Criminal checks ‘forced’ on staff – BBC News
“Some public bodies and firms working on government contracts force staff to submit to criminal records checks, a BBC investigation has found.”
BBC News, 16th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Web providers to be named and shamed over offensive content – The Guardian
“Politicians are ready to introduce league tables naming and shaming the speed with which internet service providers take down offensive material.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paying for sex with prostitutes to be made a criminal offence – Daily Telegraph
“Paying for sex with prostitutes is expected to become a criminal offence under proposals to be announced this week following a Government review of the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man cleared of rape fails in attempt to sue – The Guardian
“A man cleared by the court of appeal of raping a woman cannot sue her for damages, the high court said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Haringey ‘overruled’ attempt to put Baby P into care – The Guardian
“A senior manager at the social services department in Haringey, North London, overruled the concerns of colleagues and senior police officers to return Baby P to his mother and his eventual death, it has been claimed.”
The Times, 17th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge orders girl to write apology for killing HMS Belfast’s cat – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager who drowned a rescue cat adopted by the crew of HMS Belfast has been ordered to write a letter of apology as part of a nine-month supervision order.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK identities sold for £80 online – BBC News
“Internet fraudsters sell complete financial identities for just £80, according to an online safety group.”
BBC News, 17th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Red tape ‘stops police visiting crime victims’ officers tell Jacqui Smith – Daily Telegraph
“Rank-and-file police officers have said Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s desire for them to visit every victim of crime in person is ‘laudable’ but cannot be achieved without slashing red tape.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitors warned on offering hard-to-shift homes in prize draws – The Times
“Solicitors across the country have received a formal warning about the dangers of getting involved in prize draws to shift unsold houses and flats during the economic downturn.”
The Times, 15th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sentences cut for marine hose cartel executives – The Times
“Three former oil industry workers who became the first British business executives to be jailed for price-fixing had their sentences reduced today.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Campaigner wins pesticide victory – BBC News
“An environmental campaigner has won a legal victory in a long-running battle with the government over the use of pesticides.”
BBC News, 14th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 17th November 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Ministers defend action taken in wake of Baby P whistleblower – The Times
“The Government today claimed that it had followed ‘proper procedures’ in batting away a whistleblower’s complaint that social workers in Haringey were not dealing correctly with child abuse cases.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Behind the story: How digging for details unearthed a scandal – The Times
“It was meant to give sick and dying men recompense for the irreparable damage to their health caused by years of mining coal. Yet the legacy of the world’s biggest private injury compensation scheme is the number of opulent houses, private jets and luxury cars purchased with the profits of the solicitors who handled their claims.”
The Times,14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More laws but no more order, say academics – Daily Telegraph
“Criminologists said despite more than 3,000 new offences created under Labour it has only served to criminalize more people and not protect others.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal judge hits out at “deeply troubling” £100,000 legal costs over a £265 dispute – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers ran up legal bills worth £100,000 and spent more than nine days of court time settling a row over £265.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jim Beresford’s firm made £16.7m in year handling miners’ compensation claims – The Times
“Jim Beresford gained the dubious distinction of being the ‘highest-earning solicitor in Britain’ through the profits generated by his firm’s handling of miners’ compensation claims.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorced – for having an affair in Second Life – The Independent
“As divorce cases go, it is as explosive and sordid as it gets: a woman catches her husband having sex with a prostitute, forgives him, but finally throws in the towel after discovering he has been unfaithful again. Yet absolutely none of it happened in real life.”
The Independent, 14th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Miners’ compensation: third of solicitors now flout rules on secret payments to win work – The Times
“The legal profession faces a radical overhaul of a multimillion-pound trade in which thousands of solicitors fork out confidential payments or commission to obtain work.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former church minister found guilty of bigamy on the run – Daily Telegraph
“A bigamist who married three women and left them in debt is on the run from police after being convicted in his absence.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
