Man jailed for making and selling Tracey Emin fakes – BBC News
“An ex-art student who worked alongside artist Tracey Emin has been jailed for 16 months for forging her work.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Mother who doused daughter in acid sent to secure unit – The Guardian
“A schizophrenic mother who stabbed her three-year-old daughter to death before dousing her body in acid must stay in a secure psychiatric hospital for the public’s protection, a judge ruled today.”
The Guardian, 28th Ocotber 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office wrongly allowed import of medicinal cannabis – The Guardian
“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Thames Water pays £60k compensation after email blunder – Daily Telegraph
“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
6,000 childminders and nurseries failing to keep children safe – Ofsted – Daily Telegraph
“The watchdog said that 15 per cent of childcare providers inspected between September 2008 and September 2010 – 5,978 in total – fell short of basic legal standards for child protection and welfare and were ordered to make urgent improvements.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MI6 chief Sawers: we have nothing to do with torture and rights abuses – The Guardian
“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CCTV captures police punching stabbed man in the head – The Guardian
“Police are investigating an incident captured on CCTV which appears to show officers repeatedly punching a restrained man who had been stabbed in the head.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P doctor to launch legal battle – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terrorism Act: No terror arrests made after 100,000 stop-and-searches – Daily Telegraph
“Out of more than 100,000 people stopped and searched by police using controversial anti-terror powers not one single arrest was made for terrorism-related offences, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke and Lord Judge: a plain-speaking verdict on life after cuts – The Guardian
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal court verdict could open the door for vicarious liability claimants – The Guardian
“This week, the question of who is potentially liable for the alleged physical and sexual abuse of 150 pupils at St William’s boys’ school in east Yorkshire between 1960 and 1992 was considered by the court of appeal. In 2004 the main abuser, Brother James Carragher, headmaster during this period, was convicted of abusing boys at the home.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer fees could come out of client’s damages – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers fighting civil actions may be handed a cut of their client’s damages for the first time in a bid to cut frivolous claims, the Justice Secretary has signalled.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Unfitness to Plead – Law Commission
“We published our consultation paper on 27 October 2010, which contains our provisional proposals for comprehensive reform of the law on unfitness to plead in England and Wales. A press release is also available.”
Law Commission, 27th October 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection – Ministry of Justice
“For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Human rights challenge to Met over Jean Charles de Menezes death – Daily Telegraph
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes has launched a new fight for justice at the European Court of Human Rights over the failure to prosecute seven police officers over the Brazilian’s shooting.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
196 offenders charged with serious crimes after prison release – The Guardian
“A total of 196 convicted violent or sex offenders have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or other serious crime while under the supervision of the probation service, according to Ministry of Justice figures published today.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord chief justice calls for reform of family system
“The adversarial court system is not appropriate for settling parental disputes over the custody of children, the lord chief justice said today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered – The Guardian
“Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulators consult on tougher rules for law degrees – Law Society Gazette
“A joint committee of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board has released two consultations on the future of the undergraduate law degree.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Youth jails yet to introduce new restraint system six years after deaths – The Guardian
“A new system of restraining troublesome children in privately run youth jails has still not come into effect six years after the deaths of two teenagers, the Ministry of Justice confirmed tonight.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
