Buncefield explosion: second company guilty of safety breach – The Guardian
“TAV Engineering convicted of health and safety breach in connection with Buncefield oil depot blast in 2005.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
Government shelves Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government Equality Office (GEO) has withdrawn the timetable that detailed which parts of the recently passed Equality Act would come into force when. Some elements were due to come into force in October.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
EAT upholds victimisation claim – Law Society’s Gazette
“A firm that ‘gratuitously’ mentioned a solicitor’s previous discrimination claim against it when providing an employment reference to another firm has lost an appeal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyer wins tribunal appeal over withdrawal of job offer – Law Society’s Gazette
“A woman lawyer has won her appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that disability discrimination did not lie behind a major law firm’s decision to withdraw a job offer.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Suspended term for Plymouth sleep crash driver – BBC News
“A driver who caused the death of two people after falling asleep at the wheel of her car has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Book review claim ‘not serious enough’ for libel action, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A book reviewer’s slight of an author was not serious enough to form the basis of a libel case, the High Court has ruled. A threshold of seriousness must be crossed and that bar must be set high to discourage frivolous claims, the Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Government overhaul of financial regulation creates dangers, say experts – OUT-LAW.com
“Plans for the shake-up of financial services regulation announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne last night raise more questions than answers, according to banking and financial legal experts.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ad watchdog clears Costa over Starbucks comparison – OUT-LAW.com
“Costa Coffee was entitled to make a claim that Starbucks drinkers preferred its coffee based on the results of a survey it carried out, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Fraudster jailed after stealing crash victim’s identity – UK Border Agency
“An American fraudster has been jailed for 16 months after living illegally in the UK using the identity of a teenager who had died in a car accident.”
UK Border Agency, 17th June 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Baby shake childminder loses manslaughter appeal – BBC News
“A Buckinghamshire childminder has lost an appeal against her conviction for killing a baby in her care.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lover jailed for Swanwick car boot murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for at least 15 years for killing his lover and hiding her body in the boot of her car.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentence increase for man who ‘directed’ webcam abuse – BBC News
“A former Army sergeant jailed for five years for directing child sex abuse films thousands of miles away via webcam has had his sentence increased.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children’s petting farms face tough new rules – The Independent
“There should be no ban on children petting animals on farms but more must be done to protect them from infection, an inquiry has concluded.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lesbian mother cannot be forced to pay maintenance – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian whose former partner bore a child through artificial insemination cannot be ordered to pay any maintenance, a High Court judge ruled today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police apology for wrongful conviction of Warren Blackwell – The Independent
“A man who spent more than three years in jail for a crime he did not commit today described an apology from the police force that helped convict him as ‘too little, too late’.”
The Independent, 18th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home secretary Theresa May bans radical preacher Zakir Naik from entering UK – Daily Telegraph
“A radical preacher who claimed that ‘every Muslim should be a terrorist’ has been banned from coming to Britain, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top neuroscientist died as out-of-hours doctors failed to spot blood infection – Daily Telegraph
“A top neuroscientist died after a several out-of-hours doctors failed to spot a rapidly-spreading blood infection, an inquest has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents sue Bradford hospital over daughter’s death – BBC News
“The parents of a teenager who died just over 24 hours after being admitted to hospital are suing a NHS Trust.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC clears G20 protest sergeant Delroy Smellie – BBC News
“A police officer accused of striking a woman with a baton at a G20 protest has been cleared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
BBC News, 17th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
