“The US has threatened to withhold intelligence from the UK if evidence of the alleged torture of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay is made public. ”
The Times, 5th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Evidence of how a British resident held in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp was tortured, and what MI5 knew about it, must remain secret because of serious threats the US has made against the UK, the high court ruled today (4 February).”
The Guardian, 4th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Magistrates have won a first-round battle over the growing use of on-the-spot fines, which they warn, are undermining public confidence in the justice system.”
The Times, 5th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Why are we asking this now?
Because the former head of the Youth Justice Board, Professor Rod Morgan, has called for the age at which children can be locked up –the so-called age of criminal responsibility – to be raised. The minimum age is currently 10 years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and eight in Scotland. Professor Morgan spoke for many criminologists and penal reformers when he argued that the age should be raised, and voiced concern that nothing would be done.”
The Independent, 5th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two out of five senior executives would attempt to bury a corruption problem rather than report it to authorities, a survey has found.”
The Times, 4th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Six male cancer patients have been told they can claim damages after a hospital freezer broke down and destroyed their frozen sperm.”
BBC News, 4th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A further 150 people are set to claim compensation for the abuse they suffered at children’s homes in Manchester in the 1970s and 1980s.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Secretary insisted today that burglary does not have to rise in a recession as she prepared to host a summit to address the issue.”
The Independent, 4th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Parliament will investigate privacy law in the UK and may give the law a ‘nudge’, Justice Minister Jack Straw has said. A select committee of MPs will look into how the law has developed and how it is being implemented by courts, he said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Labour has lost a vote in the House of Lords on an amendment to its flagship bill to protect the banking system.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A few terror suspects have managed to maintain contact with terrorist groups despite being under control orders which include restrictions that amount to ‘virtual house arrest’, the government’s official watchdog on the terror laws warned tonight.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Banks are gearing up for a legal battle ahead of tomorrow’s interest rate decision, which could mean they owe borrowers money.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Thousands of people with mental health problems are ending up in jail rather than receiving treatment, the Prison Reform Trust has said.”
BBC News, 4th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The long-term unmarried partner of a retired Royal Navy officer who died five years ago from a job-related illness has failed in her legal battle for the right to receive a widow’s war pension.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Organisations with interactive websites likely to be used mainly by children must ensure that staff moderating the sites are not barred from working with children from October.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who sued his ex-wife for fraud for letting him believe another man’s child was his daughter is to take his fight to the European courts.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The draft order to renew control orders legislation was laid before parliament today by the Home Secretary.”
Home Office, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Marks and Spencer has been fined £20,000 after a worker lost part of his toe in a warehouse accident.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Wearside nurse who killed her 84-year-old mother with a ceramic ornament has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A City high flyer has started a £1.5 million High Court battle claiming she was sacked for spending too much time promoting her son’s attempt to become a pop star.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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