“Thousands of single mothers awaiting maintenance payments from absent fathers may have to hold on until 2015 before the successor to the Child Support Agency processes their cases.”
The Times, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court legal fight has begun between world champ boxer Joe Calzaghe and his former manager Frank Warren.”
BBC News, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Secretary has backed the extradition of a UFO-obsessed computer hacker, despite hearing expert argument that it would be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Observer, 26th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Son of designer Westwood joins bid to overturn ban that activists say stifles creative freedom.”
The Observer, 26th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The Welsh Rugby Union has won a High Court battle with Wales’ four regions over the player-release row.”
BBC News, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A council will not fight a legal challenge by travellers over a building at the Dale Farm site in Essex.”
BBC News, 26th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A young gunman who shot a girl in the head while dancing wildly at a party and waving the weapon in the air was jailed for eight years yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Comedian Matt Lucas and his partner Kevin McGree are splitting up, in what has been described as the first “gay divorce”. So what’s different about the break-up of a civil partnership?”
BBC News Magazine, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A ‘despicable’ Royal Marine who stole dozens of medals from his comrades and sold them for more than £20,000 has been jailed for more than three years.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers have bowed to criticisms over the delays, costs and complexities in new procedures for managing the affairs of elderly vulnerable people.”
The Times, 24th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who shot a teenage girl in the head at a sleepover party has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A businessman and former chamber of commerce member was jailed today for downloading some of the worst images of child pornography, including babies.”
The Independent, 24th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who killed his 16-month-old daughter by snapping her spine in a ‘chilling and brutal attack’ following months of abuse was told today that he must spend at least 22 years in prison.”
The Independent, 24th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“People who buy homes near church bells or cricket pitches then complain about the noise should just tolerate it, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Thousands of depositors who held more than £800 million in offshore accounts with Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, the failed Icelandic-owned bank, are preparing to take legal action to get their money back.”
The Times, 24th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Police have been under-recording the most serious violent crimes for up to a decade, the Home Office admitted, as figures revealed an apparent 22 per cent increase in incidents this year. Conservatives said the Government’s claims to have cut crime were ‘fatally undermined’ as reports of violent crimes from murders to grievous bodily harm leapt during the year to June, after officials discovered hundreds of incidents had been wrongly recorded by a string of police forces. As many as 13 forces had been recording offences of grievous bodily harm with intent in a lower category, when they should have been included in figures for the most serious offences.”
The Independent, 24th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A drug dealer has been found guilty of cutting part of a woman’s ear off because she owed him £10.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man is being threatened with a libel action after posting critical comments on the internet about an eBay user who sold him a mobile phone.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two Algerians who are facing deportation despite fears that they may face ill-treatment or torture if returned lodged an appeal in the House of Lords today.”
The Times, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Salaries for lawyers at the UK’s top companies are defying the economic downturn, according to new research, rising comfortably ahead of inflation.”
The Times, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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