‘Anti-slavery laws’ before Lords – BBC News
“The House of Lords is expected to vote later on proposed new laws for England and Wales to deal with what campaigners are calling modern-day slavery.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Vulnerable children put at risk by plans to cut family legal aid, say lawyers – The Times
“Ministers are pressing ahead with huge cuts in legal aid fees for lawyers who handle cases involving vulnerable children and families, despite warnings from the most senior family judge.”
The Times, 26th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
House of Lords to back libel law changes – The Guardian
“Freedom of speech campaigners are claiming victory as the House of Lords is expected to back changes removing ‘anachronistic’ laws which have criminalised libel for more than 700 years.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family courts crisis means long waits for vulnerable children – The Times
“Children are waiting for more than a year for crucial decisions on where they are to live because of a crisis in the family courts service.”
The Times, 26th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of protection receives more than 2,000 complaints a year – Daily Telegraph
“A court set up to look after the financial interests of people suffering from mental incapacity through illness, accident or dementia has sparked more than 2,000 complaints a year since it was set up.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court victory for woman sued by her alleged rapist – The Sunday Times
“A woman who spent her life savings fighting her alleged rapist after he tried to sue her tells of her 14-year ordeal.”
The Sunday Times, 25th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge slams use of partner instead of wife – Daily Telegraph
“Old fashioned chivalry or just old fashioned? A judge has taken the extraordinary step of disrupting a court case to express his exasperation at the modern use of the word partner in place of wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Immigration judges: ‘Afghanistan is not in a state of war’ – The Independent
“Hundreds of Afghans living in Britain face being deported after immigration judges ruled that their home country’s bloody conflict did not make the region an unsafe place to return failed asylum-seekers.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Black detective claims racial discrimination against Met – Daily Telegraph
“A black detective who was racially abused by two of the former Stephen Lawrence murder suspects is claiming that Metropolitan Police discriminated against him at work.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former PC jailed for having sex on-duty – The Independent
“A former police officer who had sex with a pole dancer while on duty was jailed today for four years.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge claims prisoners sentenced to six months serve ‘just a few days’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge allowed a man convicted of assault to walk free from court as he questioned whether offenders sentenced to six months or less serve more than a few days in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrates’ courts error warning – BBC News
“Criminals, including drug dealers and paedophiles, could be evading justice because of errors in magistrates’ courts records, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vietnam vet jailed for Reservoir Dogs-style killing over unpaid wages – Daily Telegraph
“Russell Carter, a Vietnam war veteran who murdered his boss and tried to kill three other people ‘in acts of callous wickedness, cruelty and inhumanity’, has been sentenced to life in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Scary’ UK climate ad faces probe – BBC News
“A £6m government ad warning about climate change is to be investigated by watchdogs over claims it is misleading and too ‘scary’ for children.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police to be sued for riot damage – BBC News
“Police can be sued for the estimated £42m damage caused during a riot at a Bedfordshire immigration detention centre, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice in the raw: everyday tales of human failure laid bare – The Times
“The entrance hall of the new Supreme Court is adorned with lofty declarations of the integrity of British justice. ‘To no one will we deny or delay right or justice’ reads the legend engraved on one floor-to-ceiling glass panel of the building in Parliament Square, in Central London. But just a mile or two south, where the Inner London Crown Court stands hard by the grind and grime of Elephant and Castle, such fine sentiments seem ill-fitting.”
The Times, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hammer attack review is quashed – BBC News
“A review into a hammer attack on a Wiltshire schoolboy was so flawed that it must be quashed, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Acquitted man barred from suing rape accuser – The Guardian
“A former magistrate who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has lost his legal battle to sue his accuser for £300,000 damages.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Meat firm fined over beck spill – BBC News
“A meat processing company in Lincolnshire has been fined £10,000 after ammonia escaped into a stream and killed 100 fish.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criticism over meningitis death – BBC News
“A hospital has been criticised by a coroner for failing to spot that a 10-year-old boy, who later died from meningitis, was gravely ill.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
