Stun guns “safe”, study suggests – BBC News
“Taser stun guns used by the police for law enforcement are safe – the injury rate is low and most injuries appear to be minor, a US study finds.”
BBC News, 8th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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MPs call for identity fraud tsar – BBC News
“An ‘identity fraud tsar’ should be appointed to oversee attempts to tackle crime, a group of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 6th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Labour in crisis: staff shortages blamed for £665m payout in birth errors – The Independent
“Childbirth is claimed to be safer than ever. Yet the price paid by the NHS for deliveries going catastrophically wrong has risen 59 per cent to £259m – enough to fund the consultants and midwives needed to save thousands of babies and mothers from harm.”
The Independent, 8th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawyers blamed for injury claims delays – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers have come under attack for causing excessive delays to personal injury claims while making record profits from Britain’s thriving compensation culture.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
European court to rule on UK disability discrimination ban – The Guardian
“A test case which could affect the employment rights of thousands of people who care for disabled or elderly relatives will go to the European court of justice in Luxembourg tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christian artist accuses gallery – The Guardian
“Tate Modern has been accused of religious discrimination and institutional anti-Christian bias in its commissioning procedures, by an artist who is taking the gallery to an employment tribunal next month.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog sees red and tells companies to come clean when they try to go green – The Times
“A clampdown on fake and exaggerated ‘green’ claims has been launched by Britain’s advertising watchdog after a flurry of complaints about unsubstantiated environmental boasts by some of the world’s best-known companies.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs to accuse FSA of failing to supervise Northern Rock properly – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be accused tomorrow of failing to supervise Northern Rock when MPs grill officials over the watchdog’s role in the crisis.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother wants disabled girl to have hysterectomy “to give her a better life” – The Times
“A severely disabled teenager’s womb may be removed to improve her quality of life, and not because it is medically necessary, in what is thought to be a British first which has reignited debate over medical ethics.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police resign over knife murder – The Times
“Two police officers were forced to resign last night over their failure to investigate a knife attack on a young father who was later murdered by one of a gang of his tormentors.”
The Times, 6th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Victory for those who risked lives for Britain – The Times
“Iraqi interpreters and other key support staff who have risked their lives to work for Britain are to be allowed to settle in the United Kingdom, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 6th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lords to rule on overseas credit card protection – OUT-LAW.com
“A forthcoming decision by the House of Lords could seriously dent confidence in cross-border e-commerce. The Lords have been hearing arguments in the case this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
BT users encouraged to share wireless connections – OUT-LAW.com
“From next week BT will encourage its broadband users to share their connections over wireless networks, a practice till now forbidden by the company’s terms and conditions.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Author gives up privacy fight – OUT-LAW.com
“Author Niema Ash has agreed not to publish further editions of her book about new age singer Loreena McKennit. The book was at the centre of a controversial case which has helped to redefine the privacy laws in England.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
New pet laws say yes to emu and no to dingo – Daily Telegraph
“Ever since a woman wearing a leopard skin coat was attacked by a pet lion, there have been tight controls on keeping wild animals at home.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Why family lawyers want an overhaul of the divorce laws – The Times
“Divorce has been hitting the headlines this week. Unusually though it is because legal leading lights are calling for reforms that would put the brakes on high-value settlements that have historically been the divorce headline-makers and the high costs of many divorces.”
The Times, 5th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
LSC faces judicial review – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Mental Health Lawyers Association (MHLA) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its decision to introduce a fixed-fee scheme for mental health work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Extra funds to ease military inquest backlog – Daily Telegraph
“Families waiting for answers about how their loved ones died in Iraq and Afghanistan receive a vital boost today with a Government announcement that it will provide funds to ease the inquest backlog.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge ridicules £100,000 cost of car legal battle – The Independent
“Greater love has no man than he who lays down the contents of his wallet for his dream motor. But even the most devout petrolhead would have been forced to agree with Lord Justice Ward when he described one man’s feud with a dealership over his “red hot” sports car as ‘completely cuckoo’.”
The Independent, 5th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lenient’ rape sentences appealed – BBC News
“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
