Daily Cause List, 4th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Category: news
Brown denies offering inducements to MPs over 42-day plans – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown today denied offering peerages or other inducements to persuade MPs to back the government’s controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Lord Chief Justices calls for alternatives to prison – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge blamed worsening overcrowding in prisons on ministers’ refusal to pay for alternatives to jail.”
The Times, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jordan and Andre accept damages – BBC News
“Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre have accepted ‘substantial damages’ over a News of the World article portraying them as bad parents.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmer who worked for free stripped of £2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer who worked on a relative’s land unpaid for 30 years in the expectation he would one day inherit the £2.1 million estate has had the property taken away from him by appeal judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark damages award – The Register
“The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.”
The Register, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Judges ‘do not trust community service’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are sentencing criminals to prison terms because they do not believe alternative community service orders will be properly implemented, England’s most senior judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Letters go to music file-sharers – BBC News
“Virgin Media has sent about 800 letters to customers warning them that they should not be downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Community measures ‘to cut crime’ – BBC News
“Money which is due to fund giant prisons should be spent on ‘community alternatives’ to jail, says a charity.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gordon Brown accused over early-release prisoner who warned he would attack girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown has been accused of failing in his ‘basic duty’ to protect the public after a court heard that a prisoner who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend after being released early had warned what he was planning to do.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heinz male kiss ad cleared by watchdog – The Guardian
“The UK’s advertising regulator has decided not to investigate Heinz’s ‘male kiss’ TV ad, despite 215 complaints from viewers that it was offensive and ‘inappropriate to see two men kissing’.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
White man guilty of racial abuse after calling white guards ‘honkies’ – Daily Telegraph
“A white man has admitted of racially abusing three white security guards by calling them ‘honkies’.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
18,000 women and children trafficked into UK sex trade – The Independent
“Up to 18,000 females, including girls as young as 14, are working in brothels across Britain after being smuggled into the country to meet the booming demand for prostitutes. Police, unveiling the results of the largest ever crackdown on people smuggling yesterday, revealed that nearly five times more women than previously thought are working under duress in massage parlours and suburban homes.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitors oppose complaint plans – BBC News
“Many solicitors in England and Wales are opposing plans to publish details of complaints brought against them by their clients, a consultation suggests.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Apple core case dropped at cost of £5,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A former plumber with a heart condition who was arrested for dropping an apple core has had the case against him halted following a £5,000 investigation. ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas lose High Court battle over pensions – The Times
“Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their High Court battle over a pensions deal with the Ministry of Defence, which they say has left them struggling to live.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Severn Trent to pay £2m over false leak data – The Times
“Severn Trent, the UK’s second largest water company, was today fined £2 million at the Old Bailey for misreporting leakage information in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Local paper rapped over online video of woman’s house – OUT-LAW.com
“A newspaper has been censured for placing video content on its website which invaded a woman’s privacy by showing the inside of her home.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
