Poachers given open season after fishing law is accidentally abolished – Daily Telegraph
“For centuries the ungentlemanly act of poaching has been punishable under British law.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Khyra Ishaq serious case review to be released – BBC News
“A report into how social workers, police and other professionals handled the case of a girl who died after being starved at home will be released later.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: attorney general backs CPS inaction – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to target no win, no fee legal deals – The Guardian
“High costs of conditional fee arrangements have become a ‘serious concern’ particularly in NHS clinical negligence cases.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for life for gun murder – The Guardian
“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government announces consultation on Jackson’s CFA reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“No-win no-fee agreements will be the focus of a government consultation on Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals for reforming civil litigation costs, the government announced today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Happy slapping’ youths detained for grandfather death – BBC News
“Two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who fatally beat a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter in south London have been detained.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers is illegal, court rules – The Guardian
“A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little or no notice of their immediate removal, is unlawful, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jon Venables case: inquiry ordered into parole supervision – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice is to review how Jon Venables, one of the young killers of James Bulger, was supervised after his release from custody in 2001.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ruling expected on ‘fast-track deportation’ policy – The Independent
“The High Court is ruling today on the legality of a Home Office policy which allows the speedy deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK.”
The Independent, 26th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisons minister says criminals could cut jail sentences by saying ‘sorry’ – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making personal apologies to their victims, under plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson coroner is urged to stand aside – The Guardian
“The coroner due to preside over the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson was tonight under pressure to step down from the hearing because he was responsible for appointing the pathologist who conducted a controversial postmortem on Tomlinson.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs due to vote on England academies reforms – BBC News
“MPs are due to vote on legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of England’s school system.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jon Venables case: the legal arguments – The Guardian
“The Jon Venables case raises thorny issues about media responsibility and the competing interests of open justice and the right not just to a fair trial, but to life.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burka ban Tory MP could face legal action – The Independent
“The MP who is refusing to hold meetings with Muslim women wearing full Islamic dress faces legal action.”
The Independent, 25th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape charge anonymity pledge dropped after protests by MPs – The Guardian
“The government has abandoned plans to grant pre-charge anonymity to men accused of rape after an outcry from Labour and women Tory MPs.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trials without juries ‘must be last resort’ – BBC News
“Trials without juries in serious criminal cases must only be held as a ‘last resort’, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has said.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bulger killer Venables jailed over child abuse images – BBC News
“One of the killers of James Bulger has been jailed for two years after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Polo playing dotcom tycoon forced to pay wife £7 million in divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph
“A polo playing dotcom tycoon was ordered by a judge to pay his ex-wife half his £14 million fortune after being accused of ‘flagrant, persistent and consistent” attempts to hide his wealth.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer who hid body without trace is jailed for 26 years – Daily Telegraph
“A killer was jailed for at least 26 years today after he refused to reveal what he has done with the body of his victim.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
