“A judge has criticised the justice system for tying his hands with ‘ridiculously short sentences’ after he was forced to free a gang that took a teenager from a children’s home and tortured him.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“For the first time in a UK syllabus, a module on law and the legal system beyond Earth’s atmosphere will be included as an option for students starting at Sunderland University in September.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The News of the World phone-hacking scandal took a fresh twist yesterday as it emerged that Britain’s second most senior law officer is to examine concerns of collusion between the newspaper and police.”
The Independent, 14th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government has rejected calls from their own adviser to raise the age of criminal responsibility from ten to twelve.”
The Times, 13th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former police officer has been jailed for three years for passing secret information to his wife and her drug dealer, in return for drugs and money.”
BBC News, 12th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Judge agrees with human rights watchdog that British National party’s rewritten criteria for joining are still racist.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court when it overturned a Nigerian ruling that had left a wife penniless.”
The Times, 12th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death were jailed for manslaughter today.”
The Times, 12th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
BBC News, 12th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A deal was governed by a contract despite the two companies involved not actually signing and exchanging copies of it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The contract is in effect because the firms behaved as if it was, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who stabbed his close friend in the heart twice has been jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A murderer who killed a woman with a bolt gun has had his life sentence tariff increased from 20 to 30 years.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paramedic who covered a critically injured motorcyclist with a tarpaulin and stopped treating him when he was still breathing has escaped being struck off.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A motorist who received a parking ticket after pulling into a bus lane to swat away a bee has been let off the fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. ”
The Independent, 12th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ministers have ruled out banning members of the British National party from the teaching profession, after an independent inquiry into racism in schools decided such a move would be disproportionate. The issue of whether those who belong to racist organisations should be prevented from teaching – as they are from working as police or prison officers – will be reviewed annually.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK Border Agency has failed to properly investigate claims of mistreatment by failed asylum seekers, including a woman handcuffed while undergoing a biopsy on a breast lump, according to an official inquiry report published today.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Malcolm Calvert, a former partner in Cazenove, has been sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for insider dealing in the shares of three UK companies.”
The Times, 11th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer insisted yesterday that they should not be tried in the courts when they appeared before a judge on charges of expenses fraud.”
The Times, 12th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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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