Colleagues jailed for race abuse – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for three years for a campaign of racial harassment against a Muslim colleague.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Lawyer Gill Switalski seeks £19m after losing her job in sex bias ordeal – The Times
“A top City lawyer who won a claim for sex discrimination after being driven from her job in an 18-month campaign of bullying is seeking £19 million in compensation.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The case of Sgt Eros and his police truncheon – Daily Telegraph
“Three judges have been asked to decide whether a male stripper who dresses as a policeman should be allowed to carry a real truncheon.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sisters celebrate court bingo win – BBC News
“Two women who sued their sister for a share of a £50,000 bingo win have been awarded the money by a judge.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office set to fight devastating arms deal judgment – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against the devastating court ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping its investigation into BAE Systems.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother guilty over heroin death – BBC News
“The mother of a teenager who died of a heroin overdose has been found guilty at Swansea Crown Court of her manslaughter through gross negligence.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Six guilty of terrorism support – BBC News
“A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for £6m holiday scam – BBC News
“A gang that cheated thousands of people in a £6m holiday scam have been jailed for up to seven years each.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men convicted after 5am swim with dolphin – The Guardian
“Two men were today found guilty of harassing a dolphin when they frolicked in the sea with it after leaving a party in the early hours of the morning.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gangmaster stripped of licence for abusing migrant workers – The Guardian
“A gangmaster who supplied migrant workers to harvest leeks sold at Sainsbury’s has lost his licence after being found guilty of abuse, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LawSoc names Lee as deputy vice president
” The Law Society has elected its future leader, with in-house lawyer Linda Lee emerging as the body’s next deputy vice president.”
Legal Week, 17th April 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
OFT accuses construction firms of price rigging – The Guardian
“More than one hundred construction companies have been accused of conspiring to rig thousands of public sector contracts worth billions of pounds.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harriet Harman will not face an inquiry into campaign donations – Daily Telegraph
“Commons leader Harriet Harman will not face a police investigation into errors in reporting contributions to her deputy Labour leadership campaign, it has been revealed.”
The Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Snob yob’ parents could be prosecuted – Daily Telegraph
“Parents of public school pupils who let their children cause trouble in a Cornish resort that has become notorious for wild summer parties could face prosecution.”
The Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
League in court bid to pull plug on cheaper TV games – The Independent
“The Premier League launched a High Court action yesterday to blow the whistle on cheaper live televised matches. ”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Burglar jailed over ear-print wins appeal – Daily Telegraph
“A burglar who was convicted on the evidence of an ear-print left on a window had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Publisher’s daleks claim exterminated – The Guardian
“Today a high court battle over who owns the rights to tell the story of Doctor Who’s best-known adversaries was won by BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newlove killer lodges appeal bid – BBC News
“A second member of a gang of youths convicted of kicking father-of-three Garry Newlove to death is to appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 16th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ear print’ burglar in appeal bid – BBC News
“The case of a burglar convicted after police matched an imprint of his ear to the scene of a robbery will be heard again at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 16th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cockerel owner gets noise asbo – The Guardian
“A chicken owner has been given an asbo after his cockerels kept neighbours awake by crowing 400 times an hour. Peter Stoodley, 64, has been ordered to evict 80 birds living at the back of his shop in Yeovil after the council received a ‘sustained period’ of complaints about the noise.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
