“Terrorism and deportation cases have fuelled the first rise for seven years in court cases using the Human Rights Act, figures published today show.”
The Times, 15th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The British National party today voted to scrap its whites-only membership policy in a move dismissed by anti-racist campaigners as ‘cosmetic’. At an extraordinary general meeting held in Essex, members of the far-right party voted in favour of changes to its constitution that would theoretically allow black and Asian people to join.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Serious and Organised Crime Agency is assessing the scale of corruption within the British police after concerns were raised by senior internal investigators, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed after being found guilty of murdering a man in his Lancashire home.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘inseparable trio of hardcore criminal gang members’ who stole more than £1 million from a Securitas van and conspired to murder a 40-year-old man were jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man convicted of helping torture to death his ex-lover’s partner in County Durham has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 20 years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who developed breast cancer while in prison has won a High Court negligence claim after medical staff failed to diagnose the disease.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A student who threw a computer monitor through a bank window as part of last year’s G20 protests was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The catering trade and retailers won their court battle today over the charges they pay for playing recorded music. High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold upheld a ruling from a Copyright Tribunal which the Institute of Licensing said will mean pubs, hotels and restaurants across Britain will now receive up to £20 million in refunds.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman was today found guilty of perverting the course of justice by telling police she had been raped twice and harassed by a mystery stalker.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that it will not use new powers to fine organisations for data protection law breaches if those breaches are discovered as part of one of its audits.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A British Airways employee who was told to cover a Christian cross pedant that she wore around her neck lost her appeal against the airline today.”
The Times, 12th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who breached an injunction banning her from keeping dogs at her home has been handed a prison sentence.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The last seven members of a drugs gang who conspired to transport heroin with a street value of £700,000 into south Wales have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A food manufacturing company has been fined £35,000 after an employee’s arm was crushed in machinery at a Lincolnshire plant.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The lord chief justice has warned that budgetary pressures on the prosecution and the courts are having a ‘very real impact’ on the administration of justice and said there is ‘an undoubted danger’ that the situation could worsen.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Supreme Court in R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC14 has upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal that, in appropriate circumstances, the Crown may rely wholly or mainly on hearsay evidence to establish its case. The Court of Appeal had, however, emphasised the need to check the reliability of the hearsay evidence in such situations.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government’s equalities watchdog, set up to promote human rights and tackle discrimination, has been the subject of 15 employment tribunals in which it has been accused of sexism, racism and discriminating against pregnant women, according to the latest figures.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A hospice volunteer in Birmingham has been given a community sentence after he was found with 40,530 pornographic images, many of which were of children.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2025