“A London theatre is being investigated after it allegedly promoted its production of the Shawshank Redemption by quoting comments about the hit film.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men have started appeals against the UK’s first convictions for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
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“A woman has been jailed for killing a man she met on the day she appeared in court for punching a police officer who tried to stop her running on to the M6.”
BBC news, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The way hospitals are regulated should be urgently reformed after a report found a catalogue of failings at two hospitals in Essex, a charity has said.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An investment consultant jailed for groping a ‘comatose’ woman after a cocktail party has had his prison sentence overturned.”
The Times, 27rh November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More than 27,000 children have been locked up before being convicted of any crime over the last five years. They include 1,004 under-18s held on remand for more than six months and 83 detained for more than one year.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Defendants are being denied a fair trial because police pressure deters them from being represented by a lawyer after their arrest, a survey reveals today.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lord West of Spithead, the Security minister, has been stopped and searched under anti-terrorism powers, which were used a record number of times last year.”
The Times, 27th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Hopes of a reprieve for Gary McKinnon, the British computer hacker facing extradition to the US, were dashed last night after the Government said that it was powerless to intervene.”
The Times, 27th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for their part in the murder of a 26-year-old man who was tortured with scissors in the mistaken belief he was a paedophile.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A banker who stole £315,000 from the trust fund of his five-year-old niece after she lost her limbs to meningitis has been sentenced to four years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A wealthy aristocrat who stole £1.6m from a family charity intended to aid Bosnian orphans was given a two-year suspended sentence today.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Libel tourism is flourishing and London is the hottest destination. Its reputation as libel capital of the world has just been confirmed by figures that show that the number of defamation actions started last year was the highest for five years.”
The Times, 24th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A student who admitted outraging public decency after he was pictured urinating over a Sheffield war memorial has been told to do community service.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Somerset solicitor is set to launch a judicial review action against the Children and Family Courts Advice and Support Service (Cafcass) because of its ‘unacceptable delays’ in appointing children’s guardians and family court advisers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Police officers are still refusing to take complaints of rape seriously if the victims come from ‘the wrong part of town’, if they have been drinking or if they have made previous allegations, according to a report by Sara Payne, the national victims’ champion.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s equality laws are inadequate, according to the European Commission which has announced that it has begun legal action against the UK. The Government claims that new equality legislation will settle the dispute.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Consumers will be able to bring class actions against banks, insurers and other financial services firms if the Government’s Financial Services Bill comes into force.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“High Street fashion chain New Look has been fined a record £400,000 for fire safety breaches after a blaze broke out at a central London branch.”
BBC News, 25th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 22-year-old man has been jailed for killing a Qatari student during a racist row in East Sussex.”
BBC News, 25th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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