Kinsella killers jailed for life – BBC News
“Three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Defence fee caps will be final blow for legal aid, practitioners say – Law Society’s Gazette
“Government proposals to cap payments made to acquitted defendants who have paid privately for their defence are the ‘final nail in the coffin’ of criminal legal aid firms, a leading practitioner group has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 11th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chancery Lane hits out at means testing proposals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Government proposals for Crown court means testing could deny vulnerable people access to justice and are being ‘rushed in’ too quickly, the Law Society said today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
LastMinute.com wins right to block last minute trade mark – OUT-LAW.com
“Online travel company LastMinute.com has won the right to have a competing firm’s European trade mark cancelled. The European Union’s Court of First Instance (CFI) has backed the British firm, overturning a ruling by the EU office for trade marks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Online supermarket rapped for price claim errors – OUT-LAW.com
“Online supermarket Ocado could not back up price-matching claims made in its adverts, ad regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said. The company has been told not to repeat its claims while operating the current system.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Railway track driver spared jail – BBC News
“A drunk woman who drove almost half a mile along railway tracks before her car broke down has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Many parking tickets ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Thousands of parking tickets paid by credit card could be cancelled after a council’s charges were ruled unlawful.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
80 per cent of knife offenders avoid going straight to jail – The Times
“Four out of five knife offenders avoid going straight to jail, according to government figures published yesterday.”
The Times, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former pupil sues Oundle School over drunken fall from window – The Times
“A public school is being sued by a former pupil who was permanently disabled following a drunken fall from a window.”
The Times, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Student murder sentences examined – BBC News
“The Attorney General will consider whether the sentences given to two men who tortured and murdered two French students were ‘unduly lenient’.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Speeding biker who filmed death crash banned – The Independent
“A speeding motorcyclist who unwittingly filmed a fellow biker’s death crash with a camera strapped to his petrol tank, walked free from court today with a ban.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Priest barred over intimate text messages – The Independent
“A priest has been barred from holding a licence after he admitted sending ‘sexual and intimate’ text messages to a teenage parishioner.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Analysis: Soham loopholes still not closed – The Times
“The investigation into alleged child abuse at the Little Ted nursery is likely to consider whether the worker who was charged yesterday was subjected to the correct vetting process. Loopholes in vetting came to light after the Soham murders of 2002. Yet a new system designed to strengthen checks has yet to come into force, although ministers say they are confident that they will meet the latest deadline of this October.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
G20 police officer under investigation for alleged second assault – The Guardian
“A Metropolitan police sergeant who was filmed slapping a female protester at the G20 protests is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a second woman, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed over schoolgirl kidnap – BBC News
“A lorry driver who abducted a 15-year-old girl he met in an internet chatroom and took her to France has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three youths found guilty of Ben Kinsella murder – The Independent
“Three youths were found guilty today of murdering Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Corporate manslaughter: making work a much safer place – The Times
“In law, small cases often mark major milestones. When the prosecution of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings begins next week at Stroud Magistrates’ Court, a new chapter in English law will begin. It will be the first case brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and it signifies a new approach to prosecuting companies for alleged crimes.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Why must a secret service fair hearing be heard in secret? – The Times
“Former MI5 officers guard many secrets. But, as Dame Stella Rimington well knows, they can tell their own stories. A former agent has to seek prior approval for publication from his or her former employers and, if it is not given, any dispute will ultimately be adjudicated by a High Court Judge with all the usual safeguards to ensure a fair trial. Or so it was thought until the Court of Appeal gave judgment in A v B.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Case study: stateless Palestinian came to Britain as refugee – The Times
“Mahmoud Abu Rideh is a stateless Palestinian who came to Britain as a refugee and in 1998 was granted indefinite leave to remain.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
