‘The Metropolitan Police faced fresh questions over the aborted VIP paedophile inquiry last night after “preposterous” evidence from its chief witness was made public.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A BBC journalist has won £50,000 in compensation after he was sacked for prioritising a report on Sri Lankan politics over the birth of Prince George.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “profoundly dishonest and utterly incompetent” unregistered dentist has been jailed for bungling operations and causing permanent harm to some of his patients.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three servicemen who face being prosecuted for manslaughter over the death of an Iraqi teenager were cleared a decade ago, after it emerged that key witnesses had lied about the claims and were paid expenses in exchange for their testimony.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who sexually assaulted dozens of victims including two pregnant women has been jailed for five years.’
The Independent, 18th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Junior doctors in England are going to the High Court to try and stop the government imposing a new contract.’
BBC News, 19th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The report records the outcome of the fourth investigation into civilian deaths referred to the Iraq Fatalities Investigations by the Secretary of State for Defence.’
official-documents.gov.uk, 15th September 2016
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
‘Our justice system is the envy of the world. We have an outstanding independent judiciary that is widely admired as an international leader. Our lawyers have a global – and deserved – reputation for excellence. And we have a legal services industry that contributes billions of pounds every year to the UK economy.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th September 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Thousands of judges are facing radical changes to their pay and working conditions, including expenses curbs and a new obligation to give up to a year’s notice when they want to quit.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Adrian Barnett-Thoung-Holland, pupil barrister at FOURTEEN, considrs the extent to which the proposed legislation promotes adoption as the preferred model of permanency for children subject to care proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 15th September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The mother and grandmother of a six-month-old girl who was mauled to death by an American pitbull have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The security services were guilty of “serious failings” in their response to allegations by one of Fusilier Lee Rigby’s killers, Michael Adebolajo, that he was mistreated by Kenyan counter-terrorism units, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guaridan.co.uk
‘Photographs showing Prince George sitting on a police motorbike have been ruled to be a breach of privacy by the press standards watchdog.’
BBC News, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government must carry out a full review of family courts to stop them being used by violent men to perpetuate abuse against their partners and children, MPs have said.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An investigation into disgraced Labour MP Keith Vaz has been launched by Commons sleaze watchdogs.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Alleged Iraq abuse claims brought against British troops by a leading human rights law firm have often been made up of poor, inaccurate information, a review by a former director of public prosecutions has said. Sir David Calvert-Smith said investigators tasked with wading through hundreds of alleged abuse claims had found key details such as names, dates and times were often wrong.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it will not prosecute five police officers over the death in custody of Sean Rigg in 2008.’
BBC news, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence has said it is “extremely sorry” for the death of an Iraqi teenager who drowned after being “forced” into a Basra canal by four British soldiers.’
The Independent, 16th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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