“A London council is trying to evict a tenant whose son has appeared in court charged in connection with rioting and looting at Clapham Junction.”
BBC News, 12th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A wife is not entitled to a £7 million share of her husband’s £24 million fortune after 25 years of marriage because he inherited it from his father, a divorce judge has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The police watchdog is investigating an allegation that a Surrey officer gave information about the Milly Dowler murder investigation to the News of the World.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron has said that the Government wants to explore ways to control social media following this week’s riots. Just how could such a plan work?”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A health board is unlikely to face prosecution over whether up to 30 people were exposed to asbestos at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.”
BBC News, 12th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The police watchdog investigating the death of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked the first bout of rioting in London on Saturday, has said it may have ‘inadvertently’ misled journalists into believing the Tottenham man had fired at police.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legislation designed to protect people from attacks by rogue dogs needs to be overhauled, an animal charity has said.”
BBC News, 13th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Many of those charged with riot offences from last week have been refused bail by magistrates.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Juveniles involved in last week’s riots and looting face being named and shamed after the Home Secretary said the courts should not protect their identity.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judges and magistrates have been warned not to dispense ‘rushed justice’ after courts sat through the night to deal with hundreds of defendants charged after four days of rioting and looting in England.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In 2009, Layla Ibrahim told police she had been the victim of a savage sexual assault. So why did she end up in jail?”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government should create new laws to better protect against children’s exposure to adult content on UK video-on-demand (VOD) services, Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2011
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“The UK Government is investigating whether it can stop people communicating through social media if they are known to be planning riots, the Prime Minister has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2011
Source:www.out-law.com
“The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrat MP, Simon Hughes, is to sue News International over phone hacking at the News of the World, he confirmed on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An HIV expert has been jailed for keeping a 21-year-old woman as a slave.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal profession weathered first downturn but redundancies are more likely if recession returns.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“At least 100 families are thought to have been made homeless by arson and looting since Saturday with the government pledging sufficient funds to give financial assistance to others whose homes have been damaged.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A detective constable with responsibility for sexual offenders will be sentenced today after being found guilty of abusing his position to set up affairs with vulnerable women.”
The Independent, 12th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Who is ending up in the magistrates courts accused of riot-related offences? Now includes 155 cases.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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