UK child asylum rules ‘flouted’ – BBC News
“Government guidelines on the treatment of child asylum seekers are being ‘routinely flouted’ by UK Border Agency staff, according to a report.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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UN report condemns Britain over torture cases – The Guardian
“Britain is condemned today in a highly critical UN report for breaching basic human rights and ‘trying to conceal illegal acts’ in the fight against terrorism.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ferry angry after judge told charge to be dropped – The Independent
“Otis Ferry, the son of the rock star Bryan, spoke of his anger yesterday at having to spend four months in prison after being charged with an offence that police and prosecutors now plan to drop.”
The Independent, 10th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landlady wins case against rapist who sued her for clearing his flat – Daily Telegraph
“Melody Goymer, a landlady who was sued for £750 by a serial rapist for clearing her flat of his belongings after he was arrested, has won her appeal against the ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Clive Stafford Smith: ‘If I had my time all over again, I’d defend paedophiles’ – The Times
“He battled for years to save death-row convicts in the US, and now represents terror suspects. But what fires a lawyer who acts only for the poor and universally hated?”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law firms from 21 countries meet to plot case against Bernard Madoff – The Times
“A global coalition of law firms representing victims of Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme will today meet to plot their case against the fund manager.”
The Times, 9th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Vulnerable women and children bear brunt of cuts in family justice system – The Bar Council
“Expert family barristers are being driven away from their work to represent the interests of vulnerable women and children as a result of repeated cuts in legal aid pay, a new report says.”
The Bar Council, 9th March 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org
Ending violence against women and girls – your voice counts – Home Office
“The largest ever cross-government public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls was launched today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
Home Office, 9th March 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The impact of bad character provisions on the courts – Ministry of Justice
“This report provides evidence from six court centres over eight months in 2006 on the use of applications to admit bad character evidence in criminal cases. This provision was introduced as part of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and was designed to allow evidence of a defendant’s bad character to play a greater part in the prosecution of cases.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Man Financial ‘overstated value of account by millions’ – The Times
“Man Financial, the City brokerage, deliberately overstated the value of a customer trading account by millions of pounds in a systematic ‘fraud’, the High Court will hear today. ”
The Times, 9th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cardiff Three left stuck in the past as police face conspiracy charges – The Guardian
“Life has stood still for Stephen Miller since he was arrested more than 20 years ago and charged with the murder of a young woman in Cardiff. ‘Not one day goes past without me thinking about the case,’ he said. ‘My life is stuck in 1988.'”
The Guardian, 9th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Third of a million extra offences ‘due to cuts to probation service’ – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of thousands of extra crimes could be committed because of plans to cut the number of officers monitoring dangerous offenders, probation staff have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Row on asylum children detention – BBC News
“The UK government’s treatment of the children of asylum seekers in detention is ‘abusive’ and ‘dehumanising’, it has been claimed.”
BBC News, 8th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No inquiry into couple’s assisted suicide – The Guardian
“Police are not investigating the deaths of the husband and wife who became the first terminally ill British couple to be helped to die together in Switzerland, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenage criminals committing repeated crimes because of drug habit could get single caution – Daily Telegraph
“Teenage criminals who commit repeated crimes because of a drug habit could get only a single caution to cover all their offences under new Government rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Care failings blamed for stabbing spree – The Guardian
“An independent inquiry into the treatment of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who randomly stabbed six people, killing one, has condemned the care he had before the attacks and found that a nurse had altered notes relating to his case.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Register plan for domestic abuse – BBC News
“A register of people who have attacked their partners could help prevent other potential victims of domestic abuse, the government has said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Account of detainee’s alleged torture passed to high court – The Guardian
“A graphic account by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed of his alleged torture during interrogation sessions has been passed to the high court.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rural speed limits may be reduced to 50mph – The Independent
“Speed limits on most single-carriageway roads in rural areas could be cut from 60mph to 50mph under a Government plan to cut the number of deaths in car accidents.”
The Independent, 9th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Human rights challenge to MoD due – BBC News
“The government’s human rights watchdog will take on the MoD in a test case later which could extend human rights law to soldiers on battlefields abroad.”
BBC News, 9th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
