Most overcrowded prisons revealed – BBC News
“The 20 most overcrowded jails in England and Wales have been named by the Prison Reform Trust.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Duke of Edinburgh seeks privacy law for the Royal Family – Daily Telegraph
“The Duke of Edinburgh is using the landmark ruling in the Max Mosley sex case to try to protect the privacy of members of the Royal Family, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading to charge British Airways executives with price-fixing – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is set to unveil plans today to charge four past and present executives of British Airways with criminal price-fixing offences. ”
The Times, 7th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Don’t cite ‘hits’ as a measure of website traffic, warns advertising watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“An advert that claimed a website received over five million ‘hits’ every month has been banned because the metric is likely to mislead readers. The UK’s advertising watchdog said that ‘hits’ is an unreliable measure of website popularity.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Nude nurse exposed to friends by jilted lover – Daily Telegraph
“Richard Bradford decided to take his revenge against the health worker after she allegedly cheated on him with another man.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Slashed tyres and poison pen letters: how Ian Oakley bullied rivals – The Times
“A Conservative candidate in a key marginal seat conducted a sustained campaign of harassment in an attempt to ‘change the political landscape’ of the town where he hoped to be MP.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes – The Times
“New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 6th August 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Repeat offenders could get cautions instead of charges – Daily Telegraph
“A Home Office guidance document says that providing enough time has passed ‘to suggest that a previous caution has had a significant deterrent effect – two years or more’, anyone repeating a ‘trivial’ offence can escape charges and facing court.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-police chief Alec Alexander jailed 10 years for raping daughter – The Times
“A police chief superintendent who abused his daughter when she was 10 years old and raped her when she was 17 was jailed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs ‘should not employ children’ – BBC News
“MPs should not be able to employ their children using taxpayers’ money, the government has said.”
BBC News, 5th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAA sues Ryanair over unpaid landing fees – The Times
“BAA, the airports operator, has started legal action against Ryanair after the budget carrier refused to pay higher landing fees.”
The Times, 5th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Immigration cells squalid and unfit for use – The Guardian
“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tasers being used more often by police, figures show – The Guardian
“The use of taser stun guns by police is increasing, new Home Office figures published today reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 5th August 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza has extradition to US postponed – Daily Telegraph
“The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza until a ruling on whether sending him to a maximum security US jail would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
City lawyer fired over strip club ‘harassment’ – Daily Telegraph
“A lawyer at a leading City law firm has been fired after an intern lodged a complaint that he sexually harassed her at a West End strip club.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorism: Lords say 42-day law will put fair trials at risk – The Guardian
“The government’s ’42 days’ counter-terror legislation faces fresh criticism today, with peers warning that a ‘quasi-judicial’ role for parliament to debate each use of the new detention powers risks undermining the independence of judges and the chances of a fair trial for suspects.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Web firms should screen content, says Parliamentary committee – OUT-Law.com
“Websites which accept user-generated content should do more to screen out content that might be harmful to the public, a Parliamentary committee has warned. Sites should also publish prominent terms and conditions banning harmful content, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
UBS wins injunction to stop ex-staff poaching clients – The Times
“UBS today won the first stage of a legal fight to stop former employees from poaching its investment clients or the bank’s staff.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
