Fake college boss sent to prison – BBC News
“A man who ran a bogus college in a £16m fraud which involved 80,000 students has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Riot murder convictions quashed – BBC News
“Three Asian men who were jailed for life for murdering a 23-year-old black man during riots in Birmingham in 2005 have had their convictions overturned.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why the IWF was wrong to lift its ban on a Wikipedia page – OUT-LAW.com
“EDITORIAL: The Internet Watch Foundation faced a storm of criticism this week over its decision to add a Wikipedia entry to a blacklist of pages that ISPs block. Under pressure, the IWF removed the image from its blacklist. That decision was a mistake.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Web accessibility moves forward as WCAG 2.0 comes into force – OUT-LAW.com
“The de facto standard for web accessibility has been updated for the first time since 1999. Version two of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG 2.0, was published today after several years of development and debate.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Ministers say they will ignore asylum-seekers’ 11th-hour pleas – The Independent
“Refugees warned to expect deportation even if judicial review bid has been lodged .”
The Independent, 12th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Open verdict on toddler’s death – BBC News
“A toddler who died in a fire at his family home screamed for help as rescuers tried in vain to pull him out of the house, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for revenge killing ‘posse’ – BBC News
“A father and son have been jailed for their part in the death of a 19-year-old who was killed in a revenge attack.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for assault on teenager kidnapped from train – The Guardian
“A teenage girl was kidnapped from a train, robbed, beaten and kicked, and pushed into a stream by a gang of seven who were given prison sentences at Luton crown court yesterday.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Credit card firms agree fairer terms – The Guardian
“Credit card companies will no longer be able to raise interest rates overnight, and will only be able to implement an increase twice a year, under a new government agreement.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IVF doctor cleared of sex charge – BBC News
“A fertility doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting one his long-term female IVF patients.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
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Failings found in sex abuse case – BBC News
“Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shamed solicitor Jim Beresford plans legal services ‘supermarket’ – The Times
“Jim Beresford aims to bounce back from yesterday’s public humiliation with a multimillion-pound marketing campaign to set up Britain’s first ‘legal services supermarket’.”
The Times, 12th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Struck off: lawyers who milked sick miners for millions – The Independent
“A solicitor who became Britain’s richest lawyer was yesterday struck off after being found guilty of creaming millions of pounds from compensation paid to sick miners. Jim Beresford, 58, and his partner Douglas Smith, 52, were also ordered to pay substantial costs for serious professional misconduct over the handling of personal injury claims made under a compensation scheme for miners suffering coal dust-related diseases and other injuries.”
The Independent, 12th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British surrogacy ruling saves baby twins from Ukraine orphanage – The Times
“A High Court judge called yesterday for a review of Britain’s surrogacy laws after making a ruling that rescued baby twins from a legal limbo, which had left them ‘marooned, stateless and parentless’ in Ukraine.”
The Times, 12th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hartnett gets sex claim damages – BBC News
“Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett has accepted libel damages of £20,000 over allegations of a ‘sexual dalliance’ in a public area of a London hotel.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Feck’ is not an offensive word, rules ASA – OUT-LAW.com
“A poster for Magners cider that featured the words ‘Feck off bees’ has been cleared by the UK’s advertising watchdog. The word ‘feck’ is unlikely to be seen as a swearword, said the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Brown adviser: Labour’s rights record dismal – The Guardian
“One of the eminent outsiders brought into Gordon Brown’s ‘government of all the talents’ has revealed that he quit in disgust at what he describes as Labour’s ‘dismal’ lack of political leadership on human rights.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Leading legal figures review effectiveness of Law Society – Legal Week
“A group of high-profile legal figures including Linklaters senior partner David Cheyne and Simmons & Simmons managing partner Mark Dawkins have questioned the effectiveness of the Law Society as a single regulator.”
Legal Week, 11th December 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Sir James Dyson in High Court attempt to see off rival vacuum design – Daily Telegraph
“The tycoon Sir James Dyson, whose trademark ‘double cyclone’ vacuum cleaner has become a world beater, has gone to the High Court to try to block a rival design from Samsung Electronics.”
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Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gordon Brown refuses to back law allowing assisted suicides – The Times
“Campaigners seeking to lift the ban on assisted suicide were dealt a blow yesterday when Gordon Brown repeated his opposition to a change in the law.”
The Times, 11th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
