‘Laws strong enough’ after deaths – BBC News
“A police officer has defended road laws after a Portuguese lorry driver was jailed for causing the deaths on the M6 of a family by careless driving.”
BBC News, 17th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Father jailed for taking on drug dealer – Daily Telegraph
“A father was jailed for storming into a drug dealer’s home and flushing his heroin stash down the toilet.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-terror code ‘would alienate most Muslims’ – The Guardian
“The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New war of words over family legal aid cuts – The Times
“With widespread job cuts and a recession in full swing, the news is hardly front page — but fresh hostilities have broken out over cuts to legal aid.”
The Times, 16th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees – The Guardian
“A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry into tabloid payments to family of schoolboy father Alfie Patten – Daily Telegraph
“The media bidding war over the 13-year-old boy who fathered a child is to be investigated by the newspaper watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Companies told to review rules to avoid ‘indirect’ religious discrimination – Daily Telegraph
“Companies have been urged to review their workplace rules to ensure they are not discriminating against religious employees, after a sharp rise in the number of faith-related employment tribunals.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-terror tactics ‘weaken law’ – BBC News
“Anti-terror measures worldwide have seriously undermined international human rights law, a report by legal experts says.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment Tribunals should ignore previous harassment rulings, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com
“Employment Tribunals should ignore precedents set in harassment cases that predate the introduction in 2003 of new definitions from an EU Directive, the Employment Appeals Tribunal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Corby council accused in first birth defects case since thalidomide – The Times
“A council was today accused of causing birth defects to 18 babies after its redevelopment of a gigantic former steelworks was allegedly marred by negligence, greed and nepotism. ”
The Times, 16th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lager court cost for wife attack – BBC News
“A ‘drunken bully’ who broke his wife’s wrist has been spared jail, but ordered to pay £1 a day – ‘the cost of a can of Special Brew’ – in court costs.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
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Three years’ jail for killing family of six – The Independent
“A Portuguese lorry driver was today jailed for three years for causing the deaths of a family of six.”
The Independent, 16th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The ethics of keeping a child from its parents – BBC News
“A child is removed after its parents are accused of abuse. The child is adopted and settles with a new family. If the parents are then cleared, should the child be returned, ask ethicists Rebecca Roache and Barbro Bjorkman.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
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Is it a crime to take pictures? – BBC News
“From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Belgo executive faces insider-dealing trial as wave of prosecutions reaches court – The Times
“A former senior executive of Belgo Group, the restaurant operator, is to go on trial for insider dealing today in the first of an unprecedented series of criminal prosecutions.”
The Times, 16th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recession-hit firms ‘use dodges to shed staff without redundancy pay’ – The Guardian
“Struggling companies seeking to cut staff are avoiding the cost of redundancy payments by sacking workers for spurious reasons or falsely claiming they face only a temporary layoff, figures from advice groups and tribunals show.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Suspended magistrate is reinstated as review finds dismissal was ‘disproportionate’ – The Guardian
“A magistrate who was suspended for criticising the police is to be reinstated after an independent review decided a recommendation to dismiss her was ‘disproportionate’ and the hearing that led to it was flawed and unfair, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Miliband faces new ‘torture cover-up’ storm – The Guardian
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was last night facing fresh pressure over torture allegations after it was revealed that his officials asked the US for help in suppressing crucial evidence.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rules to curb lapdancing could mean more strip nights in local pubs – The Guardian
“Flaws in proposed legislation aimed at curbing lapdancing venues could lead to more one-off strip nights at pubs and clubs, campaign groups warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
