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“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have revealed they have agreed a compensation deal with the Metropolitan police.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has published the legislation which would force internet service providers to disconnect internet connections used by alleged file sharers without a court order. The Digital Economy Bill contains the controversial provisions.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Thirty five years ago, the IRA murdered 21 in the Birmingham pub bombings. Six men were jailed for crimes they did not commit, and spent 16 years in jail before their convictions were quashed. But how was life on the outside? Jonathan Owen talks to Johnny Walker.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“On 20 November 2009 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guideline “Overarching Principles – Sentencing Youths”, which will apply to offenders sentenced on or after 30 November 2009.
This wide-ranging guideline has been developed to deal with changes in legislation relating to youth justice to be implemented on 30 November 2009. It also draws together the principles relating to sentencing young offenders in a single authoritative document.”
Overarching principles – Sentencing youths (PDF)
Press Notice (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 20th November 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“An announcement this week of a new public inquiry into fresh allegations of torture against British troops will heap further pressure on the British Army and the Government regarding abuse in Iraq.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British prosecutors failed to disclose crucial evidence to the courts in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in a case that resulted in an innocent pilot being jailed for five months, previously unseen documents reveal.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rapists will continue to walk free from British courts in the future, the peer leading a government review of sex crime admitted this weekend.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police are imposing informal punishments – such as forcing offenders to give flowers to their victims – in a return to community justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Extending property rights to those who move in together, but don’t marry, will only lead to heartbreak and pain for the young.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“But experts warn that the impetus behind the new legislation and police training on ‘honour’ killings is in danger of slowing.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK’s tougher laws to seek ‘libel tourism’ awards from publishers.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is preparing to draw up proposals for wholesale reform of England’s libel laws, after a long-running Sunday Times campaign.”
The Times, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician mistakenly shot dead by anti-terrorist officers at Stockwell Tube station, could receive just a third of the £300,000 they have requested for compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Expenses claims by judges and magistrates have risen by £3m in the last two years, according to figures obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘decent and devoted’ husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was a intruder has been cleared of murder after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Royal Bank of Scotland has been ordered to carry out £200,000 of work to improve wheelchair access at one of its branches after senior judges ruled that it had breached disability laws.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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