“Reginald Wilson, currently serving life for slaughtering Teesside skin specialist, David Birkett, can ask the Parole Board to free him next month after a top judge overturned his ‘whole life’ jail tariff yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Dawn Primarolo, the Public Health minister, has accused MPs campaigning for a stricter law on abortion of having a hidden agenda which aims ultimately to prevent all terminations.”
The Independent, 19th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two police forces are fighting attempts to hold them legally liable for failing to protect the victims of death threats in an important human rights hearing which starts today in the Lords.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gay campaigners criticised the Conservative Party last night after its health spokesmen attempted to force women to give the name of their sperm donor before being allowed IVF treatment.”
The Independent, 18th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The QC appointments process for 2008 has got off to a rocky start after it was revealed this week that applications for the elite kitemark have fallen by more than a quarter from last year’s figure.”
Legal Week, 16th May 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A man who helped set up a Government database of violent sex offenders has been jailed on child pornography charges.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A registrar is taking her employer to a tribunal this week to determine whether she can refuse to officiate at homosexual ‘weddings’ because of her religious beliefs.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Guardian yesterday made a formal offer of amends to the supermarket chain Tesco over reports which had claimed that the company had set up an elaborate complex of offshore companies to avoid paying up to £1bn of corporation tax on a series of property deals. But the newspaper made it clear that it would strenuously defend a malicious falsehood claim by the company.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Nigerian woman has been jailed for 26 months for bringing a child illegally into the UK.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most children believe that playing violent computer games does lead to aggressive behaviour, according to a survey by the broadcasting regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Media organisations will clash with Greater Manchester Police in court this week over moves to force them to hand over ‘evidence’”.
The Times, 19th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A family has vowed to sue the ‘filthy’ hospital where their teenage daughter died after contracting the ‘superbug’ MRSA.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain has reached its second-highest level ever, MPs have been told. Figures from a charity show 547 such incidents were recorded last year, of which a record 114 were violent assaults.”
The Independent, 17th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Conservationists have started legal proceedings in a bid to halt proposals for a commercial airport in Snowdonia.”
BBC News, 17th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The legal case for the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq ‘wasn’t clear’ and ‘still isn’t clear’, according to Cherie Blair who admits that she thought deeply about the war.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new law which would allow victims of torture to sue torturers in UK courts is being considered by Parliament.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Making it illegal for children aged 16 to 18 to leave school could be a breach of their human rights, a parliamentary committee said today, creating yet another embarrassment for Gordon Brown.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rebel Labour MPs today tabled an amendment to the counter-terrorism bill that could block Gordon Brown’s attempts to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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