“The widow of a Royal Navy diver has been jailed after admitting fraudulently pocketing more than £144,000 from the Armed Forces’ pension scheme.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A 16-year-old girl has been detained for a minimum of 10 years after she was found guilty of murdering a teenager with an Afro comb.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fast-track courts have dealt with more than 80 ‘Olympic crimes’ so far during the course of the 2012 Games, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.”
The Guardian, 29th Auguest 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There now follows a judicial review of the decision to enforce the possession order made in that claim: JL v SS for Defence [2012] EWHC 2216 (Admin) [not yet on Bailii], heard by Justice Simler QC on 30/7/2012.”
NearlyLegal, 27th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“This is case that highlights the benchmark for seeking an injunction for accommodation on a judicial review claim.”
NearlyLegal, 26th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“Three ads trumpeting the high welfare standards of pork sold with the Red Tractor quality mark have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found the claims could mislead consumers into thinking pig welfare in Britain was better than it is.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The advertising watchdog has told BSkyB to stop exaggerating the speed of its film download service, after rival BT complained its claim that it was ‘instant’ was misleading.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Investigators are reviewing 90 cases in the Cleveland Police force area after the arrest of a former scenes of crime officer.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Virgin Trains has started court proceedings over the government’s decision to award a new franchise to rival transport company FirstGroup.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court has dismissed a court challenge by Camelot, operator of the National Lottery, which was seeking to have the gambling licence for its rival the Health Lottery revoked.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Claims management companies (CMCs) could be banned from entering into verbal contracts with consumers as part of a Government initiative to crack down on bad practice in the sector.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Byron James, barrister, 14 Gray’s Inn Square, considers the circumstances in which Segal Orders can be made.”
Family Law week, 28th August 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Three inquiries into alleged ‘war crimes’ by British soldiers are projected to cost £100 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Some English and Welsh jails hold twice as many people as they should, according to figures from Prison Reform Trust.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem tests on a man who died in 2009’s G20 protests in London has been struck off the medical register.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An official inquiry into the GCSE grading scandal will fail to bring the controversy to a close, head teachers leaders’ have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Coalition’s plans to speed up the courts system are in tatters as lawyers across the country refuse to sit at weekends.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A father of three who had sex with his ex-wife’s bull mastiff dog was spared a prison sentence today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former president of a students’ union has been jailed for five years for raping a ‘drunk or sleeping’ student in his halls of residence, after a judge claims he ‘submitted to temptation’.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“So there you have it. We spend a whole year discussing press ethics and then, for the sake of a peek at Prince Harry’s bum, half the world seems ready to say that the editor of The Sun can make up his own ethics.”
Legal Week, 24th August 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
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