“A High Court challenge has been launched to stop a French aircraft carrier being broken up in Britain after it was deemed too toxic to be taken apart in India.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd Septemeber 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The mastermind behind a ‘Fagin-style’ gang who stole £1million of watches from London jewellers has been jailed for 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The criminal courts are facing their biggest cash crisis in decades after a warning to judges and magistrates of a £90 million shortfall in the budget for the justice system. Judges and magistrates in England and Wales have been told of the emergency, which is likely to result in trial delays, cancelled court sittings and redundancies.”
The Times, 4th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A billionaire gambler today won a legal bid to avoid paying a £2 million debt to a London casino.”
The Times, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An elderly couple from north London are being taken to court for refusing to pay the levy on their council tax bill which will fund the 2012 Olympics.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A county court judge has awarded a disgruntled Fasthosts customer almost £1,500 in damages and costs, after the Gloucester firm failed to meet its uptime and customer service guarantees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Employers should undertake job evaluation programmes to avoid being caught up in the escalating number of discrimination claims reaching Employment Tribunals, the Government’s dispute resolution service has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Maps showing the numbers of muggings, burglaries and vehicle break-ins across London have been made available online.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Organisations must not use the Data Protection Act as a smokescreen for not giving out information, privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“British citizens could be convicted in their absence by foreign courts for traffic, credit card or other criminal offences under plans approved in principle by the European Parliament.”
The Times, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Muslim police worker who was ‘maliciously’ reported to the anti-terrorist squad by colleagues after the July 7 bombings has been awarded almost £14,000 compensation.”
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Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenager accused of the murder of Rhys Jones has been left without a QC with only a month to go before trial.”
The Times, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The YJB today publishes Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach to support youth offending teams (YOTs) in their preparation for the biggest improvements to youth justice in almost a decade.”
Youth Justice Board, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.yjb.gov.uk
Related link: Youth Justice: the Scaled Approach
“A Christian group is taking an art centre to court, claiming it displayed an indecent statue of Jesus Christ.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The House of Lords, whose members once formed a roll-call of the shires of Britain, is now ‘unacceptably dominated’ by peers who live in London and the south-east of England, according to a new report.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The latest Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) are due to come into force fully on 1 October 2008. There are changes in a large number of areas.”
The Bar Council, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Steps to further toughen up [sic] the demanding physical work offenders carry out on community payback were outlined today (1st September) by Justice Minister David Hanson.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“One of the two senior Asian officers suing the Metropolitan Police for racial discrimination has lost his claim after alleging that a ‘golden circle’ of white officers had been chosen to run Britain’s largest force.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British people are the least likely in Europe to be ‘have-a-go heroes’ and get involved if they witness a crime, research from a think tank claims.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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