The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham – The Guardian
“Stephen Sedley finds the insights of a senior law lord clear and compelling.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
War hero fantasist cleared of deception on legal technicality – The Times
“A fantasist who claimed to be a decorated war veteran has had all charges against him dropped at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court because of a legal technicality.”
The Times, 20th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
PROFILE: Jonathan Sumption – The Times
“The barrister Jonathan Sumption has been described as the cleverest man in Britain, with ‘a brain the size of the planet’ and fees to match. So when David Miliband hired this top legal banana to help to suppress evidence of MI5’s complicity in torturing a terrorist suspect, the foreign secretary did not envisage any slip-ups.”
The Times, 21st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Assisted suicide: law to be decriminalised ‘by back door’ from next week – Daily Telegraph
“Assisted suicide will be effectively decriminalised by the back door in landmark guidance to be published next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bamber case reviewed – The Independent
“A man who has spent the past 23 years in jail for shooting dead five of his relatives is to have his conviction re-examined after doubts were raised over key evidence used during his trial.”
The Independent, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Robbery suspect Peter Blake ‘opened court doors and strolled to freedom’ – The Times
“After walking through the double doors of Court 35, Peter Blake turned down a winding staircase and within three minutes had navigated his way unnoticed through the Gothic maze of the Royal Courts of Justice.”
The Times, 20th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regulation of estate agents ‘unnecessary’, says OFT – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Office of Fair Trading did not propose the regulation of estate agents in its home buying and selling report published last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Two race claims out of 150 upheld against Metropolitan police at tribunal – Daily Telegraph
“Only two of almost 150 race claims made against the country’s largest police force in the past four years have been upheld at tribunals, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MI5 may face new torture inquiry – The Times
“As befits Britain’s most senior spy, Jonathan Evans is noted in Whitehall for being cool under fire. That quality will be tested this week when MI5’s director-general learns whether his service is about to be engulfed by one of the biggest crises in its 100-year history.”
The Times, 21st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Photographer films his own ‘anti-terror’ arrest – The Guardian
“Police questioned an amateur photographer under anti-terrorist legislation and later arrested him, claiming pictures he was taking in a Lancashire town were ‘suspicious’ and constituted ‘antisocial behaviour’.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Baby P’ doctor faces GMC hearing – BBC News
“A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby P was being abused is due before the General Medical Council (GMC) charged with misconduct.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge criticises ‘waste of money’ case after pensioner threatens boys with hammer – Daily Telegraph
“A Crown Court case against a pensioner who threatened four boys for climbing trees was a waste of taxpayers’ money, a judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Girls, you can take the skirts off – The Times
“Equality and human rights law may make it illegal for schools to force girls to wear skirts — because uniforms discriminate against transsexuals.”
The Times, 21st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Psychopathic’ father jailed for baby murder – BBC News
“A father who ‘used his baby as a tool to avoid deportation’ has been jailed for life for her murder, and must serve a minimum of 16 years.”
BBC News, 19th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BA cabin crew lose high court battle to prevent airline cuts – The Guardian
“British Airways cabin crew today lost their high court bid for a permanent injunction preventing the airline from imposing cost-cutting proposals.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four years for mother who smothered son to death – The Independent
“A woman who smothered her three-year-old son to death with a pillow was sentenced to four years jail for his manslaughter today after successfully appealing against her conviction for his murder.”
The Independent, 19th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Public say in youth crime punishment – Ministry of Justice
“Communities in the North East affected by crime will get a say in how young offenders are punished, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Media watchdog needs ‘radical shake-up’ but should not be abolished, MPs argue – The Times
“Tougher powers for the Press Complaints Commission and an end to the right of companies to sue for libel will be proposed next week in a longawaited report by MPs. But the much criticised press watchdog will escape calls for its abolition or for any form of state regulation of the press.”
The Times, 19th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Midwife wins appeal against being struck off – The Independent
“A midwife won a High Court appeal against being struck off today after a judge ruled she did not have a fair hearing.”
The Independent, 18th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bill ‘will allow schools to teach that homosexuality is wrong’ – The Guardian
“Campaigners today accused the government of performing a U-turn over sex education in faith schools, after changes to a bill they said would allow the schools to discourage the use of contraception and teach that homosexuality is wrong.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
