Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed – BBC News
“A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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News International wins court ruling on searches related to phone hacking – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for more than 170 phone-hacking victims, including Cherie Blair and Hugh Grant, were dealt a blow on Friday after losing a high court application to force News International to do a general search of its databases for potential evidence of illegal voicemail interception.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2012
Surce: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza to be extradited within days after final appeal fails – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects will be extradited to the US ‘immediately’ after their last-ditch appeals were dismissed out of hand by senior judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mau Mau uprising: Kenyans win UK torture ruling – BBC News
“Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landlord fined £1.4m for converting house to flats without planning permission – OUT-LAW.com
“A Norwich Crown Court judge has imposed a £1.4 million fine on a landlord under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) for converting a house in north-west London into 12 flats without planning permission.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
EU laws on orphan works given final approval – OUT-LAW.com
“EU ministers have voted to back new laws that will allow for libraries, museums and universities, among other organisations, to digitise works from their collections that have become ‘orphaned.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
IBA 2012: former president of American bar dismisses ‘risky’ ABS model – Law Society’s Gazette
“The immediate past-president of the American Bar Association has strongly denounced alternative business structures, arguing that non-lawyer investment in law firms compromises the client’s best interests and undermines professional independence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Watkin Jones & Son’s £450k fine over worker’s roof fall – BBC News
“A construction firm has been fined £450,000 for breaching safety rules which led to a 21-year-old roofer falling through a hole in a roof and dying two years later.”
BBC News, 4th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mehar Dhariwal murder: Daniel Rogers found guilty – BBC News
“A man who kicked and punched a taxi driver in a row over an advance fare has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 4th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Healthy teacher pretended she had cancer and set up fake blog about treatment – Daily Telegraph
“A music teacher has been banned from the classroom after lying that she had cancer and providing a false medical report in order to have time off.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sun settles with ITV Granada correspondent over Harry Styles story – The Guardian
“Caroline Whitmore accepts undisclosed damages, legal costs and an apology over libel claim.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction – The Guardian
“Five media organisations have overturned a high court injunction brought by the TV entertainer Freddie Starr over an allegedly libellous allegation.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mau Mau torture court ruling awaited by Kenyans – BBC News
“Three Kenyans once tortured by British colonial authorities are to learn if they can proceed with their legal claims against the British government.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cleveland Police chief Sean Price sacked after probe – BBC News
“The chief constable of Cleveland Police has been sacked after he was found guilty of gross misconduct, the BBC understands.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Company founded by Grant Shapps to be investigated by Advertising Standards Agency – Daily Telegraph
“A company founded by Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps is being investigated over a claim that it misled users by including references to successful businessmen who did not exist.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father has no ‘sacred right’ over education of children, rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“The days are gone when fathers held exclusive power over their children’s education, a judge ruled yesterday in rejecting the objections of an ultra-orthodox Jewish father to his ex-wife’s choice of schools for their children.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
R (on the application of Gujra) v CPS – headnotes – The Guardian
“Supreme court to decide whether the CPS can take over private prosecutions in order to discontinue them.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law students: ‘and what else do I get with my masters?’ – The Guardian
“The competitive legal education market means students demand more for their money as universities and law schools strive to ‘add value’.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Draft Code of Practice for Adult Conditional Cautions – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper invites views from interested parties on the draft Code of Practice for Adult Conditional Cautions under Part 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The Code of Practice makes provision for conditional cautions as a means of dealing with adult offenders in certain circumstances as an alternative to prosecution. It has been revised to reflect the changes to conditional cautions made by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. It also sets out in clearer language certain elements of the existing Code of Practice.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Draft Code of Practice for Youth Conditional Cautions – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper invites views from interested parties on the draft Code of Practice for Youth Conditional Cautions under Section 48 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (that amends the Crime and Disorder Act 1998).Currently youth conditional cautions are only available for 16 and 17 year olds in five pilot areas.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
