“An organised ring of ‘cash for crash’ insurance fraudsters has been ordered to pay its victims almost £400,000 after a landmark case in the High Court.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh from today following a sudden spike in numbers, throwing thousands of prospective students’ plans into confusion.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is consulting the media and the judiciary after becoming ‘very concerned’ that super-injunctions, such as the double gagging order which was obtained by the England football captain John Terry but lifted last week, are being used too often.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government’s most senior legal advisers broke the law by refusing to tell The Independent who was given crucial advice about the treatment of prisoners during the war in Iraq, the Freedom of Information watchdog has ruled.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A retired civil servant is bringing a High Court test case today over the fees charged to thousands of bereaved relatives each year by will-writing firms when they act as executor of a will. David Khan, 69, from Norwood, South London, is taking legal action against Will Drafters, the Croydon-based firm, claiming that it will charge twice as much as a competitive quote obtained elsewhere.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Almost four children a week died or suffered a serious injury at home last year through neglect or abuse despite tougher child protection rules after the death of Baby P.”
The Times, 1st February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A social worker who was forced into hiding by a man dubbed Britain’s most prolific stalker has spoken out for the first time over ‘appalling’ failures of the Metropolitan Police in investigating her harassment, followed by what she describes as an ‘incompetent’ internal inquiry into its own conduct.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of trying to murder his ex-partner with a 4ft 6in (1.2m) metal fencing pin.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
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“A 15-year-old boy who kicked a homeless man to death in an alcohol-fuelled act of ‘random violence’ has been locked up for four years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former foster carer who hid a vulnerable boy in a hollowed-out washing machine so he could evade police was jailed for 33 months today after being found guilty of child abduction.”
The Independent, 29th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A property developer who built a £500,000 home disguised as a barn in the green belt has won his appeal against eviction.”
The Times, 30th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“England captain John Terry emerged as the footballer who had obtained a gagging order preventing the publication of claims about his private life, after the high court overturned a superinjunction yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a woman to death as she walked her dog because he was feeling ‘very angry’ has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A drink-driver who killed two pedestrians and left a 12-year-old girl brain damaged after his car mounted a pavement was jailed for 10 years today.”
The Independent, 29th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has begun its consultation process on proposed codes of practice relating to new planned equality legislation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A gang of G20 protesters launched a battle for compensation against Scotland Yard today after prosecutors dropped charges against them.”
The Independent, 29th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two men have lost their appeals against the UK’s first conviction for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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