Man sentenced over Shia flogging – BBC News
“A devout Shia Muslim has been given a suspended prison sentence for forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Steep rise in ‘stop and search’ complaints – The Independent
“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Short-selling new rules are under review – The Times
“Gordon Brown has said there will be new rules governing the practice of short-selling in four months’ time, when the temporary ban imposed last week by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on short-selling financial stocks expires.”
The Times, 24th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Council to bury 21-year-old remains of infant without family consent – The Guardian
“The remains of a baby boy that have been kept in a mortuary for 21 years will be buried on Friday without any relatives present after his family withdrew their consent for the funeral to go ahead.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU setback for workers fighting retirement at 65 – The Times
“UK employees hoping to keep their jobs beyond the age of 65 suffered a setback today when an adviser to Europe’s top court said Britain’s mandatory retirement age was acceptable under EU law.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Public ‘unaware’ of data rights – BBC News
“People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK’s data protection watchdog has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Activists plan day of protest against software patents – OUT-LAW.com
“Activists have declared tomorrow ‘Stop Software Patents Day’. The day is being held on the fifth anniversary of a European Parliament decision to limit patent law in a way that campaigners say benefited small software developers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
FSA insider dealing cases proceed – The Times
“The prosecutions of a former Cazenove partner and a father and son accused of insider dealing by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will proceed to trial after an attempt to have the cases dismissed failed.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jack Straw takes lawyers to task for their fees – The Times
“Jack Straw has opened a ‘new front for reform’ – as the Labour Party press release put it – with a blistering attack on the fees charged by lawyers under ‘no win, no fee’ cases.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Setback in retirement age battle – BBC News
“A challenge to the right of employers to make people retire at 65 has been rejected by a European court adviser.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driving instructor who posed as pupils jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A driving instructor who posed as his pupils to take their driving tests for them has been jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The dangers of Sarah’s law – New Statesman
“There may be many as 250,000 people in Britain with an active sexual interest in children when only 30,000 have been caught, convicted and registered.”
New Statesman, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.newstatesman.com
Dispute resolution to soar, four reports agree – The Lawyer
“Dispute resolution is set to rise sharply, according to four independent reports published this week.”
The Lawyer, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Privacy chief approves of sharing criminal records if privacy beefed-up – OUT-LAW.com
“Europe’s privacy regulator has said that he will back a pan-European criminal records system only if specific data protection measures are put in place. Because the system deals with crime and security, EU data protection law does not currently apply to it.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Drugs classification should be scrapped, experts say – Daily Telegraph
“A leading think-tank has called for the Government’s system of drugs classification to be scrapped.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal claim over ‘dog bite’ row – BBC News
“A Labour Party campaigner is suing a dog owner for £15,000 over claims his pet bit off his finger.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie clashes with Jack Straw over criminal justice – The Guardian
“Cherie Booth clashed with Jack Straw at a Labour fringe event today when the two sought to blame each other’s professions for weaknesses in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
City workers who supplied cocaine to bankers jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Two former City workers who supplied high-flying investment bankers and traders with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine have been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gunman who shot rival before praying in mosque jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A gunman who shot a teenage rival in a busy high street and tried to hide from police by praying in a mosque has been jailed for ten years.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
