“A police constable who tricked teenagers into accepting official cautions to meet detection targets and boost his promotion prospects has been given a three-year jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Rochdale plastics manufacturer has been fined £140,000 after a cleaner was crushed by a 1.5 tonne pallet of bags.”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A London community support officer has been jailed for 15 months for sending criminals police intelligence..”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two of the UK’s biggest ISPs will ask the UK courts to scrutinise the controversial Digital Economy Act to determine whether or not it conflicts with existing laws on privacy and electronic communications.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The decision by the European Court of Human Rights to block the extradition of Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric, to America to stand trial on alleged terrorist offences poses a challenge to the Coalition government.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A second schoolboy is appealing against his conviction for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in west London.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first eBay seller to be prosecuted for bidding in his own auctions to boost prices has been ordered to pay nearly £5,000 in fines and costs.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Shoppers will have their time in the Boxing Day sales halved this year, after a Government minister quashed the retail industry’s plea for Sunday trading laws to be relaxed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The GP who examined Baby Peter Connelly on 15 occasions in the months before his tragic death faces being struck off the medical register after being found guilty of missing a series of opportunities to prevent the abuse he was suffering.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government provoked protests from both sides of the Commons today after a minister confirmed plans to grant rape defendants pre-charge anonymity.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Church of England has paid substantial damages to a woman who claims she was forcibly drugged and sexually abused whilst in the care of a church-run children’s home.”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of applications from solicitors for the role of civil district judge almost doubled in the last selection round, according to data published by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers have won the right to live in Britain after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Government was wrong to return refugees to countries where people had to choose between homophobic persecution or hiding their true sexual identity.”
The Independent, 8th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The City watchdog is considering whether Britain can claim exemption from European laws that will introduce the toughest pay restrictions in the world.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“BT and TalkTalk are seeking a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act, BBC News has learned.”
BBC News, 8th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The attorney general has delivered a stinging attack on the former government, saying it ‘lured’ law officers into a policy-making role.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Nottingham teenager left brain damaged and paralysed after a series of medical errors has won a multi-million pound payout.”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A rapist was jailed for eight years today after admitting a horrific sex attack on an 18-year-old woman on waste ground 24 years ago.”
The Independent, 7th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The High Court has rejected a bid to allow collapsed immigration advice charity Refugee and Migrant Justice to carry on representing its clients until their cases are transferred to other firms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The UK’s legal profession continues to drag its feet in ensuring the same opportunities for all regardless of gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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