutting reoffending.’
BBC News, 4th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crime and punishment: Why throwing away the key doesn’t work – The Independent
‘It is not liberal weediness to baulk at whole-life sentences. It’s knowing that, without a hairline of hope, those in prison become more dangerous.’
The Independent, 5th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Christmas Break
There will be no posts during the Inner Temple Library’s Christmas closure period which starts at 2pm on 20th December. We will resume posting on 6th January 2014.
Happy Christmas!
Government rules out ban on zero hours contracts, but seeks views on exclusivity clauses – OUT-LAW.com
‘Companies could be banned from preventing workers on “zero hours” contracts from working for another company, under proposals put forward by the Government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th December 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
There’s no place like HMO – Nearly Legal
‘Shah v Croydon LBC [2013] EWHC 3657 (Admin). An appeal by way of case stated from a Magistrates Court decision that a property owned by Mr Shah was an HMO and that Mr S was therefore liable for some 14 months Council Tax. And an illustration of the confusion of the multiple definitions of House in Multiple Occupation floating around.’
Nearly Legal, 19th December 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
‘Grubby’ paedophile Michael Eller jailed for directing filmed rapes – BBC News
‘A paedophile who directed filmed rapes of young children live on the internet has been jailed for 14 years.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Strangers could avoid prosecution for assisted suicide, DPP signals – Daily Telegraph
‘Strangers who give assistance to severely disabled or terminally ill people determined to end their lives could escape prosecution despite having no close ties to them, the Director of Public Prosecutions has signalled.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Whole-life jail term for fantasist who murdered girl for sadistic pleasure – Daily Telegraph
‘A fantasist was on Thursday given a whole-life jail term for murdering a policeman’s teenage daughter as a judge said that his “scripted” attack and obsession with violent pornography made him a “potential serial killer”.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rochdale sex-grooming gangs able to flourish due to police errors says report – The Guardian
‘A catalogue of police failures allowed sex-grooming gangs to flourish in Rochdale, according to a damning, leaked report that is published on Friday. Among the failings identified in the 300-page report, untrained detectives were used to investigate child exploitation and there was a lack of resources and oversight.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed over human trafficking of woman to Kent – BBC News
‘Four people have been jailed for their role in the trafficking and sexual exploitation of an Eastern European woman brought into Kent.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two Marines acquitted of murdering wounded Afghan insurgent are named – The Independent
‘Two Royal Marines who were acquitted of the murder of an insurgent in Afghanistan have been named as Corporal Christopher Glyn Watson and Marine Jack Alexander Hammond. The release of their identities follows a ruling this month at the High Court in London. It was confirmed by the court that an anonymity order preventing publication of their names had been lifted.’
The Independent, 19th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Trafficking victims forced into crime are let down by police, report reveals – The Guardian
‘Trafficking victims who are forced into crime are being let down by the UK authorities, who are failing to stop them being prosecuted, a new report warns.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wensleydale cheese granted protected status – BBC News
‘Only cheese produced in the Yorkshire Dales will in future be allowed to use the name Yorkshire Wensleydale. The European Commission has awarded the cheese Protected Geographical Indication status (PGI).’
BBC News, 20th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inspector acted in error in applying revoked RSS figures says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
‘An inspector who used housing supply figures from the now revoked East of
England Plan as a reason for refusing an appeal for development in the green
belt in St Albans acted in error, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th December 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Lee Rigby murder: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale found guilty – The Guardian
‘Two men have been convicted of murdering a soldier in broad daylight near a military barracks in London, in the first al-Qaida-inspired attack to claim a life on British soil since 7 July 2005.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
