Shops to be banned from displaying tobacco products – The Guardian
“Government announces rules to keep tobacco out of sight in shops and considers making plain packaging mandatory.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Daily Telegraph apologises to Sedley LJ over defamatory allegations – The Lawyer
“The Daily Telegraph is to issue a formal apology to Lord Justice Sedley over a series of ‘professionally damaging’ allegations which appeared in the paper last year.”
The Lawyer, 9th March 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Kenneth Noye appeals against M25 murder conviction – BBC News
“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Conman jailed after women hatch plot to expose him – The Guardian
“A man who cheated lovers out of thousands of pounds was caught after four of the women teamed up to confront him, a court has heard.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families win asbestos payouts in Supreme Court hearing – BBC News
“Two families have won ground-breaking claims for compensation after loved ones died from cancer after exposure to ‘low level’ asbestos on Merseyside.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government working on browser solution for new cookie law, says spokesman – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is working with browser manufacturers to create new settings that will help businesses comply with a controversial new EU law on cookies that is due to come into force in May.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Ken Clarke warned over ‘catastrophic’ community punishment cuts – The Guardian
“Imminent budget cuts are set to create a funding ‘black hole’ in the criminal justice system with catastrophic consequences for innovative community sentences, experts have warned.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK supreme court to rule on stormtrooper copyright – The Guardian
“This week the justices will be busying themselves with a case consisting of the heady combination of Star Wars, stormtroopers’ protective millinery, clay modelling and international copyright enforcement. These people know how to live.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Odd rulings on equality legislation – Daily Telegraph
“Equality laws have allowed several unlikely claims against employers on the basis that certain views are similar to religious belief. Here are a few cases which made headlines.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
40 years since the Equal Pay Act, equality remains a dream – The Guardian
“It is four decades since the Equal Pay Act came into force, yet men still earn more than women in nearly 90% of job categories, according to analysis by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
College of Law launches part-time BPTC programme – Law Society’s Gazette
“The College of Law in Birmingham is to offer a part-time Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) beginning September 2011.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Miners’ compensation: why did some solicitors take too big a slice of the pie? – The Guardian
“Despite delivering £4bn for sick miners and their families, exploitation by some solicitors cast a shadow over the profession.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of appeal clears bankers to sue Commerzbank over bonuses – The Guardian
“The court of appeal yesterday cleared the way for more than 100 investment bankers to sue Commerzbank over unpaid bonuses in one of the highest profile cases to emerge from the financial crisis.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Background: the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 – Daily Telegraph
“A short guide to the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, which have allowed a man’s views on foxhunting to be placed on a par with religious belief.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman convicted of impersonating a social worker – The Guardian
“A woman from Hertfordshire has become the first person to be convicted of pretending to be a qualified social worker, six years after legislation protecting the professional title took effect.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge pledges more consistency in assault sentencing – BBC News
“New guidelines on sentencing offenders guilty of assault should ensure there is greater consistency between courts, a senior judge has told the BBC.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal – The Independent
“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.”
The Independent, 9th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Old Bailey hears how judge wrestled defendant to the floor – The Guardian
“Court hears how Paul Reid’s alleged escape bid was thwarted by a double rugby-tackle from judge Douglas Marks Moore.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Safety deposit pair who held millions for gangs jailed – BBC News
“The director of three safety deposit box centres in London has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after raids in which police seized £500m in assets.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of burning poppies at Armistice Day protest – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
