Crime assets agency ‘ill-planned’ – BBC News
“The setting up of a government agency to seize criminals’ wealth was ill-planned and unrealistic, an influential group of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 11th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Foreign Offfice gag on memoirs angers former diplomats – The Guardian
“A former British diplomat yesterday denounced a lifetime confidentiality agreement demanded by the Foreign Office as ‘unworkable and draconian’, and has refused to sign it.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More cash for injured troops in compensation shake-up – The Independent
“The most seriously injured troops are to receive more cash under reforms to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme announced today.”
The Independent, 11th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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MPs resume cash-for-honours inquiry – The Guardian
“The long-running cash-for-honours controversy threatens to come back and haunt Gordon Brown today when MPs resume their inquiry into the affair.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BPP Law School: Forget students, this college has ‘clients’ – The Independent
“On the day last month that BPP was granted degree-awarding powers, its share price jumped 13 per cent. These two events summed up the fact that Britain’s newest higher education institution is not your average university.”
The Independent, 11th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: guidance – Ministry of Justice
“The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act introduces a new offence, across the UK, for prosecuting companies and other organisations where there has been a gross failing, throughout the organisation, in the management of health and safety with fatal consequences.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Magistrate sues over relative’s assault claims – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate sued his daughter-in-law for slander and libel over a claim that he assaulted her and his baby grandson.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment – The Times
“Al Gore’s award-winning climate change documentary was littered with nine inconvenient untruths, a judge ruled yesterday.”
Related link: Dimmock v Secretary of State for Education and Skills
The Times, 11th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Terror camp plot’ trial begins – BBC News
“Five men have gone on trial accused of their part in a plot to create terrorist training camps in the UK.”
BBC News, 10th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brunstrom’s campaign over drugs – BBC News
“North Wales Police chief constable Richard Brunstrom has said he will be “campaigning hard” for drugs such as heroin to be legalised.”
BBC News, 11th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hunting ban ‘breaches human rights’ – The Times
“The ban on hunting with dogs violates the fundamental human rights of thousands of people whose livelihood and way of life revolve around the meet and the chase, the House of Lords heard today.”
The Times, 10th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Means testing for elderly to be ended – The Independent
“Means testing that has forced thousands of elderly people to sell their family homes to pay for their care in old age could be ended with a forthcoming Government Green Paper.”
The Independent, 11th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two-signature rule on abortions should be abandoned, say doctors – The Guardian
“Women should no longer have to obtain the signatures of two doctors to have an early abortion, and the upper time limit for the procedure should remain at 24 weeks, doctors’ leaders said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asian detective was victimised by Met bosses, tribunal finds – The Guardian
“An Asian detective yesterday said his career in the Metropolitan police was over after it was revealed an employment tribunal had found he had been victimised by his bosses.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judicial shake-up will reduce red tape and delay, says Jack Straw – The Times
“Jack Straw is to shake up the new system for appointing judges because of ‘concern at every level of the judiciary’ about delays and bureaucracy.”
The Times, 11th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Widow loses bid to stop £100,000 payment to ex-wife – The Times
“A woman whose husband died a few hours after their wedding ceremony failed today to stop his former wife inheriting a large chunk of his estate.”
The Times, 10th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Freshfields lawyer loses discrimination case – The Times
“Peter Bloxham, the former head of restructuring at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has lost his landmark £4.5 million age discrimination claim against the elite City law firm.”
The Times, 10th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Calls to scrap married couples protection – The Times
“Tighter laws to end the ancient privilege that allows married couples to avoid being charged with conspiring to commit a crime are being called for by a law reform watchdog today.”
The Times, 10th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Emergency release for hundreds in prisons to ease record overcrowding – The Times
“Jack Straw is preparing to announce emergency measures to release hundreds more offenders early in the face of record levels of prison overcrowding.”
The Times, 10th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Honours investigation ends with no charges against Tory donors – The Guardian
“No one will face charges over donations to the Conservative party in the cash-for-honours investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
