Abingdon police station voyeur jailed – BBC News
‘A man who secretly filmed female police officers in changing rooms has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Competition watchdog reduces London hospital sell-off requirement – OUT-Law.com
‘Private hospital operator HCA must sell one or two of its central London hospitals, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said, after the watch-dog found evidence that HCA was charging more than competitors and overcharging for routine procedures, the Financial Times reports.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Plan to give adopted children new identities to stop birth parents finding them – Daily Telegraph
‘Social services ask High Court to give two young children new names and even cut links with other siblings to protect them from abusive parents.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London litigators lament post-Mitchell “game playing” – Litigation Futures
‘The rigidity introduced by the Mitchell judgment has fractured co-operation between solicitors, while costs budgeting has driven up law firms’ costs, according to a survey of civil litigators.’
Litigation Futures, 4th April 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Milly Dowler’s killer Levi Bellfield awarded £4,500 over prison attack – Daily Telegraph
‘The Ministry of Justice is ‘hugely disappointed’ that the triple murderer will receive taxpayer funded compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Traveller family jailed over kidnap and torture – BBC News
‘Eleven members of the same family who kidnapped and tortured a couple they falsely accused of murdering a widow have been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crackdown to stop bailiffs using aggressive tactics – BBC News
‘Sweeping changes to the way bailiffs can enforce the repayment of debts come into force on Sunday.’
BBC News, 4th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Credit card companies face FCA competition inquiry – The Guardian
‘Credit card providers will come under the spotlight of the City regulator, amid concerns that vulnerable customers are being offered “payday loans with plastic” and paying high interest rates which subsidise wealthier borrowers.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Young women lawyers – stop feeling so entitled and get on with it, says top female judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Dame Anne Rafferty, an Appeal Court judge, has said that girls today have a sense of entitlement that stops them from getting on with their jobs.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
KFC robbery gang jailed after being arrested on restaurant roof – The Independent
‘A gang of robbers were jailed after they were arrested on the roof of a KFC restaurant they had attempted to raid.’
The Independent, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Maria Miller expenses report: minister must repay expenses and apologise – Daily Telegraph
‘Maria Miller must pay back £5,800 worth of expenses and apologise for her behaviour in a personal statement in the House of Commons, says report.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kent hospitals admit failings over Simon Willson death – BBC News
‘Two NHS trusts have admitted failures in the care of a father of two who was found hanged in a hospital toilet.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures – Home Office
‘This guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.’
Home Office, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Government confirms court fees increase within weeks – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will go ahead with a series of changes to court fees from 22 April.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Teacher sacked after calling pupils ‘feral’ on Twitter – Daily Telegraph
‘A teacher has been sacked after she called one pupil “cowface” and labelled others “feral” on Twitter.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK’s first drone conviction will bankrupt me, says Cumbrian man – The Guardian
‘A TV-repair shop owner who has become the first person convicted in the UK for “dangerously” flying a drone says the fine and legal costs will bankrupt him.’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former government vet killed man during sadomasochistic sex session – The Guardian
‘A former government vet has been convicted of killing a man during an extreme drug-fuelled sadomasochistic sex session.’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Housing benefit changes distress disabled people, say MPs – BBC News
‘Changes to housing benefit in England, Scotland and Wales are creating “financial hardship and distress” for disabled people, MPs have warned.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student Yashika Bageerathi removed from UK as legal bid fails – BBC News
‘An A-Level student from north London has been removed from the country and is being flown back to Mauritius after a last ditch legal challenge failed.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
