“A cleaner who beat an 82-year-old widower to death with a rounders bat for his money before burying him in her garden was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 8th August 2011
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“A son’s battle to care for his elderly father made legal history on Monday when a judge ruled that his case against the local authority could be reported in ‘real time’.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
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“Critics claim that the spread of Sharia law is creating a parallel legal system that opposes equal rights. We get a rare glimpse of an Islamic court at work.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2011
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“Leading human rights lawyer claims riot squad tactics were aimed at halting political protest.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Council tenants who sub-let their homes could be jailed under tough new laws being floated by the Government.”
The Independent, 6th August 2011
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“Legal data collection should happen as a matter of course. Lawyers and judges often scold the media for its representation of legal cases. ‘There are lots of judgments that have been criticised where it’s quite apparent that people haven’t read them,’ Mr Justice Eady told legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg earlier this year.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron is chairing a meeting of ministers on Tuesday morning, with the government under pressure to bring in emergency measures to help contain the rioting that has engulfed London and spread to other cities around Britain.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in three of Britain’s law centres, where solicitors provide legal advice to poorer communities, face closure because of the squeeze on public spending.”
The Independent, 9th August 2011
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“The first Briton to have his Twitter identity forcibly revealed by a court is seeking to sue the council that blew his anonymity and force a judicial review of the case.”
The Independent, 8th August 20111
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“A bed and breakfast owner who spied on his guests through secret peepholes and made audio recordings of their intimate moments has been jailed for 18 weeks.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
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“A report has highlighted ‘serious shortcomings’ in the way Anglesey council deals with the needs of vulnerable children.”
BBC News, 8th August 2011
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“NHS hospitals risk being taken to court and sued for millions of pounds in the future for carrying out genetic tests based on techniques patented by private companies, it was warned yesterday (Friday).”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2011
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“The Coalition is proposing radical changes to the planning laws that critics fear will make it easier for large scale developments to be pushed through.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2011
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“Anthony Gray also ordered to pay back £53,000 he claimed to send children to boarding school after spilt from wife.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2011
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“The European commission has launched an inquiry into airlines’ controversial ‘add-on’ charges that allow them to offer low prices bearing little resemblance to what ticket buyers end up having to pay.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
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“A company director faces a manslaughter charge after a three-year-old girl died when a wall collapsed on a footpath in Denbighshire.”
BBC News, 5th August 2011
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“A Lancashire detective who investigated sex crimes has been jailed for having an affair with an alleged rape victim.”
BBC News, 5th August 2011
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“The Home Office was plunged into crisis last night after it wrongly allowed violent foreign prisoners to be freed into the community.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2011
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“A gipsy family accused of making life a misery is using legal aid to fund a human rights challenge in the European courts for being evicted – from a travellers’ camp.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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