“Theresa May faces questions from MPs over why Britain granted asylum to one of the world’s most wanted al-Qa’ida terror suspects.”
The Independent, 7th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge has told an 18-year-old girl not to get pregnant again after she repeatedly punched a vulnerable young man in a gang attack and stole his phone and bicycle.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Broadmoor, the high-security psychiatric hospital, where some of Britain’s most notorious offenders are treated, has been criticised as an ‘expensive anachronism’ which holds on to ‘celebrity’ patients when they should be back in prison, according to one of the country’s most respected psychiatrists.”
The Independent, 6th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Junior doctor who sexually assaulted and secretly photographed female patients with his mobile phone during intimate examinations has been jailed for 18 months.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Consultation seeks views on draft Regulations which provide arrangements for the registration of shared religious buildings to solemnize marriages of same sex couples.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
“Doctors, social workers, police and nursery staff collectively failed to prevent the death of a two-year-old boy who was beaten to death by his mother after months of horrific cruelty, a serious case review has found.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the substantive judgment (see Adam Wagner’s post on the order), the Divisional Court decided two main issues, one relating to the independence of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, and one relating to the extent to which an inquiry conducted through IHAT complied with Article 2 of the ECHR. The Secretary of State succeeded on the first issue, whereas the claimant succeeded substantially on the second issue relating to the need for a different form of inquiry. Hence there was no overall winner; the Secretary of State won on the first issue and the claimant succeeded substantially on the second issue. But more time was spent on the first issue.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A High Court judge has expressly declined to approve the costs budget of both sides of a construction dispute on the grounds that they were ‘disproportionate and unreasonable’.”
Litigation Futures, 4th October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Earlier this year, the High Court ordered that an approach based upon a coroner’s inquest would be the most appropriate form of inquiry under Article 2 EHCR into claims of ill treatment or killings of civilians by the British armed forces in Iraq (see Adam Wagner’s post on this decision). Here the President of the Queen’s Bench sets out the Court’s views as to the form such inquiries should take.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Payday lenders will be forced to make tougher affordability checks under a crackdown by the City regulator that could stop borrowers being given loans within minutes of applying.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 21-year-old man who admitted murdering his step-grandmother in a ‘brutal, sustained’ knife attack at her home has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leading East Midlands firm is to take court action against the lord chancellor Chris Grayling over restrictions on its legal aid contract.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Passengers face higher fares after the Civil Aviation Authority rejected pleas from airlines for landing charges to be cut over the next five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One of the officials at England’s health regulator accused of a cover-up has been cleared of wrong-doing in an internal inquiry.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK spy agency GCHQ is facing a legal challenge in the European courts over claims that its mass online surveillance programmes have breached the privacy of tens of millions of people across the UK and Europe.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prisoners convicted of raping a child or of terrorism offences will no longer qualify for automatic release after serving half their sentence, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother was on Thursday found guilty of starving her four-year-old son to death and letting his body mummify unseen in a cot for two years.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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