“A former bankrupt businessman who funded a luxury lifestyle by selling millions of pounds worth of unlicensed Viagra-like drugs over the internet was jailed for two years yesterday.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The BBC faces a multimillion-pound legal bill after settling a libel battle with one of Britain’s most successful fertility doctors.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has been accused of using a ‘racial slur’ against gypsies while sentencing a conman, who he said had ‘gypped’ a student out of money.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“DNA samples are being taken from children in a London borough at the rate of nearly one a day, figures show.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A landmark legal victory for relatives of victims of the Omagh bombing could open the way for those bereaved in London’s 7/7 attacks to sue the perpetrators for damages, it was claimed yesterday.”
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The Independent, 9th June 2009
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“A loan shark who charged an interest rate of more than 8,000,000% has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A driver has been jailed for killing a cyclist while over the drink-drive limit and under the influence of drugs.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
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“A music teacher who punched a police officer in the face at a demonstration has been cleared of assault charges after a court ruled he was acting in self-defence.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man whose air rifle was used to shoot his toddler son dead when he left it unattended has walked free from court.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The BBC has agreed to settle a libel case, after a specialist fertility doctor claimed a Panorama programme had damaged his reputation.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of fines and bans handed out by the Financial Services Authority is on course for a record this year as the City watchdog steps up its ‘get tough’ approach to regulation.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Halifax, the UK retail bank, has scored a victory in a closely-watched ‘phantom withdrawal’ case that put the security of Chip and PIN on trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Dozens of low-paid women workers at a leading public school are celebrating after gaining equal pension rights following a 10-year legal battle.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Pressure is growing for a public inquiry into a series of deaths of elderly people at a hospital in Gosport, Hampshire, as a doctor faces the General Medical Council charged with giving patients excessive doses of the drug diamorphine.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The mother of a 10-year-old Catholic boy has launched a legal battle after a council placed him with homosexual foster carers.”
Sunday Telegraph, 7th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain is preparing to suspend the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands as a long-awaited inquiry is expected to find evidence that the country has been plagued by endemic corruption.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Two Church of England bishops have begun legal proceedings to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in one of their properties.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“A High Court judge in London has ruled that a ‘wedding’ in South Africa – complete with priest, trousseau and reception – was not a legal marriage.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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