“It has been a week of victories for the UK government in deportation cases in the European Court of Human Rights. On the same day as the ECtHR found that Abu Hamza and four others could be extradited to the US on terrorism charges, it also rejected a case of a man facing deportation despite having lived in the UK since the age of three.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A computer ‘whiz kid’ who broke into the website of Britain’s biggest abortion provider has been jailed for two years and eight months.”
The Independnet, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Judges have fired a warning shot against Theresa May’s plan to stop foreign criminals abusing human rights laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“London’s biggest taxi company and Transport for London (TfL) are on collision course after the company’s chairman instructed his 4,000 drivers to defy the law and use bus lanes.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who placed the body of her newborn baby in her friend’s garden has walked free from court.”
The Independent, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Thousands of serial offenders are being repeatedly let off with a caution, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” Conmen who pretended to be sheikhs to trick a finance company out of £1.5 million were jailed today at the Old Bailey.”
The Independent, 12th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A father who caused the death of his five-year-old son by dangerous driving has been jailed for 21 months. Alan Lloyd Paul Evans, 34, of Wrexham, was also banned from driving for five years at Mold Crown Court after previously admitting the offence.”
BBC News, 13th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Detective seeks aggravated damages from paper for breach of confidence, misuse of private information and deceit.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Withers has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court a dispute brought against it over client money.”
The Lawyer, 11th April 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A further legal challenge has been launched against the Government’s decision to proceed with the proposed £33 billion High Speed 2 network, which will provide high speed rail links between major cities in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Lesley Pendlebury Cox, Consultant with Gregory Rowcliffe Milners considers the issues arising from the increase in the number of self represented clients in family cases, its impact on family lawyers and their clients.”
Family Law Week, 13th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“A UK company has admitted illegally exporting non-recyclable household waste to Brazil.”
BBC News, 12th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Every Pakistani student applying for a visa to come to study in Britain will face a compulsory interview with consular officials following a secret pilot study indicating that up to 40% could be ineligible. Theresa May, the home secretary, will soon announce that ‘bogus’ students will be blocked from entering Britain when the measures are introduced.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cigarette packets could be stripped of all branding following a consultation beginning on Monday, the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has revealed.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” An attempt by evangelical Christians to promote ‘gay cure’ therapies on the sides of London buses was banned last night, sparking an angry row over free speech.”
The Independent, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Former Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates helped secure a job for News International executive Neil Wallis’s daughter telling his staff he had been a ‘great friend’ of the force, a report has revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former nurse who built a business empire has begun a £12million legal action against a medical company she created, claiming that she was wrongfully sacked and that her former chairman touched her breast.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Free speech is under attack. Or so it seems. The last few weeks have been abuzz with stories to do with free speech: a Supreme Court ruling on the Reynolds defence to libel; contempt of court proceedings against an MP for comments made in a book and the latest in a growing line of criminal trials for Twitter offences. The diversity of media at the heart of these stories – print news, traditional books and online ‘micro-blogging’ – indicates the difficulty of the task for the legal system.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Journalists should appear before a court of law to make a public interest defence for stories obtained by unlawful newsgathering techniques, the information commissioner has said.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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