Devout Hindu loses cremation bid – BBC News
“A bid by a devout Hindu for the legal right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre has been rejected by the High Court in London.”
BBC News, 8th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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UK judges reopen Guantanamo case – BBC News
“The High Court has taken the unusual step of reopening a controversial judgement in the case of the former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 8th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office to ask parliament to grant it new powers – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Serious Fraud Office is to ask parliament to enhance its powers to fight fraudulent companies and corrupt directors, the Gazette has learned. The investigation and prosecution agency has begun consulting privately with senior lawyers and officials before it approaches parliament later in the year. Sources close to the discussions said the SFO wants powers to fine fraudulent companies and impose deferred prosecutions, as well as legislation requiring companies to report frauds as soon as they are discovered.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th May 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lord Hunt outlines vision for regulation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The peer tasked by Chancery Lane with reviewing legal regulation says that only ‘minor’ adjustments to the Law Society’s internal governance may be required to yield ‘enormous benefit’ for the regulation of law firms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th May 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The murky, mysterious world of the Queen’s Privy Council – The Times
“The Privy Council is one of the most obscure and murky corners of the British constitution — yet its powers are far from antiquated or redundant.”
The Times, 8th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mayfair nightclub Annabel’s fined over tips system – The Times
“A prestigious Mayfair nightclub lost a court battle with the taxman yesterday over a tips system that benefited customers and staff.”
The Times, 8th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Navy officer loses racism claim – BBC News
“A black Royal Navy officer has lost his claim for racial discrimination
BBC News, 7th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed for 17-day crime spree – BBC News
“Two men who terrorised part of Greater Manchester during a 17-day crime spree have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 7th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Agency workers to receive equal rights after 12 weeks in job – The Guardian
“About 500,000 agency workers will receive the same pay and conditions as permanent staff under proposals to be published by ministers today in an effort to redeem a pledge made by government to union.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA pioneer condemns plan to keep details on database for 12 years – The Guardian
“The government’s plans to reform the national DNA database were condemned yesterday by lawyers for the two innocent men whose European court victory forced ministers to change the rules.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stop-and-search powers limited by the Met Police after bias claim – The Times
“Britain’s biggest police force has agreed to limit its use of controversial stop-and-search powers after critics claimed it was discriminating against minority groups.”
The Times, 8th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Queen’s Trinity Cross honour deemed unlawful by Privy Council – The Times
“An honour established by the Queen has been declared unlawful after Muslims and Hindus complained that its Christian name and cross insignia were offensive.”
The Times, 8th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Huntsman cautioned for chasing hare in first case of its kind under Hunting Act – Daily Telegraph
“A huntsman has been given a police caution for illegally hunting a hare – the first case of its kind dealt with under the controversial Hunting Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office rejects all Gurkha residency test cases – The Guardian
“Gurkha rights campaigners today accused Gordon Brown of betrayal after learning that all five test cases of applications to stay in Britain have been rejected by the Home Office.”
The Guardian, 7th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher Matthew Wren wins battle to have DNA records deleted – The Times
“A teacher has won a High Court battle to have his DNA destroyed after he was unlawfully arrested by police when accused of assault by a pupil.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ruling quashed on balcony death father – The Independent
“An inquest ruling that a man unlawfully killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony when a holiday trip to Crete to salvage his marriage went disastrously wrong was quashed by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 7th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rajesh Gill, ‘7 to 7’ day trader, awarded £20m for City fraud – The Times
“One of Britain’s most successful City traders, who was fooled into thinking he was making millions when he was really suffering huge losses, has been awarded £20 million after a judge ruled that his broker defrauded him.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
What will the Jackson report say? – The Times
“All we know for sure is that it is a mammoth 1,000 pages long. But the contents of Lord Justice Jackson’s initial report on reforming civil litigation costs have been a well-guarded secret before publication tomorrow.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge rules gipsy can stay at illegal site to help him beat heroin addiction – Daily Telegraph
“A Romany gipsy has won a High Court battle allowing him to stay on an illegal travellers’ site, after a judge ruled it would help him beat his heroin addiction.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminal trials cancelled because fearful witnesses fail to attend – The Times
“Hundreds of trials are being cancelled or adjourned because witnesses fail to attend court to give evidence, despite reforms to improve their treatment.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
