“Not one US citizen has been extradited to Britain as a result of crimes said to have been committed in America since a controversial transatlantic treaty came into force, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The NHS has agreed to pay £10.8m in compensation after a hospital’s failure to monitor a woman during labour led to her daughter suffering catastrophic injuries when she was born.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 30th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 30th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Welsh health board has become the first NHS body to be fined for breaching the Data Protection Act after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.”
BBC News, 30th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK’s intellectual property (IP) framework is one of the worst in the world in terms of serving the interests of the public, a new report has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lap dancer has won the right to be considered an employee in a decision that could affect thousands of performers in the industry.”
The Independent, 27th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”
The Guardian, 27th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed for seven years each for a total of 114 burglaries across Wales and England over a 14 month period.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” A former leader of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers has been jailed for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a charity which cared for elderly miners.”
The Independent, 27th April 2012
Source: www.indepndent.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a McDonald’s worker in Berkshire in 1986.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New rules designed to stop protesters sleeping near Parliament have been upheld in a High Court ruling.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Late last year I posted about the case of Mr Mahajna, a national of Israel (but of Palestinian origin), who appealed against a deportation order issued by the Home Secretary under section 3(5) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the basis that his presence in the United Kingdom was not conducive to public good.
And so to the Upper Tribunal (UT), which has now issued its decision on Mr Mahajna’s appeal against the FTT’s decision.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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