Solicitors oppose complaint plans – BBC News
“Many solicitors in England and Wales are opposing plans to publish details of complaints brought against them by their clients, a consultation suggests.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Apple core case dropped at cost of £5,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A former plumber with a heart condition who was arrested for dropping an apple core has had the case against him halted following a £5,000 investigation. ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas lose High Court battle over pensions – The Times
“Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their High Court battle over a pensions deal with the Ministry of Defence, which they say has left them struggling to live.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Read Current Awareness on your mobile
You can access a mobile-friendly version of the Current Awareness blog at the following address:
http://innertemple.mofuse.mobi/
And for iPhone/iPod Touch users:
http://innertemple.mofuse.mobi/iphone/
Severn Trent to pay £2m over false leak data – The Times
“Severn Trent, the UK’s second largest water company, was today fined £2 million at the Old Bailey for misreporting leakage information in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Local paper rapped over online video of woman’s house – OUT-LAW.com
“A newspaper has been censured for placing video content on its website which invaded a woman’s privacy by showing the inside of her home.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Widow sues toddlers over £2.2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A widow is suing her young children to get a fair share of her late husband’s estate after he died without leaving a will.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Farmer to fight egg box ruling – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer has vowed that he will continue his battle to force supermarket chain Tesco to remove his photograph from its egg boxes.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Max Mosley defeats News of the World challenge to orgy privacy case – The Times
“Max Mosley, the president of motor racing’s governing body, has been allowed to pursue his claim for breach of privacy against the News of the World over its report that he took part in a ‘Nazi-themed’ orgy.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge – The Independent
“Labour’s tough stance on immigration may have forced courts to send asylum-seekers back to their home countries to face ‘torture or death’, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales has warned.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Self-harming in prisons: the gruesome truth – The Guardian
“In 2006, there were 23,420 recorded incidents of self-harm among a total prisoner population in England and Wales of 78,000.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Presumed consent law change ‘not necessary’ to donate organs – Daily Telegraph
“Britain should not change the law to automatically presume everyone has given consent for their organs to be donated after their deaths, according to a House of Lords report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court fight centres on retirement – BBC News
“Employers across the UK could lose the right to make people retire at 65, as a result of a case being heard at the European Court of Justice.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-Body Shop IT expert fined for market abuse – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former IT technician at The Body Shop, the ethical beauty retailer, for market abuse in a rare victory for the regulator over dealing on inside information.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rights groups win phone tap case against Britain – Reuters
“Europe’s top rights court ruled against the government on Tuesday for intercepting telephone calls between British and Irish rights groups and their clients, violating their right to privacy.”
Reuters, 1st July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Jailed marine hose executives ordered to repay £1m – The Times
“Two businessmen jailed last month in the UK’s first price-fixing prosecution have been ordered to surrender over £1 million of assets at a confiscation hearing.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ruth Kelly wins fight to miss embryo Bill vote – The Times
“Gordon Brown has lost a of trial of strength with Ruth Kelly and is allowing her to miss a crucial vote to relax embryo research next week, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man sues friend over fake Facebook profile – Daily Telegraph
“A businessman is suing an old schoolfriend after he allegedly created a fake profile of him on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children threatened with ASBOs for playing football in street – Daily Telegraph
“A group of children were told they face anti-social behaviour orders for playing football in the street.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
