Call to cut number of minor offences – BBC News
“Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 25th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Six white officers to sue Met for discrimination – The Guardian
“Six white officers from the Metropolitan police’s controversial territorial support group (TSG) are to sue the force for racial discrimination, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
School lab technician jailed for drugging pupil – The Independent
“A school lab technician who knocked a teenage pupil unconscious by tricking her into wearing a dust mask doused in chloroform was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher jailed for 1970s schoolboy sex attacks – The Independent
“A teacher who sexually abused two teenage schoolboys in the 1970s was jailed for three and a half years today. ”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The ‘loophole lawyers’ who help clients beat motoring charges – The Guardian
“As last week’s furore over car clamping shows, few issues boil the nation’s collective blood like infringements on our right to drive, hence the coalition’s pledge to end what it calls Labour’s ‘war on motorists’. This ‘war’ has also seen the rapid growth of a corner of the legal profession which specialises in acting for motorists.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Traumatised bomb disposal soldier gets MoD compensation – BBC News
“A former Army bomb disposal expert suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has reached a six-figure compensation deal with the Ministry of Defence, his lawyers said.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dangerous dogs laws ‘inadequate’ – BBC News
“Laws on dog ownership must be improved, according to a coalition of animal charities, unions and law enforcement agencies.”
BBC News, 24th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government to introduce new powers over traveller sites – BBC News
“A number of changes to tackle illegal gypsy and traveller sites are to be introduced, the government has said.”
BBC News, 24th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New evidence may clear postman of sex attack after 14 years in jail – The Guardian
“Lawyer for Victor Nealon says crucial forensic evidence was left untested as surgeon insists wrong man was convicted.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman who urinated on war memorial flees court – The Guardian
“A woman has fled court before being sentenced for urinating and committing a sex act on a war memorial – the fourth case of its kind in Britain within a year.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentences of ‘happy-slap’ killers ‘not unduly lenient’ – BBC News
“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-boss jailed for stealing £250,000 from charity – The Independent
“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing £250,000.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Press superinjunctions show privacy can be had for a price – The Guardian
“Will politicians be able to reform privacy law without private emotions clouding their judgment?”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents win legal battle to name doctor who accused them of child abuse – Daily Telegraph
“A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hampshire nursing home illegal immigrants deported – BBC News
“Nine illegal immigrants arrested during a police and UK border raid at a care home in Hampshire have been deported.”
BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex Police admit Maria Stubbings murder case mistakes – BBC news
“A police force has admitted making mistakes in a domestic abuse and murder case, ahead of an official report.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bracknell woman in gastric bypass NHS legal challenge – BBC News
“A woman who was told she was not fat enough to have gastric bypass surgery on the NHS is taking health chiefs to court in a bid to overturn the ruling.”
BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC presenter who claimed he killed gay lover prosecuted for wasting police time – Daily Telegraph
“Ray Gosling, the BBC presenter, will be prosecuted for wasting police time after claiming that he had killed a gay lover.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Secretary bans English Defence League march in Bradford – Daily Telegraph
“Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has authorised a blanket ban on marches in a city on the day of a planned protest by the English Defence League (EDL), an right-wing campaign group.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd – WLR Daily
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 232
“Claims for hospice care were rare and were directly analogous to recoverable claims made by claimants from tortfeasor defendants for the recovery of compensation on behalf of relatives who had provided gratuitous care to the claimant in order to alleviate the consequences of tortiously inflicted injuries.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
