“Three youths were found guilty today of murdering Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In law, small cases often mark major milestones. When the prosecution of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings begins next week at Stroud Magistrates’ Court, a new chapter in English law will begin. It will be the first case brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and it signifies a new approach to prosecuting companies for alleged crimes.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Former MI5 officers guard many secrets. But, as Dame Stella Rimington well knows, they can tell their own stories. A former agent has to seek prior approval for publication from his or her former employers and, if it is not given, any dispute will ultimately be adjudicated by a High Court Judge with all the usual safeguards to ensure a fair trial. Or so it was thought until the Court of Appeal gave judgment in A v B.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mahmoud Abu Rideh is a stateless Palestinian who came to Britain as a refugee and in 1998 was granted indefinite leave to remain.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Yesterday’s ruling highlights the conflicting demands faced by the Government since the September 11 attacks: the need to protect the public from terrorists and the fundamental rights of the individual.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ten years ago I took on the task of looking at how we could reform our slow and costly civil justice system. The resulting proposals were enshrined in new civil procedure rules (CPR). They were intended to transform, and I believe did transform, the legal system. The object was to create a new way of conducting civil litigation in England and Wales.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One of the victims of alleged torture by six Metropolitan police officers claims his head was thrust down a toilet which was repeatedly flushed over him as he was interrogated, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“What are control orders?
They allow the Home Secretary to impose restrictions on a person suspected of involvement in terrorist related activity.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Legislation is to be rushed through Parliament to end Westminster’s system of self-regulation and impose a new code of conduct on MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal, Gordon Brown announced today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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
“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
“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
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“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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