“A former soldier was today convicted of a string of sex attacks during which he told one victim: ‘I don’t believe this, I’m a good-looking bloke’ when she rejected his advances.”
The Independent, 24th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Women who were sexually assaulted by cabbie John Worboys are suing him and his vehicle insurers, arguing he used his taxi to attack them.”
BBC News, 24th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When women with children are sent to prison, who is being punished?”
The Guardian, 24th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been found guilty of money-laundering charges following a £2.3m fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.”
BBC News, 24th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two naked men started fires in a flat as part of a pagan ritual to get rid of ‘negative vibes’, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Government surveillance has not kept up with sites like Twitter and Facebook, according to a former head of the UK’s intelligence centre GCHQ.”
BBC News, 24th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gambling regulator the Gambling Commission is consulting on proposed changes to its guidance for licensing authorities.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A radio station breached the broadcasting code when it accidentally played ‘pornographic content’ during a show, according to communications watchdog Ofcom.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Postal, health and social workers, meter readers and others who are attacked by dogs while lawfully on private property have been promised extra protection by ministers.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of people who were convicted of animal cruelty in Wales increased by more than a third last year, says the RSPCA.”
BBC News, 24th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has suffered a fresh round of defeats in the House of Lords over austerity plans to cut legal aid, setting up a constitutional confrontation between the two houses of parliament.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A children’s charity has called for the law on child neglect to be overhauled.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The recent case of LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray, (where I was led by Ian Peddie QC [also of Garden Court Chambers] in representing the father, Rohan Wray) should have some pretty significant implications in cases involving alleged non-accidental injuries.”
Garden Court Family Law Blog, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.gcfamily.wordpress.com
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The detention of a mentally ill person in an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment and false imprisonment, and was irrational, the High Court has ruled.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A judicial review is to be held into the Government’s decision to allow badgers to be culled in England to halt the spread of bovine TB.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The home secretary is considering ordering a new public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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