TV slimmer jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Software acquisition anti-competitive, says regulator as partial sale is forced on Capita – OUT-LAW.com
“A software company must sell one of the divisions of a recently acquired former rival immediately or it will be forced to sell the whole company, the Competition Commission has ruled. The merger would damage competition in a specialised software market, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
A single meeting can count as market-rigging activity, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“A group of companies can be guilty of breaking competition law even if they only meet once and the action taken does not result in higher prices for consumers, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Solicitors believe judicial appointments ‘not for me’, JAC research finds – Law Society’s Gazette
“Official research published today reveals a ‘widespread and underlying perception’ of ‘inherent prejudice’ in the judicial application process and suggests that solicitors still see the bench as a career for ‘other people’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Defendant escapes confiscation because no advocate would take legal aid fee – Law Society’s Gazette
“A defendant has escaped confiscation proceedings because she was unable to find an advocate willing to accept the legal aid rate to represent her. The court’s decision, upheld in the Court of Appeal, will fuel an ongoing dispute over the levels of legal aid fees.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Courts must assess unfair terms in consumer contracts, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts in the EU must examine and rule on terms in consumer contracts that may be unfair even if no consumer has complained about them, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. The duty will exist when a company seeks to enforce a consumer contract.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Copyright treaty backing e-books for disabled readers survives US and EU resistance – OUT-LAW.com
“A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.”
OUT.LAW.com, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Search engine ad for IQ test banned over hidden cost – OUT-LAW.com
“An advert that appeared in search engine results to promote an IQ test has been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for failing to disclose in the text of the ad that participants would be charged to receive their results.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.outlaw.com
Abused baby left blind and deaf – BBC News
“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family jailed for sex trafficking – BBC News
“Three members of a Hungarian family have been jailed for trafficking women to the UK for sexual exploitation, by an Inner London Crown Court judge.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duo jailed for smuggling 12 tonnes of cannabis – The Independent
“Ten men convicted of attempting to smuggle 12.5 tonnes of cannabis resin worth £36 million into Britain stashed in a rusty tugboat were jailed today.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co,uk
Abuser fails over £0.5m divorce deal – The Independent
“An art historian and author today failed to win a £500,000 divorce settlement from his wealthy former wife whose grandchildren he sexually abused.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
French student murders: parents sue over killer’s parole – The Guardian
“The parents of murdered French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez are to sue British authorities over systematic failures in the justice system that contributed to their sons’ deaths.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge selection still perceived as unfair – The Times
“Perceptions of unfairnness and prejudice in the selection of judges still widely persist, three years after a new body was set up to modernise the system.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Evil’ duo jailed for life over sadistic murders – The Independent
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Life for rapist left free to attack women after police blunders – The Guardian
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Indian immigrants earned millions from visa fraud factory – The Times
“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
How the rule of law can avoid the world at war – The Times
“The judge who heads Britain’s top court has warned that ‘popular emotion’ must not subvert the rule of law.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar Council calls on firms to fund civil litigation – Legal Week
“City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK.”
Legal Week, 4th June 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Elitist culture of secrecy must end, says Lord Falconer – The Times
“The former Lord Chancellor wants an end to off-the-record briefings and a relaxation of Cabinet collective responsibility.”
The Times, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
