“A barrister claimed yesterday that his motorcycle is immune to parking tickets because its wheels do not touch the ground when it is parked.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Judges are to end centuries of tradition and abandon the wearing of wigs and gowns in hundreds of civil and family cases. The decision to abolish the 300-year-old horsehair headgear, along with wing collars and bands, was announced yesterday by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Google, the world’s most popular internet search engine, is being taken to court for allegedly deceiving millions of users over links that are paid for by its advertisers. In the first legal action of its kind, Australia’s competition watchdog is seeking an injunction to stop Google from displaying search results that did not ‘expressly distinguish’ advertisements.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers bowed to pressure yesterday and promised to provide extra funding for hard-pressed coroners’ courts holding inquests into military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A quarter of young offenders at a troubled privately run child jail have been moved out and a new director appointed after official concern over the rising use of restraint by staff to control violent teenagers.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The widow of a British soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Iraq yesterday demanded the prosecution of an officer after a coroner questioned whether he was fit to command troops and described the incident as a ‘completely avoidable tragedy’.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is one of the most extraordinary court dramas of recent times, involving the Sultan of Brunei’s former wife, a fortune teller and a £2m gift to a man who may never have existed. But until yesterday, when three judges at the Court of Appeal ruled against the Sultan of Brunei’s right to anonymity in the case, its bizarre details had not been connected to him.”
The Independent, 12th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Administrative errors that led to damages awarded to children not being properly invested are being corrected Justice Minister Bridget Prentice told Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A staggering amount of lawyers have had enough, but they are sticking around for the money.”
The Lawyer, 9th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Sir Alan Moses, the judge who jailed the Soham murderer Ian Huntley, has dismissed suggestions that members of the judiciary are ‘out of touch’.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“There has been a significant increase in the number of prisoners who have killed themselves in jails in England and Wales, figures have shown.”
BBC News, 12th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The benefits system is too complicated and there are too many incentives for claimants to stay on benefits long term, a think-tank has said.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government will not be able to build its way out of the prison crisis, Jack Straw suggested yesterday. He indicated that the only way the pressure could be relieved was by sending fewer people to jail and using more noncustodial sentences.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The doctor cleared of misconduct in hastening the deaths of two terminally ill babies called yesterday for more debate on end-of-life decisions.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A cartoon adventure featuring Tintin, the heroic Belgian journalist, should not be sold in Britain, the Commission for Racial Equality said yesterday. The racism watchdog said that it was unacceptable for any shop to sell or display Tintin in the Congo, a comic book written in 1930 that features crude racial stereotypes.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain launched an attempt at the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn an 11-year old judgment by the Court which bans the deportation of terrorists where they face a risk of torture or degrading treatment.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Blackpool landlord could become the first in England to be prosecuted under the new anti-smoking legislation.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A firm of solicitors which represented some of the July 21 bombers has been strongly criticised by the trial judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri should not be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has been told.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More community sentences should be tailor-made for women to keep them out of jail, a women’s equality group has claimed. ”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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