“Thugs who commit crimes on public transport may face longer sentences than at present because of the fear they spread with their mindless aggression, Chancellor Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.”
Reuters, 19th June 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“A dog owner who drowned a litter of puppies has been cleared of animal cruelty because experts were unable to prove that they suffered more than if they had been put down by a vet.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The controversy over BAE Systems’ armaments deal with Saudi Arabia is overshadowing Britain’s efforts to combat international corruption, a candidate for Labour’s deputy leadership will acknowledge today.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is expected to do a U-turn today on its proposal to open up the family courts to the media, in the face of opposition from lawyers, social workers, young people and children’s organisations.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An estate agent has accepted substantial libel damages over newspaper articles that suggested he had been arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to blow up passenger aircraft using ‘liquid bombs’.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK firms could be winning the battle for talent, as exclusive research by The Lawyer reveals that only 7 per cent of associates found US firms to be the most attractive employers.”
The Lawyer, 18th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A divorced mother failed today in her legal battle with the Child Support Agency (CSA) over maintenance payments for her three children.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Non-violent offenders could be let out of jail early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 19th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has dropped plans to clarify the law on consent in rape cases, a senior source confirmed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Barry George, the disturbed loner who is serving life for the murder of the television presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior woman judge has called for same-sex couples who have children by artificial insemination to be legally recognised as the parents.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The rules governing the use of restraint techniques based on inflicting pain in privately-run children’s jails are to be widened to allow staff to use them to enforce everyday discipline, the Ministry of Justice confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mergers and acquisitions in industries worth less than £10 million will escape competition investigations in most cases according to new proposals from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 18th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The murder of Banaz Mahmod, a Kurdish Muslim woman, by her father and uncle, has brought the practice of honour killings to the attention of the public and has again emphasised the plight of Asian women caught between traditional religious customs and modern Western values. Moreover, the death of Miss Mahmod, 20, forces us to examine how such crimes are treated by the criminal courts and raises a question about the quality of policing in such cases.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The attorney general is to face a Commons select committee over his role in the BAE corruption controversy, the Guardian has learned. Lord Goldsmith will be questioned by the constitutional affairs committee over the decision to halt a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations the firm paid bribes to secure arms deals with Saudi Arabia.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A giant electronic database containing sensitive information on all 11 million children in England will be open to at least 330,000 users when it launches next year, according to government guidance.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Schools are to get the go-ahead to fingerprint pupils as young as five, in new measures to be approved by the Government.”
The Independent, 17th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Urgent talks between Ministry of Justice officials and chief constables are under way to use hundreds more police cells as emergency prison accommodation as the jail crisis intensifies.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A government U-turn tomorrow will herald huge improvements in mental health treatment for young people. In a series of compromise changes to its controversial Mental Health Bill, the Government will curb the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on teenagers and ensure they do not have to share wards with adults, who are often disturbed and dangerous.”
The Independent, 17th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain’s highest court is to hear a case which could force the government to hold an independent inquiry into the way the attorney general reached his conclusion that the war in Iraq would be lawful. The law lords have agreed to hear an appeal by the mothers of two soldiers killed in Iraq, who argue that the government violated their sons’ right to life by rushing into war on inadequate legal grounds.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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