“Legal aid bosses have seized the house belonging to radical cleric Abu Hamza to pay off his legal bills, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 9th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 19-year-old man from the West Midlands has been jailed for four years and eight months for inciting a mother in the US to abuse her own child.”
BBC News, 8th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another
Court of Appeal
“A local planning authority could not bring enforcement proceedings against the unlawful construction of a dwelling house on a farm in breach of planning permission which was granted for the purpose of erecting a barn.”
The Times, 9th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Emergency legislation has been rushed through the House of Commons that will allow the assets of suspected terrorists to be frozen.”
BBC News, 9th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Laws protecting workers’ rights must be improved to tackle poverty, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.”
BBC News, 9th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man is to stand trial charged with breaching an Asbo which bans him from dressing up as a schoolgirl.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge today criticised a wealthy landowner for not revealing where he had hidden the body of his estranged wife after he murdered her.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Claim of separation ‘false as well as intrusive’, say lawyers, as Pitt and Jolie begin action in London high court.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Why are we asking this now?
Three Labour MPs, Elliot Morley, David Chaytor, Jim Devine and a Tory peer, Lord Hanningfield, have been charged with false accounting over their expenses claims. They deny the offences and are trying to avoid a criminal trial by invoking the 1689 Bill of Rights which gives force to parliamentary privilege. This is the privilege which stops MPs and peers from being sued for defamation.”
The Independent, 9th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The press watchdog has upheld two complaints from X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record over invasion of privacy.”
BBC News, 9th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The most senior British police officer ever convicted of corruption offences was starting a four-year prison sentence yesterday after a jury found he had tried to frame an innocent man and told a series of lies in an attempt to cover up his abuse of office.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sikh pupils should be allowed to carry ceremonial daggers, Britain’s first Asian judge has said, following a case in which a 14-year-old was excluded for insisting on bringing his Kirpan blade to school.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association are set to take the government to court for the first time in 20 years over what they claim are ‘inadequate and unfair’ consultations on new fees for criminal legal aid work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“An Olympic medal-winning cyclist has had her objection to being used in a bicycle chain advertisement upheld by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The High Court has ordered Hewlett-Packard to pay BSkyB £200 million in interim damages, according to press reports. The interim award follows a ruling last week over a contract tendering process.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A broadcasting platform did not break the rules on the placing of stations in its electronic programme guide (EPG) even though its decision was partly irrationally based and it used criteria not specifically listed in its policy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Department for Transport (DfT) is facing an ‘intensive investigation’ over claims e-mails about the expansion of Heathrow Airport were deleted.”
BBC News, 7th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers – known as Kirpans – to school and other public places, Britain’s first Asian judge has said.”
BBC News, 8th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial litigant is believed to have earned thousands of pounds by bombarding employers with claims of ageism simply because they used the words ‘school leaver’ or ‘recent graduate’ in job advertisements.”
The Times, 7th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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