Cardiff man jailed for stealing car with baby inside – BBC News
“A man who stole a car without realising a one-year-old girl was asleep in the back has been jailed for 34 months.”
BBC News, 7th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Victims of sex abuse in Catholic children’s homes set to win damages – The Observer
“One of the longest-running legal cases in UK history, centred on systemic sexual abuse at children’s homes in the north-west of England, is poised to end after a judge found in favour of two men who claimed they had been sexually assaulted while in care.”
The Observer, 9th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Draft law opens way for first women bishops by 2014 – The Sunday Times
“The Church of England has paved the way for ordination of its first women bishops with new legislation that it hopes will prevent Anglicans splitting over the issue.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BA price-fixing trial collapses – The Guardian
“Serious and significant failings by the Office of Fair Trading led to the collapse of the trial of senior British Airways executives over allegations of price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tycoon’s wife gives taxman secret files – The Sunday Times
“Michelle Young, 45, who is divorcing her husband Scot, is to give HM Revenue & Customs a computer disk containing hundreds of pages of emails and other documents outlining his dealings in property, shares and film companies over the past five years.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jailed Cazenove partner ordered to pay over £500,000 – The Times
“A former partner at the Queen’s stockbroker Cazenove, who was jailed for insider trading, has been ordered to pay over half a million pounds in confiscation and costs or spend more time behind bars.”
The Times, 7th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Carey intervenes in council prayers battle – The Guardian
“The former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, today [7th May] backed the saying of prayers before council meetings as a pressure group prepared to launch a legal battle on the issue.”
The Guardian, 7th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK policy on gay and lesbian asylum seekers challenged in Supreme Court – The Guardian
“Laws which mean gay and lesbian asylum seekers can be returned to countries where they face persecution will be challenged tomorrow [10th May] in the UK’s highest court.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Algerian terror suspect allowed to stay for children – Daily Telegraph
“An Algerian terror suspect has been allowed to stay in Britain because attempts to remove him have taken so long his children are now settled here.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Competition Commission clears music biz merger – OUT-LAW.com
“The Competition Commission has given the all clear to a merger between two live music companies for the second time. Its first decision in the case was quashed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Prisoners may be unpopular but they should still vote – The Times
“In October 2005, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights decided that it is a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for this country to disenfranchise all prisoners from voting in parliamentary and local elections. At today’s general election, four and a half years later, that absolute ban persists.”
The Times, 6th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Football fan Garry Mann ‘devastated’ to lose extradition battle – Independent
“England football fan Garry Mann was left ‘devastated’ today as he lost his final legal battle against extradition to Portugal, where he faces a two-year jail sentence.”
The Independent, 7th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and Others – Times Law Reports
Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and Others
Court of Appeal
“A local authority was not entitled to decide how the Secretary of State for the Home Department might dispose of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom.”
The Times, 7th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for killing fundraiser in Cwmbran – BBC news
“A steelworker has been jailed for three years after killing a financial adviser who was out fundraising with his friends for a local football team.”
BBC News,6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holyhead sex abuse traffic warden jailed – BBC News
“A traffic warden and ex-rugby referee has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for sexually abusing two girls.”
BBC News, 6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton man banned from wearing skirt breached Asbo – BBC News
“A man banned from wearing skirts or showing bare legs on school days has been found guilty of breaching an Asbo.”
BBC News, 6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Goodwin’s key ally faces ban as FSA closes in – The Times
“A key lieutenant of Sir Fred Goodwin at Royal Bank of Scotland is facing a formal City ban in the wake of a long-running investigation into his conduct. The Financial Services Authority is understood to be close to publishing an enforcement ruling on Johnny Cameron, who ran RBS’s investment banking division in the run-up to its collapse in 2008.”
The Times, 7th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family of man whose fatal disease was missed by doctors to sue NHS – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a man who died in agony after doctors repeatedly mistook a fatal bowel infection for a groin strain are to sue the NHS.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Maclaren payout to children injured by pushchairs – The Times
“The pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay compensation to more than 40 British children who suffered injuries in their buggies.”
The Times, 6th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Copyright exceptions must be expanded and clarified, says new group – OUT-LAW.com
“Librarians, digital activists, ISPs, music managers and other associations and trade bodies have called for the relaxing of copyright law in the EU to allow more people to access and re-use copyrighted material.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
