One-legged driver convicted of illegally parking in a disabled space – Daily Telegraph
“A one-legged driver has been convicted of cheating the disabled badge system.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: news
Rape victims ‘could have been spared ordeal’ – Daily Telegraph
“A teenage rape victim has claimed other victims of her attacker could have been spared their ordeal had he been prosecuted over the allegations she made against him.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail term for baby killer father – BBC News
“A ‘selfish’ father has been jailed for five years for killing his baby daughter in a fit of temper.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sadistic’ carer’s sentence cut – BBC News
“A foster mother who abused three children in her care has had her 14-year jail sentence cut by two years.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bb.co.uk
Two drunken ‘laughing hyena’ louts jailed for beating innocent man to death – Daily Telegraph
“Two drunken louts who acted ‘like laughing hyenas’ as they beat an innocent man to death have been jailed for a minimum of 15 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sex offenders can ‘live’ at bus stop, park bench or in tree – Daily Telegraph
“A legal loophole which allows homeless sex offenders to roam free – ‘living’ at a bus stop, park bench or in a tree – has been branded ‘astonishing’ by a senior judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Barclaycard fined £50,000 for ‘persistent silent phone calls’ – The Guardian
“Britain’s biggest credit card company has been fined £50,000 by the telecoms regulator for making silent and abandoned phone calls to UK customers.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
OFT suspects fixing of prices in grocery – The Guardian
“Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food companies could be fined tens of millions of pounds after a consumer watchdog said there was evidence they had been sharing information on prices.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brands gain new protection from opportunism from October – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses will be able to stop others from registering their brands as company names in the UK for the first time under new laws that come into force at the end of the month. A new tribunal aims to resolve disputes faster and more cheaply than courts.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Bankers could sue if FSA action leads to slashed bonuses – OUT-LAW.com
“Bankers could sue their employers if their bonuses are cut in the aftermath of the financial meltdown of the past 10 days, according to one employment law expert who said City workers have a ‘significant expectation’ of large bonuses.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Ear-biting rugby player is jailed – BBC News
“A rugby player who bit off a piece of an opponent’s ear during a match, after the referee had awarded a penalty, has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vigilante attack policeman jailed – BBC News
“A policeman has been jailed for a year for beating a man he wrongly thought had glassed his son.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sadistic’ carer fights sentence – BBC News
“A foster mother who abused three children in her care is attempting to have her 14-year jail sentence cut.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Constitutional experts rally behind proposals to revoke 300-year-old ban on Catholic monarchs – The Guardian
“Constitutional experts and minority parties yesterday rallied behind proposals to repeal the 300-year bar to Catholics succeeding to the throne and end male precedence in the royal succession.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New law could end ‘studentification’ of towns – The Guardian
“The government is to propose changing planning law to disperse student populations and end the ‘studentification’ of university towns.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lib Dems broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters – The Times
“The Liberal Democrats broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters during their party conference, despite having been warned that their actions would be likely to breach regulations.”
The Times, 26th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fathers’ groups are wrong: most men are winning right to see children, study shows – The Times
“The vast majority of disputes between parents over contact with children end with fathers having access, contrary to claims by campaign groups, new research shows.”
The Times, 26th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Father wins ruling to stop baby son being buried 22 years after his death – Daily Telegraph
“A judge ruled that Enfield Council should not bury Christopher Blum for at least three weeks to give his father time to prepare a legal case.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hip-hop star Rhymes arrested before charity gig – The Guardian
“Hip-hop star Busta Rhymes was denied entry to the UK on his way to a charity concert yesterday because of his criminal convictions in the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supporters urge halt to hacker’s extradition to US – The Guardian
“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
