James Bond fantasist jailed – The Guardian
“A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
‘Leprechaun’ insult case dropped – BBC News
“A teenager from Liverpool who was being prosecuted for swearing at her pregnant Irish neighbour and calling her a leprechaun has had her case dropped.”
BBC News, 31st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More flexible approach to resolving disputes in contact cases – Ministry of Justice
“The Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides new ways to help the courts find solutions in contact cases where there is conflict between the parents about whom a child should see and how often.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Daily Cause List, 31st October 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
People-power a step closer in energy bill – The Guardian
“The prospect of households with wind turbines and solar panels being able to sell power back to the national grid has come a step closer after the government tabled an amendment to a bill that would allow people to generate enough power to serve a community of more than 1,000 people.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of pagan prisoners has doubled over four years – The Times
“Paganism is on the rise in jails in England and Wales with the number of practising prisoners more than doubling in the past four years. ”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw asked to pardon executed witches – The Guardian
“A petition calling for the posthumous pardon of women and men who were executed as witches in Britain will be presented to the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cleared rape accused denied claim – BBC News
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has had his attempt to claim damages from his accuser denied at the High Court.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal blunder allows drivers to get away with littering – The Times
“Thousands of motorists who litter Britain’s roads every day are escaping penalty because of a bureaucratic blunder.”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drug use declines as seizures reach record – The Guardian
“Illicit drug use in Britain is declining, with cannabis use at its lowest level for 10 years and cocaine also down, according to British Crime Survey figures published yesterday. The estimated falls in drug consumption are matched by a 15% rise in seizures of all classes of drugs by the police and customs in England and Wales to 186,028 – a level not seen since 1973.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Millionaire’s son who left baby brain damaged released from jail early – Daily Telegraph
“A millionaire’s son whose dangerous driving left a baby paralysed and severely brain damaged has been released from prison after serving only six months.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jack Straw makes clear Sharia principles subject to English law – The Times
“Jack Straw last night made clear that Sharia principles will always be subject to English law.”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother and lodger cleared of murdering battered boy – The Guardian
“The mother of a 17-month-old boy who suffered a catalogue of injuries and died from a broken back despite being on the child protection register was cleared yesterday of his murder on the orders of a judge.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freezing of terror assets backed – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal has ruled the government should be allowed to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tajik president accused in £90m aluminium fraud case – The Times
“The President of Tajikistan was today (30 October) accused of involvement in a multimillion-pound aluminium fraud that has led to one of the most expensive lawsuits in British history.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sienna Miller sues paparazzi for harassment – The Guardian
“Sienna Miller’s life was made intolerable by a ‘campaign of harassment’ by paparazzi photographers, her lawyer told the high court yesterday.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman spared jail after giving policeman she punched chocolates – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who punched a police officer has been spared jail after a judge heard that she bought him a box of chocolates to apologise.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims’ statements ‘a success’ – BBC News
“A pilot scheme giving murder victims’ families a chance to tell the court how the death has affected them has been a success, says the Ministry of Justice.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defence of poor quality trade mark reproduction rejected by Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“A man has tried to overturn a conviction by claiming that he could not have infringed a trade mark because his copy of it was so poor. Gary Boulter has been refused permission to appeal his conviction of criminal trade mark infringement.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Tuckers Solicitors receives £9m for one year’s legal aid work – The Times
“A solicitors’ firm reaped gross earnings of nearly £9 million from defending cases on criminal legal aid in one year, according to new figures released today.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
