“An advert for Rimmel mascara featuring the model Georgia May Jagger has been banned by a watchdog for failing to make its use of false eyelashes clear to consumers.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A council was fined £100,000 by the privacy watchdog today for accidentally faxing highly sensitive information about cases involving child sex abuse and care proceedings to the wrong recipients on two occasions in the space of two weeks.”
The Independent, 24th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Young people with mental illness and learning difficulties are being let down by youth justice system, a new report reveals.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Inquiry follows claims company mis-sold phone service and switched some internet users to its service without their consent”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A computer hacker who took control of his victims’ webcams was jailed for 18 months today.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lengthy legal battle over the fortune of a ‘delusional’ multi-millionaire who believed he was the son of the last Tsarevich of Imperial Russia was finally settled by the High Court yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lack of accreditation of expert witnesses means that anyone with a scientific background and sufficient ‘brass neck’ could set themselves up as a forensic science expert and mislead the court, a Court of Appeal judge has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables was properly supervised and he alone was responsible for his further offence of collecting child pornography, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK must introduce laws allowing prisoners to vote within six months or face severe legal and financial penalties, the European court of human rights has warned.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former model infected with hepatitis C after being given a blood transfusion more than 20 years ago is challenging the legality of the Government’s compensation scheme.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A mother jailed for falsely retracting allegations that she had been raped six times by her husband was freed today on appeal.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Law firms are trying to build brand identity because there is business worth £15bn out there – and possibly more.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Individuals should play a greater role in solving their problems rather than turning to the courts, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said last week as he set out the government’s plan to support mediation in the wake of its proposals to slash legal aid.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has lost her legal attempt to force the coroner for the 7 July inquests to hold some sessions in secret.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A murderer who killed a transgender prostitute has been given an indefinite jail term for raping another woman in Brighton five weeks earlier.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Internet publishers and ISPs have joined forces to ask the Government to reform libel laws to protect the free speech rights of bloggers and commenters and to strip host companies of liability for libellous statements.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The case of a man convicted of ‘menace’ for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke is to go to appeal at the high court. A senior human rights lawyer will lead a three-strong legal team for Paul Chambers, a former accounts manager in the motor trade, whose conviction in the so-called ‘Twitter joke trial’ has become an international cause celebre.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A female teaching assistant who had sex with two male pupils was jailed for 16 months today.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Atomic bomb test veterans who blame their ill health on exposure to radioactive fallout today lost their case for damages against the Ministry of Defence.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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