“Highly sensitive information about the religious beliefs, political opinions and even the sex life of Britons travelling to the United States is to be made available to US authorities when the European Commission agrees to a new system of checking passengers.”
The Observer, 22nd July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rape conviction rates are at an all-time low despite efforts by the government, police and prosecutors to improve performance, according to Home Office research.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cherie Booth QC missed the first meeting of an inquiry into English prisons yesterday because she has been on jury service. Her stint in the jury room is believed to have included sitting on at least one case.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The father and uncle of a young Kurdish woman began life sentences last night for arranging her ‘barbaric and callous’ murder to restore their family’s ‘honour’.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumers have been given greater legal protection from rogue estate agents.”
Reuters, 20th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.co.uk
“A teenage driver who caused the death of a woman in a crash as she sent a mobile phone text message has been sent to a young offenders’ institute.”
BBC News, 20th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General will appeal against the sentence given to a window cleaner for raping a 10-year-old girl on the grounds it was unduly lenient.”
BBC News, 20th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Blackpool pub landlord has become the first person in England to be summoned to court for defying the smoking ban.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals who plead guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence – such as being caught in the act – will get less time off their sentence, it was announced today.”
The Times, 20th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A father who ordered the killing of his daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 20th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The much-anticipated judicial review brought by black and Asian lawyers against the Government’s Carter reforms ended abruptly yesterday (19 July) after the application was withdrawn.”
The Lawyer, 20th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“More than one million people were attacked by drunken thugs last year as the first official analysis of round-the-clock drinking revealed increasing public disorder in the early hours.”
The Times, 20th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Solicitor-advocates should finally be able to wear the same attire as barristers in court, under proposals issued last week by the Lord Chief Justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society and the Bar Council have attacked government proposals to allow non-legally qualified Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) staff to conduct trials in magistrates’ courts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.com
“A senior High Court judge has criticised the Court of Appeal’s thinking on mediation in the key decision of Halsey v Milton Keynes NHS Trust, which he said was ‘clearly wrong and unreasonable’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.com
“A new era of simple, accessible local crime information for all is at the heart of the Government’s new crime strategy, unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
Home Office press release, 19th July 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Judges threw out on Thursday an appeal by two gang members against their convictions for the drive-by shooting of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan in Nottingham.”
Reuters, 19th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“Police officers will be able to use Taser stun guns on members of the public in a wider range of circumstances from Friday, the Home Office said.”
Reuters, 19th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“A supply teacher has been cleared of hitting a 13-year-old boy who teased him about looking like a character from the Chuckle Brothers’ TV show.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The horrific final hours of a Kurdish woman murdered on the instructions of her father and uncle because she had brought ‘shame’ on her family were revealed to a court yesterday.”
The Times, 20th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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