Sports editor jailed for £370k scam – The Independent
“A former sports editor was jailed today after defrauding a national newspaper of more than £370,000.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: news
The tangled web of copyright law – The Guardian
“As the Meltwater case on news aggregation rumbles on, Alex Wade takes a look at the legally fraught, and commercially sensitive, world of spiders, bots and scrapers.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations – The Guardian
“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Joint Advocacy Group analysis of QAA consultation response – Bar Standards Board
“Analysis of responses to the Joint Advocacy Group consultation paper on proposals for a quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates, is now available to view and download.”
Bar Standards Board, 4th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Legal Services Act: the debate heats up – The Lawyer
“Last month (24 January) The Lawyer highlighted an accelerating trend that may well turn out to be one of the defining developments in this year of full Legal Services Act (LSA) implementation. An increasing number of firms are looking at introducing corporate vehicles into their partnerships.”
The Lawyer, 7th February 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Concern over mother jailed for restraining daughter on drugs – BBC News
“A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophiles spared jail because of their age – The Independent
“A steward at Windsor Castle was given a suspended prison sentence today for grooming and abusing a young boy 25 years ago.”
The Independent, 4th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Liberty attacks new school search powers for phones – BBC News
“New search powers being given to schools over mobile phones are more suitable for terror inquiries, human rights pressure group Liberty says.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Widow appeals to church court claiming dead husband’s human rights have been breached – Daily Telegraph
“A widow who found that the tributes she left on her husband’s grave were being moved took the case to the church court on the grounds that the dead man’s human rights were being breached.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court bans man with low IQ from having sex – Daily Telegraph
“A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge who admitted the case raised questions about ‘civil liberties and personal autonomy’.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
RAF men jailed for smuggling cigarettes to North East – BBC News
“Three RAF servicemen who helped smuggle seven million cigarettes into Britain on military flights from the Middle East have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hostel offenders risk to public – The Independent
“More than four out of five offenders in probation hostels pose a high or very high risk to the public, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 6th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK ‘should cut links to European Court of Human Rights’ – BBC News
“The government should cut its ties with the ‘expansionist’ European Court of Human Rights, says a report by a right-leaning think tank.”
BBC News, 7th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Payout for prison officer stressed by accounts of sex crimes – The Guardian
“Steven Heaven, 44, wins undisclosed six-figure sum after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who made false traffic warden slur jailed – BBC News
“A man who falsely claimed a traffic warden racially abused and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager and partner convicted of murdering her father – The Guardian
“A teenager wept when she was found guilty of murdering her father while he slept in his bed after a dispute over money.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Penwithick man who shot teenager cleared of wounding – BBC News
“A man who shot a boy in the neck with an air rifle has been cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coalition to scrap sex trafficking safeguards – The Independent
“Government to close special police units and rebuff EU moves to protect victims and target criminal gangs.”
The Independent, 6th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Pet boutique’ millionaire fined after dog bit jogger’s bottom – Daily Telegraph
“The millionaire owner of one of London’s top ‘pet boutiques’ has been ordered to pay £1,000 after his dog bit a jogger on the bottom.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Case for legal aid – from a desperate young mother – The Guardian
“Evidence to a distinguished panel of non-lawyers gives MPs a powerful reminder of the need for publicly funded legal advice.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
