Serving soldier avoids jail term – BBC News
“A soldier has avoided jail because of ‘his service to his country.’ ”
BBC news, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Praying murderer jailed for life – BBC News
“A man overheard praying for forgiveness after murdering his pregnant girlfriend’s mother has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey.”
BBC News, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exclusion clauses may fragment after High Court ruling – OUT-LAW.com
“Wording in a contract that seeks to exclude liability in a contract is more vulnerable to being struck out than lawyers previously thought. A ruling suggests that exclusion clauses are more likely to be effective when broken into separate terms.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Preferential lighting rendered ad misleading, rules ASA – OUT-LAW.com
“An advertiser broke the rules when it used better lighting, posing and colours in the ‘before’ than the ‘after’ pictures in a cosmetics ad, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Firms settle trademark dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
“Nottingham firm Paragon Law has forced West Bromwich and Peterborough firm Paragon Solicitors to change its name and pay legal costs after a trade mark dispute.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Desmond Browne: We are heading for two standards of access to justice – The Times
“What is the point of the Bar? As several hundred barristers meet in London this Saturday for their annual conference, it is a question they — as well as the public — might well ask. In the present recession their profession looks like becoming an enclave for the rich, both for those joining it and those using its services.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man guilty of beard fire attack – BBC News
“A man who set fire to a train passenger’s beard as he slept has been convicted of grievous bodily harm.”
BBC News, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Limits on surgeons’ working hours ‘will harm training and place patients at risk’ – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial new European working laws mean all doctors, including surgeons, are allowed to work only 48 hours a week. Introduced in August they have provoked fierce criticism from surgeons who say that new trainees will struggle to master their complex specialism in such a restricted time.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UBS fined £8m after employees traded with customers’ money – The Guardian
“Swiss bank UBS has been slapped with an £8m fine, the third-largest ever levied by the City regulator, after it was discovered that four of the bank’s employees were able to use customer money to trade in currencies and metals markets.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Investigation of G20 death ‘cover-up’ would be inappropriate, Ian Tomlinson’s family told – The Guardian
“The family of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protest after being attacked by the police, has been told it would be ‘inappropriate’ for an official watchdog to consider whether officers were involved in a cover-up.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Potential judges will not have to declare if they are Freemasons – The Times
“Would-be judges will no longer have to declare if they are Freemasons, the Government said yesterday. The policy reversal was announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, after a threat of legal action forced a review. He said that it would be ‘disproportionate’ to continue with the practice.”
The Times, 6th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Evidence by blinking helps convict James Watts of sexual assaults – The Times
“A worker in a care home for severely disabled adults has been jailed for 12 years for sexual assault after one of his victims gave evidence by blinking her eyes.”
The Times, 6th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed – BBC news
“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”
BBC news, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crush death firm fined £100,000 – BBC News
“A pet food firm has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death in a machine at a Northamptonshire factory.”
BBC news, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS sued for £20m over hospitals – BBC News
“The NHS in Leicester is being sued for more than £20m over the collapse of a plan to rebuild the city’s hospitals.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former MEP Tom Wise faces jail over expenses fiddle – Daily Telegraph
“Wise, 61, who first represented Ukip before turning independent, spent a year channelling taxpayers’ cash into a bank account he secretly controlled.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer nurse loses bid to appeal – BBC News
“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father guilty of baby girl murder – BBC news
“A man has been convicted of murdering his seven-week-old daughter, who was found with broken bones and bite wounds to her face and hands.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian
“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
