“A former paramedic is seeking compensation and an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after part of his brain was removed in error by an NHS surgeon.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The case of a Newport gunman who shot his wife and two others in a hair salon, and was later found dead, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four members of the same hunt are set to appear in court charged with deliberately setting their dogs on foxes, in what will amount to the biggest test yet for the hunting ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new ‘pre-departure accommodation centre’ is expected to open its doors to failed asylum seekers and their children next week. The converted special needs school in Pease Pottage, West Sussex, will house families for up to a week, before they are forcibly removed from the UK. The new facility follows the closure of the family unit of the controversial Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, in Bedfordshire. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) insists that the Pease Pottage ‘family-friendly’ accommodation will only be used ‘as a last resort where families resolutely fail to comply [to leave the UK?]’.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation has been launched by the police watchdog following the death of a man who was restrained using pepper spray.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A druid who went to the High Court to try to stop researchers examining ancient human remains found at Stonehenge has failed in his legal bid.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most public sector organisations do not ask internet users’ consent to cookie tracking, a survey has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than 1,400 people have appeared in court in connection with the riots that spread across England’s towns and cities two weeks ago, new figures show.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A primary school teacher who downloaded thousands of images of child sex abuse today escaped jail after telling a court it was a source of ‘comfort’ after being abused himself.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 21-year-old man has been jailed for four months after posting an invitation to start a riot which appeared on Facebook for 20 minutes.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two recent cases once again highlight the importance for landlords of making proper and timely demands for service charges from their lessees and the potential for tenants to exploit a landlord`s failure to do so.”
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Tanfield Chambers, 15th August 2011
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
“Access to justice is under grave attack by the Coalition Government. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2011 (the ‘Legal Aid Bill’) is currently before Parliament and if it is enacted then it will result in severe and swingeing cuts to public funding for advice and representation in a wide spectrum of civil cases.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 18th August 2011
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“A man who stabbed a woman to death and then travelled on a train with the body in a suitcase has been convicted of murder.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court has banned a company from using contract terms and business practices it has deemed unfair, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Senior Metropolitan police officers devised a policy of holding all people arrested on riot-related offences in custody and recommending that the courts also refuse bail after they were charged, according to a leaked ‘prisoner processing strategy’ that lawyers argue could pave the way for a mass legal challenge.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Operation Withern’s prisoner processing strategy
“By his own admission, the Mastermind appearance was not Simon Curtis’s finest hour.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed at Southwark Crown Court for a total of 19 years in jail for a £27.5m boiler room fraud.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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