“A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Darth Vader impersonator who allegedly attacked two Star Wars fans in their own back garden.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Four men serving at least 40 years behind bars for planning the failed 21 July London suicide bombings failed today in a Court of Appeal bid to challenge their convictions.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people’s details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A press advertisement that linked online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach new tighter gambling codes.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government today failed to extend a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for a dentist from east London who plotted terrorist activities overseas.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to look into laws around tips in restaurants, saying it was ‘not clear’ if owners who kept a share were breaking the law.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will appeal against a recent High Court judgment that it ‘acted unlawfully’ when it dropped an investigation into bribery and corruption allegations over a BAE Systems’ arms deal with Saudi Arabia.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Violence against women costs £40bn a year in England and Wales, according to a charity report.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Comedians and church leaders have claimed a victory for free speech after Government plans to ban jokes about homosexuals were rejected in the House of Lords.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” A woman who saw her husband kicked to death by a gang of teenagers outside their house in Cheshire told MPs that the courts system was ‘utterly disgraceful’.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A father-of-four has been left with a criminal record for overfilling his wheelie bin by four inches.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The rise of international sex trafficking is causing many countries to rethink their laws on prostitution and re-examine legal frameworks that for decades have treated the purchase of sex as a social nuisance or ‘victimless crime’.”
Reuters, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“The killer of headteacher Philip Lawrence will remain in prison for several more months despite being eligible for release.”
BBC News, 21st April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ten solicitors’ firms are being investigated with dozens of accident claims-handling companies for alleged insurance fraud.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The number of lap dancing clubs across Britain has doubled to more than 300 in four years because of a loophole in legislation, according to a report published today. The marketing of lap dancing as a leisure industry rather than as a branch of the commercial sex industry has helped its rapid expansion since the first mainstream club opened in 1995.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is facing a new battle over key anti-terrorism laws this week with the High Court set to rule against powers to freeze suspects’ bank accounts.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New laws against ticket touts have been ruled out, the government has said.”
BBC News, 21st April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The National Health Service has been criticised in court after a doctor told the male victim of a double rape that he was ‘too grubby’ to be treated.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Months of research have brought us to this, our inaugural list of the lawyers who have the most clout in shaping the rules we live by and who drive an industry worth more than £20 billion a year.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Attorney-General’s office has ruled out any legislation that would give equal rights of succession to the throne to daughters of a monarch. Nor will it repeal the law that bans the heir to the throne from marrying a Roman Catholic.”
The Times, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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