Out to cause harm – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two high-profile cases have focused public attention on a defendant’s right to bail.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th January 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Category: news
Army detainee training “flawed” – BBC News
“Serious flaws existed in the training of British soldiers to deal with Iraqi prisoners, a report is expected to say.”
BBC News, 25th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Maternity units failing to meet guidelines – The Times
“More than four in ten maternity units in England offer poor or below average care, a report by the healthcare watchdog concludes today.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslims wary of terror law extension – The Times
“A controversial proposal by the Government to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to up to 42 days could undermine the help that Muslim groups are giving police, according to the Home Office’s official assessment of the measure.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Stalking by patients is a real menace for psychiatrists – The Times
“More than one in ten psychiatrists has been stalked by patients or their associates, a survey suggests. A report commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found that 10.7 per cent of its members have been victims of stalking, while one in three had suffered harassment under legal and academic definitions of the term.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Now labour faces third police inquiry – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown was forced into the first unwanted and damaging cabinet reshuffle of his six months as prime minister last night after Peter Hain resigned his post as he faced the prospect of being questioned under caution by police investigating more than £100,000 of undeclared donations.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicar accused of spitting at churchwarden faces sack – The Guardian
“A vicar accused of spitting at a churchwarden and acting ‘like a medieval pope’ faces the sack after a church court ruled he should be moved from his parish.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trafficked children in care after police raid on “Fagin gangs” – The Guardian
“Twenty-five people were arrested in dawn raids yesterday as police tried to shut down a gang which trafficked children from Romania and forced them to steal and rob on the streets of London.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gun crime rises, while overall crime falls, Home Office says – The Guardian
“The fall in crime in England and Wales is accelerating, with a 9% drop recorded by the police, according to Home Office quarterly crime figures published today.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man denies murdering Rachel Nickell – The Guardian
“Robert Napper today pleaded not guilty to the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS out of hours service to review hate crimes – Crown Prosecution Service
“CPS Direct, the Crown Prosecution Service department responsible for charging suspects out of hours, has initiated a Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel to improve the way in which it deals with hate crime.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Labour facing humiliation on terror bill – The Guardian
“The government is facing defeat over its legislation to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, which is to be published today without many of the safeguards demanded by opponents.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
One year on: lawyers remain unconvinced of SRA potency – Legal Week
“After 12 months of operation, senior transactional lawyers still feel detached from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) despite risk and compliance heads’ assertion that the body has been giving City firms more attention.”
Legal Week, 24th January 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Defence lawyers ready to seize on DNA doubts – The Times
“Dozens of serious criminal cases, including prosecutions for murder, rape and terrorist offences, could be in jeopardy because of growing uncertainty over a controversial DNA technique. The Times has discovered that prosecuting authorities in different parts of Britain have adopted contradictory positions on the use of the Low Copy Number (LCN) method of DNA testing, which was heavily criticised by a judge in the Omagh bombing case last month.”
The Times, 24th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soft target or a fair cop? – The Times
“Ian Norris’s case will be the first test before Britain’s highest court of the new fast-track extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the US.”
The Times, 24th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge warns on Britain’s forced marriage toll – Daily Telegraph
“Official statistics on forced marriage reflect only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of a much larger problem in Britain, a district judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Excluded Sikh pupil goes to court over religious bangle ban – The Guardian
“The case of a 14-year-old Sikh girl excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle will be heard in the high court, it was decided today.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police target youth criminal risk – BBC News
“Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders are to be targeted in a new police initiative.”
BBC News, 24th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
