“The new Criminal Bar Association chair has criticised solicitors for ‘abusing’ the referral fee arrangements for Crown court advocacy, claiming that solicitors are pocketing money for work done by barristers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man has failed in his attempt to show that his gameshow idea was copied by the BBC. A High Court judge refused to allow a full trial on the claims, calling them ‘simply unreal.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting making, distributing and possessing indecent photographs of children.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority has fined Goldman Sachs £20m after the investment bank failed to tell the regulator a member of staff at the centre of fraud charges in the US was working in the UK.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A fraudster was jailed today for trying to claim compensation from a number of local councils for injuries he had never suffered.”
The Independent, 8th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘toxic’ system for appointing the world’s most senior judges is fundamentally undermining the legitimacy of international courts, a new study claims.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Immigration minister Damian Green announces intention to ‘minimise’ detention of children rather than end practice.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent review is to be conducted into the crash of an RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre which killed 25 senior intelligence officers and the aircraft crew, the government has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A review of Britain’s extradition treaty with the US and other jurisdictions will not be completed until the end of next summer, the Home Secretary announced yesterday. The Coalition’s inquiry would consider whether the UK-US treaty was ‘unbalanced’ and would also look at the breadth of the Home Secretary’s discretion to intervene in cases, Theresa May said.”
The Independent, 9th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor has been released from prison.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes momentarily fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite side of the road after completing a gruelling mountain race, a court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Former world champion John Higgins has been banned from snooker until November for bringing the game into disrepute but cleared of ‘agreeing or offering’ to accept bribes.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A 14-year-old youth accused of shining a laser pen at a police helicopter in Leicester has failed to convince the High Court he should not be prosecuted.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The system of law operated by the Vatican has allowed serious sex offenders to escape punishment and must be abandoned, says a prominent lawyer.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 22-year-old who boasted that he possessed ‘a killer punch’ has been jailed for killing a man with just one blow outside a Greater Manchester pub.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who raped a woman in her home and forced her flatmate to join in the abuse was caught by his palm print 25 years later, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A systemic failure to provide adequate nursing facilities and staffing contributed to the death of a diabetic, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A post-mortem examination report into the death of a man at the G20 protests last year has been withheld from authorities, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Banknote printer De La Rue is at the centre of its second Serious Fraud Office probe in three years following allegations of corruption by the company’s employees totalling at least £1m.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Posters for the Stansted Express were banned for wrongly implying that the train would take passengers to central London in 35 minutes, a watchdog said today.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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