Sailor suffered sex discrimination at Hampshire base – BBC News
“A female sailor awarded the MBE could receive a six-figure payout after winning a sex discrimination case against the Royal Navy.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Crackdown on legal aid will hit expats – The Independent
“British citizens living abroad are to be barred from claiming legal aid in England and Wales as part of a cost-cutting crackdown unveiled by the Government today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmer loses fight to save home he hid behind hay bales – The Guardian
“A Englishman’s house may be his castle – but it stills needs to have planning permission, a farmer learned the hard way today.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for raping woman, 86, at Bradford care home – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
University worker offered forged degrees in return for spanking sessions – The Independent
“A University of Bath registrar who offered forged degrees to young black women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his sexual fetishes has avoided jail at court.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
English law ‘favours sexual partners over relatives’ – BBC News
“English law favours ‘idle sexual partners over deserving relatives’, Baroness Deech, one of Britain’s most senior family lawyers, has said.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: What is equality legislation, and why is the Pope so concerned about it? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
The Pope has made an extraordinary intervention into British politics by urging Catholics to oppose the Equality Bill going through Parliament. The Bill has finished its passage through the House of Commons, and was being fiercely debated in the House of Lords last week, with religious groups lined up on both sides of the argument, and may become the cause of a stand-off between MPs and peers.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peta poster showing Baby P killer Steven Barker banned – BBC News
“A poster on animal cruelty showing the killer of Baby Peter has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Damages win for consultant who criticised cost-cutting – The Independent
“A senior consultant at a London hospital who was suspended after repeatedly raising concerns about the health and safety of patients has a won a landmark claim.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Treasury faces legal bid over RBS handout – BBC News
“Environment and human rights campaigners are suing the Treasury over its injection of capital into the Royal Bank of Scotland last year.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Border staff humiliate and trick asylum seekers – whistleblower – The Guardian
“Claims that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the UK Border Agency are to be investigated in parliament.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 published – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made the first consolidating edition of the Criminal Procedure Rules.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Father loses legal battle over mobile mast – The Independent
“The father of an autistic daughter lost a High Court battle today against a mobile phone mast being sited outside his home.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bernard Madoff prosecutions dropped by SFO – BBC News
“No prosecutions will take place in Britain in connection with the multibillion-dollar fraud carried out by Bernard Madoff.”
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BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang member gets 17 years for murdering teenage cadet – The Independent
“A teenage gang member who knifed a 16-year-old army cadet through the heart was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years behind bars today.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother wins appeal against murder conviction – BBC News
“A woman jailed for killing her three-year-old son by smothering him with a pillow has had her murder conviction changed to manslaughter.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Refusal to stop John Terry story was not a privacy law U-turn, says expert – OUT-LAW
“The High Court’s refusal to issue an injunction preventing the media from reporting an alleged affair footballer John Terry had with a team mate’s girlfriend is unlikely to change the course of privacy law, an expert said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Police unit formed to take down websites suspected of breaking terror laws – OUT-LAW.com
“A police unit has been created to force the take-down of web pages which break the UK’s terrorism laws. The Government has set up a web page through which the public can tell the police about pages that they think are illegal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
MPs attack ‘lax’ Legal Services Commission – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Public Accounts Committee has today lambasted the Legal Services Commission for its handling of legal aid funds.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Gangster used Facebook to intimidate enemies from cell – The Independent
“Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, has announced a crackdown on prisoners using Facebook after it emerged that a gangland kingpin has spent the past two months using the social networking site to intimidate his enemies.”
The Independent, 31st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
