“The long-running legal battle between the British government and the Chagos islanders over their eviction from their homes in the Indian Ocean nearly 40 years ago will reach its conclusion in the House of Lords this morning.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Models wearing chains, stockings and gags have been led around Westminster in protest at laws to make owning ‘extreme pornography’ illegal.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The US government today dropped war-crimes charges against British resident Binyam Mohamed, who has accused the American military of torture, and four other detainees being held at Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for killing a mother whose body was found dumped in a South Yorkshire quarry.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/
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“A driver who killed a firefighter as he fought a car fire on a motorway hard shoulder has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former outdoor activities instructor convicted of sexually abusing children at youth camps has been jailed for 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A consultant gynaecologist travelled to hospital ready to operate while twice the drink-driving limit, the General Medical Council has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A transsexual truck driver who was forced out of her job when she started dressing as a woman has been awarded more than £20,000 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“IP chambers 8 New Square has scored a Court of Appeal win for technology company Symbian, in a decision that could see software patents allowed in the UK for the first time.”
The Lawyer, 20th October 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The inventor of a car door latch was not entitled to walk away from a commercial agreement in the way that he did, the High Court has ruled. The terms of the deal had been broken at one point, but not when the inventor ended the agreement, the court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) has given its backing to an international group of prosecutors in a bid to help fight cross-border intellectual property related crime.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th october 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The outgoing chief prosecutor for England and Wales has warned against a security state amid fear of terrorism.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sex offender who fled to Brazil while facing a charge of assaulting a child has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘evil’ former miner has been jailed for 21 years for sex attacks against seven young girls in a campaign of abuse that lasted more than 30 years.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior Home Office officials have expressed concern about the Government’s controversial plans to set up a new ‘Big Brother’ national database, according to a leaked memo.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A rugby player has settled his claim for damages after suffering a serious eye injury which left him partially sighted.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Public confidence in the supervision of high-risk offenders released from prison suffered a fresh blow yesterday with the disclosure that 79 have been charged in the last year with a further serious crime, up to and including murder or rape.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have recommended the fast-track deregulation and relaxation of the rules governing the Lloyd’s of London insurance market as the government is proposing to toughen up regulation of the banking industry.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The new Immigration Minister has condemned his own Government for the way it handled migration and asylum-seekers.”
The Times, 21st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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