Teenager’s torturers jailed for 40 years – The Independent
“A gang who kidnapped and tortured a 16-year-old boy have been jailed for 40 years, it was confirmed today.”
The Independent, 11th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Conman jailed for selling millions of battery eggs as organic – The Times
“Consumers bought free-range and organic eggs from Britain’s biggest supermarkets, believing they were the best quality and that hens enjoyed the highest of standards. But, for an 18-month period from June 2004, over 100 million of these supposedly ‘premium’ eggs on sale in supermarkets, such as Tesco and Sainsbury, and corner shops were from chickens reared in battery cages. The scale of the racket was described at Worcester Crown Court today when Keith Owen, mastermind of the scam, former managing director of Heart of England Eggs of Bromsgrove, was jailed for three years and ordered to pay £3 million in confiscation of his assets after admitting three charges of false accounting.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pete Doherty given 12 month driving ban – Daily Telegraph
“Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Awol soldier Joe Glenton in jail sentence appeal – BBC News
“A soldier who was jailed after refusing to return to Afghanistan is appealing against his sentence.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pink Floyd win EMI court battle over online sales – BBC News
“Pink Floyd have won a court battle with record label EMI over how their music is sold over the internet.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two solicitors accused over file-sharing ‘bully tactics’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred two solicitors from London firm Davenport Lyons to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over claims that the firm sent ‘bullying’ letters accusing hundreds of people of illegal file-sharing.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Children should give evidence, says Supreme Court – Law Society’s Gazette
“Children in family proceedings should be called to give live evidence in court if the advantage it would bring in deciding the case outweighs the risk of harm to the welfare of the child, the Supreme Court ruled last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Agbaje v Agbaje – WLR Daily
Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13; [2010] WLR (D) 71
“An English court considering under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 whether it would be appropriate to make an order for financial relief on the application of a party to a foreign divorce was not required to apply a forum non conveniens test and decide which of two jurisdictions was the appropriate one. The whole basis of Pt III was that it might be appropriate for two jurisdictions to be involved, one for the divorce and the other for ancillary relief.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com
“Plans to introduce a law that will force internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content have been condemned by ISPs, publishers, consumer groups, user rights groups and academics.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Devon firm fined for River Lowman fish-death pollution – BBC News
“A Devon toiletries company has been fined £8,000 after admitted polluting a river in an incident which killed about 1,000 fish.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drive-by Liverpool shooting gang jailed for life – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraud and corruption is costing Britain £30 billion a year – The Times
“It is almost 25 years since the Roskill Report published its radical recommendations for improving the way complex fraud, corruption and financial market crimes are tackled.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal aid lawyers told to wait for their money – The Times
“Jack Straw’s frustrations with the running of the £2.1 billion a year legal aid scheme were laid bare this week along with the policy clashes that have led to the demise of the body in charge.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Libel laws silenced me, says Francisco Lacerda critic of lie detector system – The Times
“England’s libel laws have been used to silence scientific critics of lie detection technology on which the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent £2.4 million.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man guilty of murdering daughter, Chanelle Sasha Jones – BBC News
“A 48-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Under fire Greater Manchester Police failed dead woman – BBC News
“Greater Manchester Police has been told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend as a report graded it as one of the worst in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert guilty of insider dealing – The Guardian
“A former top executive at one of the City’s most prestigious banks faces jail after being found guilty of insider dealing.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police forces face threat of ‘racist’ label over stop and searches – The Guardian
“Equalities watchdog warns of enforcement action against forces that excessively target people from ethnic minorities.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police told to tackle crime that destroys communities – The Times
“Police forces are failing to protect the most vulnerable people in society from antisocial behaviour, the police inspectorate has said. Chief constables were told that they must understand the toll that harassment, criminal damage and verbal abuse is taking on communities.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges fear prisons will burst under new rules – The Times
“Britain’s leading criminal judges warn that a shake-up of sentencing guidelines could push prison overcrowding to crisis levels. They fear that the Sentencing Council, which comes into force next month with the aim of bringing more consistency to courts, will not curb judges’ use of custody, as hoped, but actually increase it.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
