“The leader of an armed robbery gang learned today that he was likely to die in jail after being convicted by a judge in an historic trial without a jury.”
The Independent, 31st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Laura Pettitt, 27, was accused of cruelty to 10 different children while she was working at Little Stars nursery in Bromley, south London, between January 2006 and November 2008. But after a week-long trial a jury at Croydon Crown Court found her not guilty on all counts.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An auctioneer has been fined £1,000 and left with a criminal record for trying to sell a chest of drawers containing 100-year-old birds’ eggs.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Websites close down as Lib Dem MPs say decision could jeopardise future prosecutions of dealers.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rapist who dumped his victim on a rubbish tip has escaped deportation after winning a High Court battle to stay in Britain so that he can get married.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“OPINION: ISPs, indexing services and other online service providers will rest a little easier this week after a High Court ruling yesterday that gave much-needed clarity to UK copyright law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A venture capital company that breached the confidentiality of businessmen who came to it with a proposition should only have to pay damages as compensation and not a share of their profits from the deal, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A former chairman of Wrexham FC has been banned from being a director of any UK company for seven years.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A twice-married man serving a prison sentence has been jailed for nine months after admitting bigamy.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The jargon is horrific but if — and it is a big if — you can get beyond that, the news is that solicitors are soon to enter a red tape-free world. The regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), wants to move to an arms-length regulation. The authority avoids the phrase light touch — but that is what it is. Firms are to be allowed, in essence, to regulate themselves.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Woman put under home curfew after undercover ‘sting’, court told.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The parents of Milly Dowler, the schoolgirl found dead eight years ago, said yesterday that they hoped the decision to charge a former wheel clamper with her kidnap and murder would help to finally bring justice.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three Labour MPs accused of fiddling their expenses were told yesterday that their argument that they should not face a criminal trial will be heard on the predicted day of the general election. David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine will claim that they are protected from prosecution by the ancient right of parliamentary privilege.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 19-year-old man has become the first person to be given a Drink Banning Order in Nottingham.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A criminal who terrorised the elderly residents of a mobile home park must pay his victims £445,000.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sky should face a cap on the amount it can charge rival broadcasters to show its premium sports channels, the media regulator said in a ruling that could herald a significant shake-up of the pay-TV market.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“ASA censures campaign for misleadingly implying that, unlike analogue, there would never be interruptions in digital signal.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“ASA raps Home Office campaign backing Labour policy pledge on time that police officers would spend on the beat.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been sent to prison after he attempted to force his way into a female colleague’s life by breaking into her house and framing her husband for downloading child pornography.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The travel plans of millions of passengers lie in the hands of a High Court judge who will hear a request today for an emergency injunction to block next week’s national rail strike.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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