“A chef who murdered his former wife after she taunted him on the social networking site Facebook about child support payments was jailed for life today (4 October).”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Men and women facing domestic violence could argue they were forced to kill their tormentor under a new murder law which comes into force today.”
The Independent, 4th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Most prisoners will be expected to work a full 40-hour week instead of spending their days in enforced idleness in cells, under plans to be unveiled by the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, today.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
CA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2278 (QB) (10 September 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Updates to the rules on how some types of civil cases are managed or prepared for court come into force on 1 October.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“UK VAT rules will have to change after the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled this week that record companies should not owe the tax on free albums sent to journalists, DJs and promoters.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Lists: Scotland) Order 2010
The Commons Registration (Amendment and Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2010
The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Food Irradiation (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A teenager who left a man severely paralysed and able to communicate only by blinking has been spared jail after a judge ruled it would not be ‘useful’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An all-party group of MPs has written to the judge heading the inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition setting out the steps they believe are needed to establish the truth.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.”
The Independent, 1st October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A couple who allowed their adopted daughters to be abused by two paedophiles were jailed today for child cruelty after a judge condemned their ‘deplorable and terrible betrayal of trust’.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Law firms will continue to pursue those suspected of piracy and illegal filesharing, despite the ACS:Law data breach scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People who are dissatisfied with the service they have received from their lawyer can, from this Wednesday, complain to a legal ombudsman. The ombudsman can compel all regulated lawyers to comply with its investigations, and has the power to impose penalties ranging from apologising to a client, through to paying up to £30,000 compensation.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of families bereaved by the asbestos cancer mesothelioma will discover this week whether insurance companies will compensate them for the deaths of their loved ones. The Court of Appeal will rule in a test case on Friday if insurers must pay out on company policies that existed when people were exposed to the deadly dust.”
The Independent, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Business leaders will today urge the government to introduce stringent new laws to make it harder for public sector workers to go on strike and prevent the country grinding to a halt as opposition grows to the looming spending cuts.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pig farmer whose starving animals were kept in such appalling conditions that they resorted to cannibalism has been spared a prison sentence, prosecutors said today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A drink-driver who caused a fatal crash at speeds of more than 100mph on the M4 in Berkshire has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 1st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former schoolteacher who used his work laptop to view child pornography was given a three-year community order today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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