Kent teacher loses £5m wellington boot throw damages bid – BBC News
“A teacher paralysed in a wellington boot accident has lost his High Court claim for more than £5m in damages.”
BBC News, 13th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Finance and Divorce August 2012 Update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse July’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 10th August 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Prisoner gets apology from ombudsman over attack inquiry – The Independent
“A triple murderer who attacked three prison officers with a broken bottle while serving a life sentence has secured an apology after authorities failed to properly investigate claims that he had been attacked by warders in his cell.”
The Independent, 11th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman wins almost half a million pounds in payout over childhood abuse – The Independent
“A woman has won a six-figure sum at the High Court over the physical and sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather as a child.”
The Independent, 10th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Confront your elderly relations over driving skills, urges judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has urged relatives of elderly drivers to think ‘very, very carefully’ whether they should still be on the road after a 90-year-old retired GP killed another motorist in a head-on collision while on the wrong side of a dual carriageway.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Are you cut out for a law degree? – The Guardian
“Four legal academics (and Guardian Law’s editor) pose legal dilemmas of the kind you’ll face at interview – and which should intrigue any would-be law student.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Polish builders jailed for beating multimillionaire to death in vain attempt to get him to reveal where he kept his cash – The Independent
“Three builders have been jailed for life with a recommendation that they serve at least 30 years for murdering a multimillionaire, police said.”
The Independent, 11th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge rules boy’s life support can be switched off despite parents’ hope of miracle – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has ordered that doctors can switch off a young boy’s life-support system even though his devout Christian parents pleaded for him to be kept alive in case of a miracle.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
An injustice that won’t go away – The Independent
“A 1988 murder led to the conviction of three innocent men. Now ‘Panorama’ looks again at the role of the police.”
The Independent, 12th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Magistrates can stand for police commissioner roles after judge’s U-turn – The Guardian
“The senior judge who banned magistrates from standing as candidates in November’s police commissioner elections has backed down and said they need not resign as JPs unless they are elected.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
M6 wrong way lorry driver Pal Korbely jailed – BBC News
“A lorry driver has been jailed for eight months and disqualified for three years after driving the wrong way down the M6 for three miles.”
BBC News, 10th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suffer the little children to come unto me – The Guardian
“Should a 10-year-old Jewish girl be baptised against her mother’s wishes? Judge Platt handed down an empathetic judgment last week.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The court of construction will not improve a document (A licence in this case) – NearlyLegal
“It is no part of the court of construction to improve a document.”
NearlyLegal, 10th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
OFT revokes payday lender licence, but firm continues to lend – The Guardian
“A payday lender has been fined and had its licence taken away by the Office of Fair Trading for the first time – but is still lending money at interest rates of more than 5,000%.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Humberside police: ex-detective sentenced for sex assault on colleague – The Guardian
“Former policeman given curfew and community order in force’s third sexual offences case.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Aalihya Jordon-Fellows killing by uncle ‘preventable’ – BBC News
“The death of a four-month-old girl in Birmingham four years ago ‘could and should have been prevented’, according to a serious case review.”
BBC News, 9th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coronation Street storyline encourages rape victim to report attack – Daily Telegraph
“A babysitter who raped an eight year old boy more than a decade ago was jailed after his victim went to the police after being inspired by a storyline on Coronation Street.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Kill list’ legal challenge brought by man who lost five relatives in missile strike – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s alleged role in supplying information used by the US military to establish ‘kill lists’ in Afghanistan has been made the subject of a legal challenge.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Libor to be overhauled as part of reforms, says FSA – The Guardian
“Martin Wheatley, FSA boss, says Libor is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and intends to make Libor manipulation a criminal offence.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why giving polygraph tests to sex offenders is a terrible idea – The Guardian
“Polygraphs are notoriously unreliable and easy to fool, and sooner or later sex offenders will discover the truth about them.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
