Blaggers could be jailed – Nick Clegg – BBC News
“People found guilty of obtaining personal details by deception – known as ‘blagging’ – should be jailed, Deputy PM Nick Clegg has said.”
BBC News, 14th July 2011
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Shrewsbury murderer Robin Ligus killed another man – BBC News
“A jury has decided a convicted murderer from Shropshire killed another man in the county 17 years ago.”
BBC News, 14th July 2011
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Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown phone hacking inquiry open to legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“The Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown that an inquiry into phone hacking would be open to legal challenge and could be seen as politically motivated, documents released today show.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
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Complaints over “rude” judges increase – Daily Telegraph
“Allegations of all kinds were up by a fifth last year signalling the public and court users are increasingly frustrated with the judiciary. A total of 456 complaints about allegedly inappropriate behaviour or comments by a judge or magistrate were made in 2010/11, according to the Officer for Judicial Complaints.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ABS timetable in danger of slipping – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority may not be ready to license alternative business structures from the target date of 6 October.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Politicians demand more power over intelligence agencies – The Guardian
“MPs and peers must have a greater role in holding MI5, MI6, and GCHQ to account, the parliamentary intelligence and security committee (ISC) says in its latest annual report.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Options for dealing with squatters – Ministry of Justice
“Options for dealing with squatters – impact assessment.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Criminalising squatters could make more people homeless, says report – The Guardian
“The government’s own impact assessment of plans to criminalise squatting has acknowledged that it could boost homelessness and rough sleeping, and target those who are already suffering from mental health and addiction problems.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex abuse victims could suffer from legal aid cuts, MPs warn – The Guardian
“Victims of sexual abuse are in danger of being cross-examined in court by their tormentors unless the government makes legal aid available in such cases, according to a report by the Commons’ justice select committee.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Contempt case holidaymaker jailed after Facebook photos – BBC News
“A man who drove to Italy with his wife despite claiming he was disabled has been jailed for nine months.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
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TV producer faces jail for stalking his former classmate – Daily Telegraph
“A television producer who searched the internet for a former classmate 40,000 times, paid for background searches on the woman’s husband and posed as a parent at her daughter’s nursery is facing jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Britain is divorce destination of choice for rich and powerful – Daily Telegraph
“In recent years the British courts have gained an international reputation for awarding extremely generous settlements to the wives of wealthy men embroiled in high profile divorce cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
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Mukhtar Ablyazov exiled Kazakh businessman granted asylum in UK – The Guardian
“A Kazakh businessman, exiled in Britain and facing claims that he has embezzled $4bn (£2.4bn), has won his battle to gain asylum in the UK.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mark Kennedy’s secret tapes: CPS launches wide-ranging inquiry – The Guardian
“A leading former judge has been appointed to lead an expanded inquiry into claims that prosecutors suppressed secret surveillance tapes recorded by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.Sir Christopher Rose, a retired court of appeal judge noted for his fierce independence, will head the inquiry which was set up by the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex Cotswold Water Park Society boss jailed for fraud – BBC News
“The chief executive of a water park society has been jailed after admitting fraud totalling more than £660,000.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
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News Corp pulls out of BSkyB bid – The Guardian
“Rupert Murdoch’s media group News Corporation bowed to pressure from the public and parliament on Wednesday and withdrew its bid to take full control of pay-TV company BSkyB.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: David Cameron announces terms of phone-hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The independent inquiry into phone hacking will have the power to summon newspaper proprietors, journalists, police and politicians to give evidence under oath and in public, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK judges make it harder to deport criminals, minister warns – Daily Telegraph
“Damian Green, the immigration minister, said he was ‘frustrated’ that domestic courts were taking a tougher line on Europe’s human rights laws than the European Court itself. The row centres on the growing instances when convicted criminals have successfully used the right to family life to avoid deportation. It emerged that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allows for a removal unless there is an ‘insurmountable obstacle’ preventing the family from leaving too.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liam Fox apologises over cleared pilots – The Independent
“Defence Secretary Liam Fox apologised today to the families of the pilots in the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash after a new report cleared them of an earlier finding of negligence. The fresh review concluded that Flight Lieutenants Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook should not have been blamed for the accident in 1994.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Suffolk credit union manager jailed for £100,000 fraud – BBC News
“The branch manager of a credit union has been jailed after he admitted stealing more than £100,000 from customers’ accounts.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
