“A homeowner has been cleared of murder after he shot and killed a bodybuilder at point-blank range when he tried to break into his house.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“He is remembered as a man of principle. But secret papers unearthed by Cahal Milmo show that Albert Pierrepoint was in fact a money-grabbing fantasist.”
The Independent, 12th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An attempt to introduce a computer system for the prison and probation services that was abandoned after three years, after it had already cost £155m in public money, was last night labelled ‘a masterclass in sloppy project management’.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to examine the ‘chilling’ menace of internet libel which makes newspapers liable to legal action every time an article is downloaded from their websites.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An alcoholic who stabbed his partner 177 times at her home in Pembrokeshire will spend at least 18 years behind bars, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The European Union’s Database Directive is infringed when data is taken out of someone else’s database regardless of what they intend using the information for, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A landowner has been ordered by a judge to remove wrought iron gates blocking a public footpath after a five-year, £300,000 legal battle.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“For 27 years the mother of a young barmaid had believed her daughter’s rapist and killer was behind bars. In the last few days it has become clear to Mary Sedotti that the man who strangled her daughter in the early hours of a December morning 30 years ago has never been caught.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lasting Powers of Attorney forms will be overhauled to make them simpler to complete and cheaper to register, the Public Guardian Martin John said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“On Thursday, the government’s expert on children’s services, Lord Laming, will outline how he thinks his own recommendations for change have been implemented following the Victoria Climbie case.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nightclub adverts aimed at students which linked cheap drinks with sex broke industry rules, a watchdog said.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 1,000 serving police officers have criminal convictions ranging from assault to burglary, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former Lancashire police officer who abused his police powers to uncover his wife’s affair has been sentenced to 150 hours’ community service.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who bit off her boyfriend’s tongue during a drunken birthday kiss has been told she faces jail.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Judges in England and Wales are holding their first conference to try to increase the number of women and people from ethnic minorities in their ranks.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother has been jailed for eight years for inflicting a ‘horrific’ series of injuries on her two-month-old son, who died hours later.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The details of Sharon Shoesmith’s judicial challenge against the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, first revealed by the Guardian last night, have been published today (10 March).”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has concluded that nationalising Northern Rock has had no ‘significant adverse’ impact on competition across financial services.”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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