“A couple claimed their number plate had been stolen and berated police in a local newspaper to avoid speed camera fines, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A chief executive almost brought an international company to its knees by defrauding it of more than £2.4 million to finance the high-life, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Anthony Webster, 23, acted as the ‘inside man’ in a scam which saw more than £615,000 in total stolen from wealthy clients of Barclays, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A driver has been jailed for causing the death of a friend he had been towing on a bicycle.”
BBC News, 19th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tough new measures to improve the payment of employment tribunal awards and reduce the costs of enforcing unpaid ones were announced today by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th May 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to clamp down on ‘no-win no-fee’ lawyers who are exploiting vulnerable clients by taking a large proportion of the damages they are awarded as payment for excessive legal fees.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th May 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A Sunday league footballer who stamped on an opponent’s leg as he lay injured has been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Banks and other cash-strapped businesses are putting pressure on law firms by calling for the services of junior lawyers free of charge during the downturn.”
The Times, 20th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, The Home Secretary, is to finally move to ban the legal party drug GBL that killed Hester Stewart, a promising medical student, almost a year after her chief drugs advisor told her to.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former embassy official who fatally injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash and then attempted to cover her tracks by selling her car in parts on eBay was today sentenced to 10 years in jail.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man on trial for the murder of two French students in south London today admitted tying one of them up before they were repeatedly stabbed.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An illegal immigrant who murdered a Chinese couple in Newcastle has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of a taxi driver who sexually assaulted five female passengers in London and raped one are preparing a legal claim for damages against him.”
BBC News, 19th May 2009
Source: www.bb.co.uk
“A vigilante who filmed men meeting up for sex in a bid to clean up a woodland was today spared jail.”
The Independent, 18th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is facing a flood of compensation claims from families of servicemen who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after a landmark legal ruling that they are covered by human rights laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police have stopped and searched 24,000 young people every month over the past year in an operation that is cutting teenage knife crime and violence.”
The Times, 19th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Businesses as well as consumers have backed the UK Government’s attempts to retain shoppers’ right to return faulty goods for an immediate refund. A consultation has found that retailers as well as shoppers back the stance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Lincolnshire man who admitted keeping five dogs for fighting has been sentenced to 22 weeks in prison.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a promising teenage footballer in a row over a girl.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Paul Stephenson says police will investigate MPs where warranted, while union calls on Labour’s NEC to outline deselection process for MPs found guilty of claims misuse.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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