“A man who falsely claimed a traffic warden racially abused and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager wept when she was found guilty of murdering her father while he slept in his bed after a dispute over money.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who shot a boy in the neck with an air rifle has been cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government to close special police units and rebuff EU moves to protect victims and target criminal gangs.”
The Independent, 6th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The millionaire owner of one of London’s top ‘pet boutiques’ has been ordered to pay £1,000 after his dog bit a jogger on the bottom.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Evidence to a distinguished panel of non-lawyers gives MPs a powerful reminder of the need for publicly funded legal advice.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A range of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour will be unveiled as the Government pledges to crack down on minor crime.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“When the Ministry of Justice delayed the Bribery Act for the third time this week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) threatened to put the UK on an export blacklist along with Nigeria, Russia and Israel and others.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Solicitors have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that domestic violence extends beyond physical contact to include other forms of violent conduct.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Reforms to employment law and the employment tribunal system did not feature in the 2010 Conservative election manifesto. But there was a clear commitment to reducing regulation of small businesses. In recent weeks, it has become clear this commitment has translated into controversial plans for substantial reform to tribunal procedures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Temporary courtrooms are being used to extend a busy crown court and help it to meet its increased workload.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Human rights rulings make the UK a ‘safe haven’ for suspected foreign terrorists, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws said today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Human remains from Stonehenge and other ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under legislation that threatens to cripple research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists says today.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“CCC, which has history of British political donations, failed to comply with court orders freezing its assets.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Members of one of Britain’s biggest networks of armed robbery gangs were jailed today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Judges cannot be sacked, so they can go on getting things wrong unless public pressure persuades them to quit.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Europe’s human rights watchdog has warned British politicians that if they continue to exclude prisoners from the right to vote they risk undermining a crucial element of democracy.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tweeting is to be allowed from hearings at the highest court in the land, it was announced today (3 February).”
The Independent, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The proposed replacement for control orders ‘shares several characteristics’ with the existing regime and should provide the same level of public protection, Lord Carlile, the government’s official reviewer of counter-terror laws, has said.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Detainees at police stations in four areas of the north-west are at risk of miscarriages of justice due to the police forces’ use of inadequate interpreters, the Gazette has been told.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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