Sats boycott prompts threat of legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“Headteachers are facing possible legal action after pressing ahead with a planned boycott of Sats tests in England.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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AWOL soldier loses sentence appeal – The Independent
“A soldier who went absent without leave as he was about to be deployed to Afghanistan lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his nine-month sentence today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sex offenders win legal challenge over register – BBC News
“Two convicted sex offenders have won the right to challenge their inclusion on the UK’s sex offenders register.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court backs extradition of mother to US on abduction charge – The Guardian
“High court judges have backed demands by the home secretary and the US authorities to extradite a seriously ill woman to stand trial in America on charges of abducting her daughter 12 years ago.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
AWOL soldier appeals against jail sentence – The Independent
“Lawyers for a soldier who was jailed for going absent without leave after refusing to fight in Afghanistan will appeal against his sentence today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man ‘angry at phone call’ killed stranger in Greenwich – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a stranger to ‘release his rage’ at not being able to get through to his girlfriend’s phone has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nine face trial for biggest UK jewellery robbery – The Independent
“Nine men, including one from Dorset, are due to go on trial accused of taking part in Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery in central London.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
Worker wins £100,000 after ‘environmental discrimination’ – Daily Telegraph
“A worker has won almost £100,000 because his firm discriminated against his environmental views after a landmark legal ruling placed them on a par with religious beliefs.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Suspended paediatrician David Southall wins GMC appeal – BBC News
“Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers ‘desperate’ to buy shares before buyout, court told – The Independent
“Two lawyers made nearly £80,000 in unlawful profits after using insider information to buy shares in a small biotech firm on the brink of a large corporate buy out, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 20th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pakistani sex offender wins right to stay in UK – BBC News
“A Pakistani man who sexually abused two girls has won the right to stay in Britain, claiming his human rights would be breached if he was deported.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P killer Steven Barker loses rape appeal bid – BBC News
“One of the three people jailed for the death of Baby Peter has lost a bid to take his appeal against a rape conviction to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
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House of Lords transformation plans leaked – The Guardian
“The House of Lords should become a second chamber where just two-thirds of members are elected until fresh primary legislation in 10 years’ time decides whether all peers should be elected, according to a document drawn up by the government.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Comedian Mark Thomas wins £1,200 over police search – The Guardian
“Police have paid compensation and apologised to the comedian and activist Mark Thomas after they admitted unlawfully searching him for looking ‘over-confident’ at a demonstration.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father guilty of killing daughter in Norwich in 1985 – BBC News
“A 51-year-old man has been found guilty of smothering his six-week-old baby to death in 1985.”
BBC News, 19th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lap-dancing clubs may take cases to European court – The Guardian
“Strip clubs could use the Human Rights Act to oppose legislation allowing councils greater freedom to turn down lap-dancing licence applications, venue owners say.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FSA bans two analysts after bets on leaks – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority finished a frenetic week of punishing wrongdoing yesterday when it fined two former analysts a combined £276,000 and banned them for market abuse.”
The Times, 17th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Call to change law after burglar death case – The Independent
“The law should be strengthened to protect homeowners who confront burglars, the mother of a trainee builder cleared of murdering a teenage intruder said today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-lover jailed for nurse’s ‘frenzied’ killing – The Independent
“A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a ‘frenzied attack’ was sentenced to life in prison today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
