“A drunk driver who killed a father and son was pleasuring himself at the wheel moments before the fatal crash, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 8th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Singer Madonna is claiming more than £5m in damages after the Mail on Sunday published private photographs of her wedding to film director Guy Ritchie.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Naturists are threatening legal action to stop the planned closure of Britain’s first official nudist beach.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The increasing cost of legal action and the curbing of public funding could threaten the quality of legal representation, in-coming Bar Council chair Desmond Browne QC has warned.”
The Lawyer, 8th December 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has insisted that the Government still wants to press ahead with a new Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to rebalance the country’s human rights culture.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As Selina Scott settles with Channel Five, new figures show discrimination cases rose to 3,000.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New provisions in the Children and Adoption Act 2006, which come into force today, provide 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, 8th December 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Social services departments across England face a radical overhaul as a result of disturbing failings uncovered after the death of Baby P and the Shannon Matthews kidnap case.”
The Independent, 7th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New powers to stop warring parents using contact with their children as a weapon could backfire and inflame fraught family relations, according to judges and lawyers.”
The Times, 8th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 77-year-old retired engineer from Suffolk, known locally as King Canute, yesterday won a two-year high court battle to save his ancestral home from the advancing North Sea.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Late abortions of ‘less than perfect’ foetuses are the subject of a secrecy row with the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The vow by Commons Speaker Michael Martin to prevent ‘unauthorised’ raids on MPs’ offices in the wake of the Damian Green affair was seriously undermined last night as it emerged that the Government is preparing new laws to allow investigators to mount parliamentary searches without a warrant.”
The Independent, 7th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former cabinet minister Peter Hain will not face prosecution for his failure to declare donations of £103,000 on time, it emerged yesterday, opening up the possibility of a return to frontline politics.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Building giant ‘Titan’ prison complexes will lead Britain towards a ‘American-style’ justice system, a leading US civil rights lawyer will warn today.”
The Independent, 8th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Chief Justice of Gibraltar faces dismissal by five UK law lords after a damning inquiry report by British judges on Friday called for his removal from office. ”
The Times, 7th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man has been fined £80 for swearing at his own television while drunk.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has blown a hole in its climate change plans by misdrafting a key piece of legislation covering the introduction of ‘green’ fuel for motorists. The Department for Transport admitted last night that there was an ‘error’ in the law governing the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) and it was going to have to put it right.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former church minister and policeman has been jailed for three years for bigamy and forgery.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a baby girl to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an inquiry concluded today.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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