“The family of heroin addict Rachel Whitear yesterday vowed to continue to fight to find out how she died after an official report concluded that police botched the initial investigation into her death.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hospitals should share data with police when patients are admitted because of a violent attack, a crime expert says.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Scotland Yard is to be sued for racism by its most senior Asian officer after mediation talks between the two sides broke down.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A devoted headteacher was suspended from her rural primary school for working too hard – only eight days before she was due to retire.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A package of welfare improvements for the military, including a doubling of compensation payments, has been welcomed by the head of the Army as ‘very good start’ towards giving the Armed Forces the treatment they deserve.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The internationally acclaimed cosmetic surgeon Jan Stanek has agreed to a six-figure compensation payout to a face lift patient who claims she suffered a devastating stroke whilst under his knife.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Calls have been made to review home leave for prisoners after three inmates went on the run from open jails in Tayside and Angus.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A homeowner has been hit by a claim for compensation after a postwoman said she slipped and fell on a step outside his house.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat says he feels ‘vindicated’ after reaching a £600,000 settlement from 11 British newspapers in a libel claim.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s six million carers won a landmark victory today when the European Court of Justice upheld the right of a woman who was denied time off work to look after her disabled son.”
The Times, 17th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain has officially ratified the controversial Lisbon treaty, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has appointed the first-ever members of the Legal Services Board (LSB), with Financial Services Authority general counsel Andrew Whittaker and Irwin Mitchell senior partner Michael Napier QC among those to get the nod.”
Legal Week, 17th July 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Those who have signed up for email delivery of Current Awareness will have noticed that the posts in Tuesday’s email were blank. This was a technical issue with the service which manages the email subscriptions and was outside our control. If you ever have problems with email delivery (and we are fairly confident that this will happen very rarely), you can always check the latest posts by visiting the web site at http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, said the Crown Prosecution Service was making clear to the public that it takes crime against older people seriously as a policy published today sets out how it handles these cases.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th July 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“There is something very flawed about the Government’s response to knife crime. To be fair, none of the political parties has come up with an effective way of tackling the problem.”
The Times, 17th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers should set up a compensation fund for policyholders in the Equitable Life, the Parliamentary Ombudsman says.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK’s Data Protection Act turned ten years old on Wednesday amid calls to either update [sic] the legislation or enforce the rules it established.”
The Register, 16th July 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“Four convicted drug dealers have become the first criminals in England and Wales to be banned from owning or using more than one mobile telephone, under new police powers.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The rock dinosaurs of the 1960s are in line for a spectacular windfall after the EU announced plans yesterday to extend musicians’ entitlement to retrospective royalties from 50 to 95 years.”
The Times, 17th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2024