“A mother who had a disabled baby after antenatal scans at Bedford hospital failed to pick up that he had spina bifida has won a £515,000 pay-out.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Failings at the Crown Prosecution Service and police are costing the taxpayer £600,000 a year in abandoned trials and preventing cases from being brought before the courts, a CPS inspection report found this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A former barrister has today been jailed for 8 1/2 years for his role in a massive immigration scam which netted millions of pounds. 36-year-old Syed Ahmed of Havelock Terrace, Sunderland was among 5 people involved in running a bogus college and corrupt immigration advisory firm in London. They were all arrested after an investigation by our London immigration crime team.”
UK Border Agency, 25th October 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Cash-strapped councils could decide to give violent or neglectful parents one more chance rather than go to court.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Research into the sentencing of murderers has found no evidence that people support mandatory life imprisonment.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Armed officers acted ‘diligently, patiently, professionally and bravely’ during a two-day siege in which a man died, the police watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ex-art student who worked alongside artist Tracey Emin has been jailed for 16 months for forging her work.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A schizophrenic mother who stabbed her three-year-old daughter to death before dousing her body in acid must stay in a secure psychiatric hospital for the public’s protection, a judge ruled today.”
The Guardian, 28th Ocotber 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The watchdog said that 15 per cent of childcare providers inspected between September 2008 and September 2010 – 5,978 in total – fell short of basic legal standards for child protection and welfare and were ordered to make urgent improvements.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police are investigating an incident captured on CCTV which appears to show officers repeatedly punching a restrained man who had been stabbed in the head.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Out of more than 100,000 people stopped and searched by police using controversial anti-terror powers not one single arrest was made for terrorism-related offences, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This week, the question of who is potentially liable for the alleged physical and sexual abuse of 150 pupils at St William’s boys’ school in east Yorkshire between 1960 and 1992 was considered by the court of appeal. In 2004 the main abuser, Brother James Carragher, headmaster during this period, was convicted of abusing boys at the home.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers fighting civil actions may be handed a cut of their client’s damages for the first time in a bid to cut frivolous claims, the Justice Secretary has signalled.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“We published our consultation paper on 27 October 2010, which contains our provisional proposals for comprehensive reform of the law on unfitness to plead in England and Wales. A press release is also available.”
Law Commission, 27th October 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
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