“The House of Lords last night decisively rejected attempts to ban research on hybrid animal and human embryos as Christian activists mounted a protest outside Parliament.”
The Independent, 16th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Trade mark applicants will soon be able to pay an extra £300 to be fast-tracked through the system, but one expert has said that the new plan will only shave a few weeks from a process that can take years.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Four hundred years ago the Temple was granted its charter. Now, it is holding a year-long festival to celebrate.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a top children’s television programme has taken the production company to an industrial tribunal.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is planning to solve the crisis in the UK prison system by fitting prisoners with surgically implanted tracking chips, claims the Independent on Sunday, citing a senior Ministry official. The chips, claims the paper, would be used to keep order in prison and to enforce home curfews.”
The Register, 14th January 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“An animal rights extremist who waged a five-year blackmail campaign against companies and individuals has had her jail sentence increased.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge who freed a policeman accused of murdering his wife, enabling him apparently to kill again, said yesterday that he could not remember why he had granted bail.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Promiscuity among young people and the failure of police and prosecutors to put enough effort into investigating cases are two of the principal causes in the collapse in the number of rape convictions, the country’s top law officers say today.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The NHS is facing a landmark test case that could pave the way for more than 800,000 equal pay claims, which will run parallel to recent high-profile claims against local authorities.”
The Lawyer, 14th January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“High street banks have assembled a dream team of top-ranked QCs to fight a test case this week that could determine the future of retail bank fees.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals in Britain will take at least three years to complete, ministers are to confirm this month.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pensioner was jailed for five years for masterminding one of Britain’s biggest benefit frauds.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Peter Hain remained in the line of fire on Monday as a parliamentary inquiry was launched into his donation errors and the Conservatives stepped up the pressure on the embattled work and pensions secretary.”
Financial Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.ft.com
“A law to protect workers when a business changes hands can apply to jobs transferred outside Europe, according to a recent ruling. But British workers could be left jobless and without compensation in such cases, an employment specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Police forces in England and Wales are to resume using Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA testing techniques.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A coroner has refused to return secret documents mistakenly handed to him by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a pre-inquest hearing was told.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand unprecedented in modern times – that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret, for ‘national security’ reasons.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.”
The Independent, 15th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior British police officials are talking to the FBI about an international database to hunt for major criminals and terrorists.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A widow whose husband died after being stoned by a gang of boys said yesterday: ‘Justice has not been done.’ Linda Norton, 56, was speaking after the manslaughter convictions of the five boys, for the death of her husband Ernest, 67, were quashed. Each received a 12-month supervision order for violent disorder yesterday.”
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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