Brothers win £600,000 will battle – BBC News
“Two brothers will inherit their father’s Norfolk farm following a High Court dispute that has left the family riven by ‘suspicion and distrust.’ ”
BBC News, 5th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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CJD victims’ families lose high court battle to change compensation scheme – The Guardian
“Families of people who developed the incurable variant CJD today lost their high court battle to change what they saw as a flawed compensation scheme.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paramedic jailed for lying about failure to resuscitate 30-stone man – The Guardian
“A paramedic was jailed for 12 months today after being found guilty of telling a series of lies when he failed to resuscitate a 30-stone man.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cossor Ali found not guilty of failing to pass on airline bomb plot information – The Times
“The wife of the convicted airliner bomb plotter Abdulla Ahmed Ali was today found not guilty of failing to pass on information that would be useful in preventing an act of terrorism.”
The Times, 5th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier Joe Glenton who refused to return to Afghanistan jailed for nine months – The Times
“A soldier who fled the country rather than redeploy to Afghanistan and who has since claimed the conflict is illegal was jailed for nine months today.”
The Times, 5th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
YouTube threatened by changes to Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts will have the power to block access to entire websites from the UK because of allegations of copyright infringement under an amendment to Government legislation that has been adopted by the House of Lords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Miners’ solicitors to face court action – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors who handled sick coal miners’ government compensation claims are set to appear before courts across the country, as the first known court actions for alleged undersettlement of such claims begin to emerge.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Libel success fees limited to 10% – Law Society’s Gazette
“The success fees charged by lawyers in defamation cases will be cut by 90% after justice secretary Jack Straw laid an order to amend the laws on ‘no win, no fee’ agreements.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Swansea benefit fraud businessman jailed over repayment – BBC News
“A businessman jailed for not fully paying £200,000 for falsely claiming benefits is being charged 8% compound interest on £166,000 he still owes.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Footballer jailed for “career ending” tackle – BBC News
“A footballer has been jailed for six months for a ‘career ending’ tackle on another player.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for fatal bus attack – The Independent
“A bus driver who used his single-decker bus to knock down and kill a man who tried to confront him over damage caused to his pick-up truck was jailed for seven and a half years yesterday.”
The Independent, 5th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brown defends silence over jailing of Venables – The Independent
“The Prime Minister has defended the Government’s refusal to explain why one of the murderers of James Bulger has been returned to prison, as new claims emerged that the killer had a recent history of violence and drug abuse.”
The Independent, 5th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman gets two years for false rape claims – The Guardian
“A mother-of-three was today jailed for two years for falsely claiming she had been harassed and raped by an unknown stalker, despite protests from her family and anti-rape campaigners that she had been telling the truth.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plan to change war crimes law delayed by general election – The Guardian
“Changes in the law to remove the threat of foreign politicians becoming victims of ‘politically motivated’ war crime arrests every time they visit Britain have been postponed until after the general election. The justice secretary, Jack Straw, said the decision to delay immediate legislation had been taken because the government recognised it was a controversial issue that involved the long-standing right of private prosecution.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheringham defeats Tesco with vote for Clive Hay-Smith’s eco-store – The Times
“It was a little town without a Tesco, a curiosity in modern Britain, though no one expected that it would remain that way for very long. Sheringham, in Norfolk, has held out for 14 years against the advances of the all-conquering supermarket. Yesterday, against expectations and the advice of the town’s planning officials, the forces of Tesco were routed.”
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The Times, 5th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
eBay golf club conman Gary Bellchambers jailed for four years – The Times
“The head of a global crime network that duped eBay customers into buying fake branded golf clubs was jailed yesterday.”
The Times, 5th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Contractual interest on damages does contribute to capped sum, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A contract’s liability cap applies to interest on payments that is part of that contractual agreement but does not apply to statutory interest applied by a court, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
BBC Radio producer jailed over sex tapes – BBC News
“A BBC radio producer who secretly filmed himself having sex with five different women has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who conned grandmother and fiance jailed – BBC News
“A conwoman who attempted to cheat her grandmother and fiance out of £160,000 has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords force rethink of government’s online piracy plans – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over measures to tackle online piracy after opponents said the plans could hamper digital innovation.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
