Modular courts piloted to meet soaring workloads – Ministry of Justice
“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
Category: news
UK ‘made safe haven’ by human rights rulings – The Independent
“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
Legislation forces archaeologists to rebury finds – The Guardian
“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
Construction firm branded ‘complete disgrace’ by high court judge – The Guardian
“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
Armed robbery gang members jailed – The Independent
“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
High court judges with poor judgment should stand down – The Guardian
“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
Politicians warned over prisoner voting rights – The Guardian
“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
Supreme Court to allow tweeting – The Independent
“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
Control orders replacement does much the same job, says Lord Carlile – The Guardian
“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
Row erupts over police interpreters – Law Society’s Gazette
“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
Gipsy Hill murder: Six jailed for shooting ‘peacemaker’ – BBC News
“Five men and a teenage boy have been jailed for life for shooting dead a ‘peacemaker’ in south London.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holiday Atol protection set to be expanded – BBC News
“More holidaymakers are set to be protected from losses when a travel company goes bust, the government has confirmed.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pub landlady’s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution – The Guardian
“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile jailed for abusing six-year-old girls – The Guardian
“Somerset man dubbed Al the Paedo by work colleagues receives 10-year sentence for ‘dreadful breach of trust.’ ”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man faces jail after ‘axe-attack’ joke – Daily Telegraph
“A man is facing jail after he tried to scare teenagers away by chasing his ketchup-smeared fiancée down a moonlit farm track whilst wielding an axe.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Damages awarded for woman scalded in bath – The Independent
“A disabled woman suffered appalling burns when careworkers lowering her into a scalding bath mistook her distress for an epileptic fit, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ceredigion farmer’s five-year ban from keeping animals – BBC News
“A farmer and pet shop owner has been banned from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of 39 welfare offences.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Olympic property fraud gang jailed for shares scam – BBC News
“Five men have been jailed for their roles in a scam which invited dozens of elderly people to invest in property near the Olympic site in east London.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government delays Bribery Act to write new guidance – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has delayed the implementation of the Bribery Act. It will not now come into force in April as planned but will be put on hold while the Government rewrites guidance for businesses on how to comply with the 2010 law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court backs OFT’s action against scratchcard promoters – OUT-Law.com
“A series of linked scratchcard promotion companies must fundamentally change the way they do business or stop operating after the High Court ruled their promotions were unlawful.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
