“The wife of Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome who died a week after losing a legal bid to end his life, is to appeal against the ruling.”
BBC News, 7th September 21012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A religious teacher at a Lancashire mosque who admitted using torture techniques on four children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Confidential medical information from sick and disabled people applying for welfare benefits is opened and sorted by Royal Mail staff on behalf of the Government without the claimant’s knowledge or consent, The Independent can reveal.”
The Independent, 8th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has launched a strong attack on Britain’s ‘perverse’ criminal justice system.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Schools will be within their statutory rights to dismiss staff that wilfully fail to use stories or textbooks promoting same-sex weddings, it is claimed. Aidan O’Neill, a senior QC and expert on religious freedom and human rights, also warned that parents who object to gay marriage being taught to their children will have no right to withdraw their child from lessons.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former Dorset police officer has been jailed for 10 years for repeatedly punching his pregnant ex girlfriend in the abdomen to bring on a miscarriage.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A fantasist who blogged about his experiences as a police officer during last summer’s London riots was today jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 7th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A widow who subjected a hospital manger to a stalking ordeal during a campaign of revenge following the death of her husband has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Youths caught carrying knives are less likely to be jailed than a year ago, official figures have shown, putting immediate pressure on the new Justice Secretary to make sentences tougher.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Newcastle businessman who opposes Britain’s extradition agreement with the US has begun a private prosecution against two British terror suspects to prevent them being tried in America.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge who said burglary needed ‘a huge amount of courage” will be investigated after members of the public contacted the Office for Judicial Complaints to vent their anger at his remarks.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Soruce: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The press watchdog announced that it would not be ‘appropriate’ to investigate The Sun’s publication of photographs of a naked Prince Harry because it could breach his privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A pilot scheme known as Clare’s Law, which gives women the ‘right to know’ if a partner has a history of domestic violence, begins today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament today outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.”
UK Border Agency, 5th September 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Home Secretary Theresa May will announce her decision on whether computer hacker Gary McKinnon can be extradited to the United States by October 16, his lawyer said today.”
The Independent, 6th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Self-interested tabloids enjoy reporting on the existence of an injunction. We have seen what this unfettered power can lead to.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There are events in the life-cycle of any business that have the potential to snowball into a crisis of unforeseen proportions. It could be a bad set of financial results or a scuppered merger. Or perhaps employee lay-offs, a high-profile desertion to a rival or allegations of misconduct by senior staff. Or it might be a testing issue with a client. But while difficult business decisions may not be avoidable, especially in this tough economic climate, a crisis played out in the media can be managed or averted by taking the right steps.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Four families are calling for a public inquiry into pathologist Freddy Patel, who was struck off following the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson.”
BBC News, 6th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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