What isn’t wrong with Sharia law? – The Guardian
“To safeguard our rights there must be one law for all and no religious courts.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver – BBC News
“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
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Ex-teaching assistant jailed for child porn – The Independent
“A former teaching assistant caught with more than 21,000 indecent images of children was jailed for nearly eight years today.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Office advice to gay asylum seekers criticised – BBC News
“The Home Office has been accused of telling gay and lesbian asylum seekers to avoid persecution back home by keeping their sexuality secret.”
BBC News, 6th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, audit reveals – BBC News
“Courts in England and Wales are owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, confiscation and compensation orders.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last – The Guardian
“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5’s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant – BBC News
“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers – The Guardian
“The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK’s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child prison restraint rules to be disclosed – The Independent
“Child protection groups today welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Big brother’ traffic cameras must be regulated, orders home secretary – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has ordered that a national police camera network that logs more than 10m movements of motorists every day be placed under statutory regulation.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coalition to stick with Labour’s Equality Act – BBC News
“The government is pressing ahead with Labour legislation which could require employers to disclose whether they pay women as much as men.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
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£11m compensation awarded to 7/7 victims – BBC News
“Victims of the 7 July attacks have received £11m in compensation so far, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) said.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
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Contract law does not bind ‘Part 36’ offers to settle, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“An offer to settle court proceedings that is made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales can still be accepted after it has been rejected, unless a formal withdrawal has been made, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Parliament Square protesters win eviction reprieve – The Guardian
“The Parliament Square peace camp remained in possession of the bleached square of grass in front of the Houses of Parliament today (2 July) after winning a stay of execution minutes before an eviction order was due to be imposed.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oxford Brookes student jailed over false rape claim – BBC News
“An Oxford Brookes student who lied about being raped to get a deadline extended has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
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Mother loses appeal over baby’s removal – The Independent
“The ‘draconian powers’ of social workers to order a child to be taken from a mother who turns out to be innocent is a cost to be paid to protect the vulnerable, appeal judges said today.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court examines Labour Muslim slur election leaflet – BBC News
“A court is to examine claims that a Labour Party election leaflet from former minister Phil Woolas linked an opponent to Muslim ‘extremists.’ “”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
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Judges reject government appeal over stop-and-search – BBC News
“The Home Office says it is reviewing counter-terrorism laws after a European court decided the government could not appeal against a ruling that said random stop and searches were illegal.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
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Drunk Exeter ‘piggy back’ sex attacker, 18, jailed – BBC News
“A drunken youth who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after jumping on their backs for a piggy back ride has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for Kent body-in-suitcase murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a care assistant he met on the internet, emptying her bank account and dumping her body in a suitcase.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
