“The mood in Strasbourg is optimistic that worthwhile reforms to the European court of human rights can be achieved, following Cameron’s speech.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“So, after an anxious wait for the affected businesses, the Court of Appeal has confirmed today that the Minister was too hasty in the way he went about modifying the scheme for subsidising small solar power schemes.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Four men who disclosed details of bids relating to lucrative energy contracts overseas have been convicted of corruption charges following a ruling by the Crown Court.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Independent inspectors are to consider the way prosecutors handled the biggest trial of police officers in British criminal history following its collapse last month. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to look at the trial of eight former police officers who were cleared of fabricating evidence.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jonathan Henk, a psychiatric nurse who forced himself on a patient he was secretly dating after discovering she was pregnant by another man, has been struck off.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Campaigners call for an overhaul of the organisation that investigates miscarriages of justice.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Soruce: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 43-year-old man has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years for manslaughter after he killed his best friend with a scaffolding pole more than 20 years ago and pushed his body into a drain.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a ‘lamentable failure’ by school management, a review has found. Nigel Leat, 51, was jailed indefinitely for abusing children at Hillside First School in Weston-super-Mare.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who raped women to ‘teach them a lesson’ for being out at night was jailed indefinitely yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of America’s most high-profile hedge fund managers David Einhorn has been fined £7.2m by the Financial Services Authority for trading on insider information.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A driving instructor has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman in Kent more than 25 years ago.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Suicide Act 1961 changed the law under which it had been a crime for a person to commit suicide.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th January 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A juror jailed for researching a defendant’s past on the internet has been refused permission to appeal.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal will next Wednesday (1 February) decide whether the private investigator at the centre of the News of the World (NoW) phone hacking scandal must disclose who instructed him to intercept voicemails.”
The Lawyer, 26th January 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A Church of England vicar was jailed for two and a half years today after carrying out dozens of sham marriages allowing illegal immigrants to live in the UK.”
The Independent, 26th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Cash payments for scrap metal are to be outlawed and fines ‘significantly increased’ to tackle the growing problem of metal theft.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has abandoned its controversial plan to pave the way for the means-testing of legal advice for suspects detained in police stations.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Bookmaker William Hill has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that found the gambling giant’s online casino brand 32Vegas infringed a rival company’s trademarks.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Child protection lawyers have called for a public inquiry into an alleged cover-up by churches of widespread sexual and physical abuse of children in England and Wales.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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