“Britain’s large Victorian prisons could be sold off and replaced with dozens of small specialist units under plans being drawn up by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Eleven police officers involved in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician shot after being mistaken for a terrorist, will not face any disciplinary action.”
The Independent, 12th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A billionaire trader who is one of the world’s most prolific gamblers has won a £60m High Court battle with the Iranian military over a missing aeroplane.”
The Times, 11th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The word ‘accident’ is to be banned from the new edition of the Highway Code in an attempt to persuade drivers and police that someone is almost always to blame for a death or injury on the roads.”
The Times, 12th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Domestic violence has the highest repeat rate of any crime. It is not limited to any particular class, creed or gender. So how should we deal with it? Following its consultation paper “Safety and Justice”, the Government has decided that the best way of tackling this growing – and largely unreported – problem is to criminalise it further.”
The Times, 10th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Access to Justice Alliance (AJA) will next week step up opposition to the government’s proposed civil legal aid reforms with a week of action, including protests outside courts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man who was cleared of rape after a complaint that a judge fell asleep at his trial later raped two other young women, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Former wives risk losing their financial settlements if their ex-husbands are made bankrupt within five years of a divorce, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A civil servant and an MP’s researcher were jailed for disclosing the contents of a secret memo recording discussions between Tony Blair and George Bush about the war in Iraq.”
The Independent, 11th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The official cost of the controversial national identity card scheme has soared in the past six months by £840m, according to Home Office figures published yesterday. It means the total cost of the project is now £5.75bn.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police watchdogs have cleared Scotland Yard officers of any disciplinary offence over the Stockwell shooting but the senior woman in charge could still face action.”
The Times, 11th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A motorist accused of driving at 37mph in a 30mph zone has had the case against him dropped after the prosecution decided it wasn’t worth the trouble.”
The Times, 11th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Seven firms of solicitors joined together today to launch a High Court challenge to the abolition of a discretionary compensation scheme for victims of miscarriages of justice.”
The Times, 10th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government today pledged its support for legislation aimed at protecting the victims of forced marriages and preventing them from taking place.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The chief inspector of prisons warns today that offenders are being forced to “queue” for jail cells despite an assurance yesterday from the new justice minister, Lord Falconer, that the system can cope with the immediate crisis in prisoner numbers.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Damages for patent infringement awarded by a UK court must not be paid back even if the patent is later declared invalid by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Someone cannot be sued for inducing another person to breach a contract unless it can be shown that the inducement was deliberate, the House of Lords has ruled in a decision which could have a significant impact on employment law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gina Ford, the controversial childcare guru, yesterday dropped her bitter legal battle against a popular parenting website that mocked her rigorous methods.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A devoted husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die was convicted of murder yesterday. Retired accountant Frank Lund, 58, admitted suffocating his wife Patricia, 65, with a plastic bag and a pillow at their home in New Brighton, Merseyside, in September.”
The Independent, 10th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A civil servant and an MP’s researcher were today found guilty of leaking a secret memo detailing talks between George Bush and Tony Blair on the Iraq war.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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