Legal threat closes postcode feed – BBC News
“Websites that help people find jobs or hospitals have been hit by legal action threatened by the Royal Mail.”
BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Cage fighter jailed for £53m Securitas raid – The Guardian
“A cage fighter who was extradited from Morocco to face trial over his part in the £53m Securitas robbery in Tonbridge, Kent, was jailed for 18 years today.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Independent’ makes legal challenge to closed court cases – The Independent
“Closed court hearings involving some of the most difficult and sensitive cases in England and Wales could soon be opened to the public following a legal challenge brought by The Independent.”
The Independent, 6th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law Society report backs role for self-regulation – Legal Week
“Major law firms should take a major step towards regulating themselves, according to Lord Hunt of Wirral’s report on the regulation of the profession.”
Legal Week, 5th October 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Calls to scrap short jail terms – BBC News
“Prison sentences of less than a year should be abolished because they do not work, prison governors will hear at their annual conference later.”
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BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cash-strapped jails ‘ready to blow’, governor warns – The Guardian
“The prison population is now so large that there is the potential for a ‘catastrophe of widespread disorder’ by inmates as jails struggle to make savings demanded by ministers, the president of the Prison Governors’ Association warns tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Snoopers could win £1,000 prizes for monitoring CCTV cameras on the internet – Daily Telegraph
“Citizen spies will be given the chance to win up to £1,000 by watching CCTV cameras on the internet and reporting people they suspect of committing crimes.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Terrorist financier’ suspect named in Supreme Court’s first ruling – The Times
“A terrorist suspect accused of being a key al-Qaeda financier was named yesterday as Mohammed al-Ghabra by the Supreme Court in London. In its first ruling, the new court agreed that the media should be able to identify one of four men appealing against orders freezing their assets.”
The Times, 6th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminal Procedure Rules changes come into effect – Ministry of Justice
“Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules, affecting procedures used in magistrates’ courts, the Crown Court and the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal, come into effect today.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAE says it will settle corruption case, but not without evidence and not at any cost – The Times
“BAE Systems is prepared to settle the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) six-year investigation into allegations of bribery in Africa and Eastern Europe, but will not do so ‘at any cost’.”
The Times, 5th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign banks may challenge bonus curb plan – The Times
“Foreign-owned City banks are considering a legal challenge to government plans to curb City bonuses, strictures to which their British counterparts have agreed.”
The Times, 5th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Revenue’s cash rewards and confiscation targets ‘skewing justice’ – The Times
“Senior prosecution officials have received personal bonuses for seizing defendants’ assets under an incentive scheme which, it is feared, could create miscarriages of justice.”
The Times, 5th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child rapist assaults five-year-old eight days after being freed by judge – Daily Telegraph
“A Judge is being investigated after he freed a child rapist who kidnapped and assaulted a five-year-old just eight days later.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Unregulated legal fringe is risk to public, says Lord Hunt of Wirral – The Times
“Consumers are at increasing risk from a growing ‘fringe legal market’ in will writing, probate work and claims handling, says a report due out today.”
The Times, 5th October 2
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Living wills law could be ‘revisited’ after Kerrie Wooltorton suicide case – Andy Burnham – Daily Telegraph
“The law on ‘living wills’ could be reviewed after a young woman used one to commit suicide, Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear terror case – BBC News
“The new UK Supreme Court is to hear its first case as five men suspected of financing terrorism challenge the freezing of their assets.”
BBC News, 5th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thirty ‘high-risk’ terrorists to be released early – The Times
“Up to 30 ‘high-risk’ terrorists — including some of the most dangerous men in Britain — are due to be released from jail in the next year.”
The Times, 4th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children denied school trips over teachers’ fears of being sued – The Guardian
“Children are being denied school trips for fear teachers will be sued if something goes wrong, despite the fact that only 156 recorded legal actions have ended in compensation in the past decade, new research reveals.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw signals rowing back on out of court fines – Daily Telegraph
“A planned extension of on the spot fines has been scrapped in a Government about turn amid concerns that criminals are escaping with financial penalties instead of being dealth with by the courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man guilty of destroying bat site – BBC News
“A planning consultant has been convicted of two charges of damaging or destroying the sites of protected bat species at a former hospital building.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
