Hamza challenges US extradition – BBC News
“Jailed Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza has begun a High Court bid to block his extradition to the USA.”
BBC News, 12th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Computer Misuse Act changes are delayed further – OUT-LAW.com
“Denial of service attacks will not be criminalised in England and Wales for another six months despite measures lying unused in existing laws since 2006. Changes to the Computer Misuse Act will not be activated until October.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Jail officer awarded £43k damages – BBC News
“A Wakefield prison officer who appeared as a witness in a whistleblowing case has been awarded £43,875 by an employment tribunal.”
BBC News, 12th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Litigation costs uncertainty impedes access to justice, legal experts warn – The Lawyer
“Uncertainty shrouds litigation costs, which is putting obstacles in the way of access to justice, a panel of experts warned at The Lawyer’s antitrust litigation conference last week (7 May).”
The Lawyer, 12th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
New Judicial Civil Robe – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Last July the Lord Chief Justice announced reforms to simplify judicial court working dress in England and Wales. The changes, which include the introduction of a new civil gown, are due to come into effect on 1 October 2008. Fashion designer, Betty Jackson CBE, very generously worked on a pro-bono basis as the design consultant for the new gown.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 12th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Blasphemy laws are lifted – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s ancient laws of blasphemy have been abolished by MPs.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court overrules experts in injured baby case – The Guardian
“Two ‘caring and supportive’ parents have won a high court ruling clearing them of deliberately harming their six-week-old baby, despite a conclusion by the seven medical experts in the case that his injuries were most likely to have been caused by intentional shaking.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burrell not to face perjury probe – BBC News
“Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, will not be investigated over allegations of perjury at the inquest into her death, Scotland Yard has said.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie slams Labour on ‘factory farm’ jails – The Guardian
“Cherie Blair has attacked the government’s handling of the criminal justice system by accusing Britain’s jails of failing to protect the public. In an outspoken speech that has drawn a strong rebuttal from the Ministry of Justice, Blair, a judge and QC, said at a human rights seminar that Britain had a ‘factory farm attitude to imprisonment’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dr Rowan Williams compares Embryo Bill to rape and blackmail – Daily Telegraph
“The Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday drew moral parallels between the creation of embryos for human use and rape and torture.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple who won’t accept homosexuality win right to foster – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who were rejected as foster parents after they refused to condone homosexuality have won their battle to apply to be carers.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK signs up to new global approach in protecting children from sexual abuse – Home Office
“Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today (9th May) stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).”
Home Office press release, 9th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action – the Independent
“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist murderer had right to be housed – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl after a council was told he could not be evicted because it would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils consider legal action against building companies – The Times
“Local authorities are looking into the possibility of launching legal action against building companies accused last month of cover-pricing and bid-rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year’ – Daily Telegraph
“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs set to back new embryo research laws – The Guardian
“MPs will reject demands for tighter controls on abortion but are ready to allow new laws pushing back the boundary of research on human embryos, according to a survey carried out by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Rumbled: farmer who hid his illegal castle behind the hay – The Independent
“Mr Fidler, 59, built a mock-Tudor castle, complete with ramparts and cannons, on his farm in Salfords, Surrey in 2000. Because it was on green-belt land and unlikely to get planning permission, he concealed it behind a 40ft stack of hay bales, covered with a blue tarpaulin. He, his wife Linda, 39, and son, Harry, seven, moved in and in August 2006 he removed the hay bales and revealed their castle.”
The Independent, 10th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pagan convicts allowed magic wands in cells – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dog starved to death in bedroom – BBC News
“A woman locked a dog in a bedroom until it died of starvation because she was ‘too knackered’ to care for it.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
