Ringleaders of Derby sex abuse grooming gang jailed – BBC News
“The ringleaders of a gang which groomed and abused teenage girls in Derby have been given indeterminate jail terms.”
BBC News, 7th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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City PA avoids jail over £10,000 company fraud – The Independent
“A City PA who stole thousands of pounds from her employers to pay for a friend’s breast enhancement operation was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 7th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nick Clegg: coalition will replace control order regime – The Guardian
“Nick Clegg today signalled the introduction of a significantly reformed control order regime in which virtual house arrest will be abolished, but some form of restrictions will be allowed.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: David Chaytor sentenced to 18 months in prison for false accounting – Daily Telegraph
“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying his expenses claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
National Grid fined £8m by Ofgem for false claims over maintenance work – The Guardian
“A double fuse blew at National Grid today as it was fined £8m by energy regulator Ofgem for overclaiming on a maintenance programme, and its staff voted for industrial action over pay.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alternative business structures face fines of up to £150m – Law Society’s Gazette
“Alternative business structures could be fined up to £150m and individuals working in them up to £50m, under plans outlined by the Legal Services Board.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Southampton lawyer seeks damages from SRA – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Southampton-based solicitor is seeking ‘substantial damages’ from the Solicitors Regulation Authority after it closed his firm in what he claimed to be an ‘outrageous and unwarranted’ action.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Eric Pickles curbs councils’ empty home seizure powers – BBC News
“Councils will have to wait two years before seizing empty homes under plans by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.”
BBC News, 7th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder convictions for child head injuries to require extra evidence – CPS – The Guardian
“Evidence of head injuries is unlikely to be sufficient on its own to charge someone with homicide, attempted murder or assault of young children, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Strict surveillance to replace current system – The Independent
“The house arrest of terror suspects will be scrapped and replaced with more rigorous surveillance in an overhaul of the control order system, starting next week. Home curfews, restraints on travel within Britain and limitations on contact with other people would be abandoned. Curbs on access to mobile phones and computers would be eased.”
The Independent, 7th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Reform of libel laws set to open up the right of free speech – The Independent
“Sweeping changes to England’s much-criticised libel laws will be introduced, Nick Clegg will announce today.”
The Independent, 7th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Conman who stole £120,000 ordered to repay £1 – Daily Telegraph
“A conman who stole more than £120,000 from customers who thought they were renting holiday villas has been ordered to repay just £1.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Incentives to sue to be banned as UK tackles compensation culture – OUT-LAW.com
“Claims management companies will be prevented from offering clients cash incentives to bring damages claims if a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposal to tighten up the rules comes into effect.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Control orders: what are they and why do they matter? – Legal Week
“The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to make an announcement today on the future of control orders, a controversial anti-terrorism measure which have been repeatedly found by the court to infringe human rights. But what are they? And why have they caused such trouble since they were introduced?”
Legal Week, 6th January 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘Bully claim’ Essex dinner lady was unfairly sacked – BBC News
“An Essex dinner lady sacked after telling a couple their child had been bullied was dismissed unfairly, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 6th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prominent legal figures give their predictions for 2011 – Law Society’s Gazette
“No one from whom the Gazette sought a prediction sees the year ahead as dull – 2011, according to lawyers, people who provide services to the legal profession, a government minister, and the profession’s leaders, will be a year in which the economic context will remain extremely challenging. Firms’ finances will come under close scrutiny, serious new competitors will emerge, and lawyers will be moving firms in ever greater numbers. And there is, of course, huge concern about the future provision of legal aid.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
28,000 prisoners will have right to vote – The Guardian
“More than 28,000 prisoners are to win the right to vote, new figures showed yesterday, as David Cameron faces a growing revolt from the Tory right against the lifting of the 140-year-old ban on inmates voting in British elections.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ratcliffe coal protesters spared jail sentences – The Guardian
“Environmental activists who planned to shut down a coal-fired power station near Nottingham were spared jail today after a judge declared they acted with ‘the highest possible motives’.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-KGB agent sues MI5 over ‘privacy breach’ – The Independent
“A former senior KGB agent is suing MI5 over invasion of his privacy, alleging his family members were victims of a campaign of harassment and unlawful surveillance.”
The Independent, 6th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
