Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage given reprieve – The Guardian
“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Law Lords devastate terror control orders in secret evidence ruling – The Times
“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met officers accused of ‘torture’ – BBC News
“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”
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BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gary McKinnon, hacker with Asperger syndrome, fights extradition to US – The Times
“A British ‘UFO eccentric’ accused of hacking into US military networks brought a last challenge in the High Court yesterday against extradition to America on health grounds.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape victims face postcode lottery for justice – Daily Telegraph
“Rape victims face a postcode lottery in bringing their attackers to justice with victims in one area standing just a one in sixty chance.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal clarifies procurement rules and ends local authorities’ insurance venture – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke procurement rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Secret evidence: undermining the great traditions of British justice – The Times
“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New MP voting system considered – BBC News
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang of six guilty of Shaquille Smith murder – The Independent
“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jack Straw accused of passing buck over French student murders – The Guardian
“David Scott, the chief probation officer who resigned over the murder of two French students by a convicted violent criminal and his accomplice, has launched a scathing attack on the justice secretary, Jack Straw.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder pleas ‘had to be dropped’ – BBC News
“Two brothers convicted of killing a bank chief expected to face a murder trial until their court case started.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Time spent in error counts towards FOI rejections, says Information Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
“An organisation is allowed to count time spent on errors in calculating when it can refuse a Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act request, the Information Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Hacker ‘too fragile’ to extradite – BBC News
“A British computer hacker who targeted Nasa should be tried in the UK not the US because his mental state is so fragile, the High Court has heard.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposed reforms help most in need and deliver significant savings – Ministry of Justice
“Plans to divert more legal aid funds to those most in need while delivering better value for taxpayers’ money are on track following the publication of the government’s response to a consultation on Crown Court means testing and Central Funds reforms.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Defendants must help pay own legal fees, government announces – The Guardian
“Defendants in some serious criminal trials including cases of murder, manslaughter and rape will have to contribute to their own legal fees under plans announced by the government today.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed over erectile dysfunction drugs – The Independent
“A former bankrupt businessman who funded a luxury lifestyle by selling millions of pounds worth of unlicensed Viagra-like drugs over the internet was jailed for two years yesterday.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fertility doctor Mohamed Taranissi awarded libel settlement with BBC – The Times
“The BBC faces a multimillion-pound legal bill after settling a libel battle with one of Britain’s most successful fertility doctors.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge accused of using racial slur against gypsies – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been accused of using a ‘racial slur’ against gypsies while sentencing a conman, who he said had ‘gypped’ a student out of money.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
DNA policy ‘stigmatises children’ – BBC News
“DNA samples are being taken from children in a London borough at the rate of nearly one a day, figures show.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
