Q&A: New restaurant tipping laws – BBC News
“New rules on tipping and service charges have come into force in the UK.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
The highest court in the land opens its doors to the public – The Times
“It was dreamt up over a glass of whisky or on the back of a cigarette packet. That, at least, is the prevailing myth as to how the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom came about. Now, six years on, this landmark reform finally takes effect and today the court opens its doors for business.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Related link: Legal line-up: the justices of the Supreme Court
Met rejects request to investigate Iraqi deaths – The Independent
“The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to investigate allegations that British troops tortured and murdered Iraqi detainees, lawyers said.”
The Independent, 1st October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court battle: What’s £9 billion between brothers? – The Independent
“The return home of Brunei’s controversial Playboy Prince could signal an end to a decade-long family feud. Cahal Milmo reports.”
The Independent, 1st October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children born from donated sperm or eggs can trace genetic siblings, under new laws – Daily Telegraph
“Children conceived by egg or sperm donation will have the chance to find their biological siblings once they turn 18 under new laws which coming into effect, authorities said.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court opens as fears raised of US-style selection of judges – The Times
“The judges of Britain’s first Supreme Court, which opens today, will face greater public scrutiny over who they are and their backgrounds, its new President has told The Times.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAE faces prosecution over bribery allegations – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is expected to announce this morning that it will take the politically momentous decision to seek to prosecute BAE over bribery allegations.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More independent? Their lordships have never hesitated to make their views clear in the past – The Times
“Today the law lords — or the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords — morph into the Supreme Court for the UK. It is a landmark in British legal history.”
The Times, 1 October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
What lawyers think of Blair’s legacy – the Supreme Court – The Times
“The creation of the United Kingdom’s first Supreme Court which comes into being today, has overwhelming support among lawyers — and they also predict that it will flex its muscles to become more powerful, in time, than the law lords that it replaces.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Boxer’s six years for garage raid – BBC News
“A former Wales Commonwealth Games boxer has been jailed for six years for a robbery at knife point at a petrol station.”
BBC News, 28th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lock up’ cruelty mother is freed – BBC News
“A mother who locked her toddler son in a room for six weeks has walked free after her nine month jail sentence was quashed appeal court judges.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Petrol attack man jailed – The Independent
“A ‘highly dangerous’ man was locked up indefinitely today for what a judge described as a ‘horrific’ offence of attempted arson.”
The Independent, 30th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Patricia Hewitt’s son fined for cocaine – The Guardian
“Nicholas Hewitt Birtles, son of former Labour health minister, is given £350 worth of penalties after London arrest.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher jailed for sex with girl – BBC News
“A science teacher from Greater Manchester who pretended to be a teenage girl on the internet to groom a 13-year-old for sex has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Match ban for Bellamy clash fan – BBC News
“A fan who ran on to the Old Trafford pitch and was shoved by Manchester City’s Craig Bellamy has been banned from all matches for three years.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Playboy Thanos Papalexis given life in jail for property deal murder – The Times
“A British playboy who led a millionaire’s lifestyle in Florida was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a man who stood in the way of a property deal.”
The Tines, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Most of Companies Act finally comes into force – OUT-LAW.com
“Most of the 2006 Companies Act will finally come into force on Thursday when 550 sections of the massive Act are implemented, leaving only a handful of sections to be enacted.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Ofsted childminding rules ‘to be reviewed’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Government said it was reviewing the regulations after admitting they may ‘penalise’ hard-working families.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ASA bans ads for implying sexual violence and underage sex – The Guardian
“”Ad watchdog bans three campaigns for demeaning and irresponsible images of women and teenage girls.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family in custody battle over pet sheep – The Times
“A family are in a court custody battle over a pet sheep. Bethan Parkinson, 35, from Buckley, Flintshire, bought the animal for her nine-year-old daughter, Lauren. Last December, while she looked for land on which to keep the sheep, named Lucy, Mrs Parkinson gave it temporarily to an animal sanctuary. When, five months later, she went to collect the ewe, she was told that it had been gifted to the sanctuary and ‘is ours now’.”
The Times, 30th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
