“The lawyer who has put a police chief’s job on the line over a search warrant is the same man who represented Harry Redknapp in his successful claim over a dawn raid on his home.”
The Times, 27th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A widely-requested European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on keyword advertising may fail to give businesses in the UK and Ireland the legal clarity it would give to the rest of Europe, a High Court judge has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th May 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A police officer who admitted altering his notes about the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been cleared following an inquiry.”
BBC News, 26th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Law Society has been accused of ‘systematic failure’ in its handling of a complaint against a close ally of the attorney general, the Guardian can reveal after a court injunction was lifted last week.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“While the sentences passed in the Baby P case attracted swift condemnation from critics who worried the offenders could be freed at a very early stage, statistics show the new indeterminate sentences rarely lead to early release.Since indeterminate sentences were introduced in 2005, fewer than 50 prisoners have been released when they had served their minimum term.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The mother of Baby Peter was branded ‘manipulative and self-centred’ by an Old Bailey judge yesterday who sentenced her to at least five years in prison for the death of her son.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has been warned that the government risks further damaging the public’s faith in politics after it emerged that plans for the police to keep innocent people’s DNA profiles for up to 12 years will become law without a Commons vote.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Britain’s female soldiers could soon battle enemy forces in face-to-face combat, if a ban on women serving in the most dangerous warfare roles is lifted for the first time.
The Independent, 25th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Chippendales, the male erotic dance troupe, has begun legal action to stop a rival group from using its name to promote a new British tour.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A local council has used surveillance powers designed to catch terrorists and prevent serious crime to check how long a member of staff spent in the shower.”
The Times, 24th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“NHS patients will be allowed to delete electronic summaries of their treatment records from a new national medical database, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Online marketplace eBay is not jointly liable for the sale of any counterfeit L’Oreal products through its website, the High Court in London has ruled.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Church of England bishops are on a collision course with the government over its plans to amend the incitement to hatred laws, claiming they will stifle what they believe is legitimate criticism of homosexual lifestyles.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three in four criminals found with a gun escape prison even though the number caught has almost doubled in four years, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The High Court was urged today to order full disclosure of correspondence from America setting out the Obama administration’s current stance on whether US intelligence outlining its agents’ treatment of former terror detainee Binyam Mohamed should be made public.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has appeared in court to try to start a private prosecution against the home secretary over her expense claims.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Businesses are deserting the ‘magic circle’ and other City law firms in favour of cheaper alternatives as the legal market continues to struggle with weaker demand, a study has found.”
The Times, 20th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall today (22nd May) lost a high court battle to overturn a decision to strike him off the medical register for serious professional misconduct.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There was probably sufficient evidence to justify taking Baby P into care days before he was brutally killed, council lawyers at the centre of the case have privately admitted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for the sexually motivated murder of a fellow prison inmate in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 21st May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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