Arsonist’s £445,000 payback to Worcestershire victims – BBC News
“A criminal who terrorised the elderly residents of a mobile home park must pay his victims £445,000.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Sky forced to cut price of Sports channels – Daily Telegraph
“Sky should face a cap on the amount it can charge rival broadcasters to show its premium sports channels, the media regulator said in a ruling that could herald a significant shake-up of the pay-TV market.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Digital radio ad banned for giving wrong signals – The Guardian
“ASA censures campaign for misleadingly implying that, unlike analogue, there would never be interruptions in digital signal.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog confirms ban on ‘misleading’ policing ad – The Guardian
“ASA raps Home Office campaign backing Labour policy pledge on time that police officers would spend on the beat.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for man who broke into woman’s home to frame husband for child porn – The Times
“A man has been sent to prison after he attempted to force his way into a female colleague’s life by breaking into her house and framing her husband for downloading child pornography.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
National Rail risks union talks to seek injunction against strike – The Times
“The travel plans of millions of passengers lie in the hands of a High Court judge who will hear a request today for an emergency injunction to block next week’s national rail strike.”
The Times, 31st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jail for pensioner who filmed girls in shower – The Independent
“A pensioner who secretly filmed young girls as they showered in his bathroom was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 30th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Greater transparency in Freedom of Information – Ministry of Justice
“The Freedom of Information Act will be extended to cover four more public bodies and increase the public’s right to access information, Justice Minister Michael Wills announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
28 years for jealous father who strangled children – The Independent
“A jealous father who strangled his two young children with computer cables to get back at his wife was jailed for a minimum of 28 years today.”
The Independent, 30th March 2010
School smacking loophole closed – BBC News
“Smacking is to be banned for anyone working with children outside the family, closing a loophole on corporal punishment, the government has said.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New parliamentary expenses evidence passed to CPS – The Independent
“Scotland Yard passed a new file of evidence against a Parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors today.”
The Independent, 30th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist avoids deportation so that he can marry in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist facing deportation has won a High Court battle to be allowed to stay in the country to get married.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Protocol between Lord Chancellor and Law Commission – Ministry of Justice
“The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission for England and Wales have agreed a statutory protocol governing how Government departments and the Law Commission should work together on law reform projects.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division – Judiciary of England and Wales
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division (PDF)
District Judges’ Seminar, 26th March 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Warning over pupil fingerprinting – BBC News
“Many schools are fingerprinting pupils without parents’ permission, teachers have warned.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eminent pharmacist with ‘double life’ jailed for expenses claims – The Times
“The secrets of an eminent pharmacist who held bondage parties at his pied-à-terre were uncovered during an investigation into fraudulent claims for NHS expenses.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Death tax law ruled out next parliament – The Guardian
“Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will today rule out legislation in the next parliament to impose a death tax to pay for social care for the elderly, but will promise new laws to cap the cost of residential costs after two years in a home.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Publisher not liable for search engine summary, rules High Court – OUT-Law.com
“A publisher should not be responsible for a libel created by the out-of-context publication of material by a search engine, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Hearing aid man wins porn case appeal – The Independent
“A director of a hearing aid company who kept adult pornographic images on a work computer in a file named ‘Dirty’ won a High Court battle against being struck off today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shotgun murderer who killed before gets whole-life term – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for the rest of his life for a shotgun murder – 39 years after committing another killing.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
