Ex-major loses case against MoD – BBC News
“An ex-Army major who claims his career was ruined after he was arrested on suspicion of spying has lost the bulk of his High Court action for damages.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Court to study BAE fraud decision – BBC News
“Two pressure groups have won a High Court challenge on the legality of the decision to end investigations into BAE Systems’ dealings with Saudi Arabia.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government postpones company law reforms until October 2009 – OUT-LAW.com
“The date when significant parts of the Companies Act come into force has been put back a year. It will now be 1st October 2009 instead of 1st October 2008, according to the UK Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Jail term cut for ‘feral’ killers – BBC News
“Two Cheshire teenagers who terrorised a vulnerable man before beating him to death and throwing his body in a river, have had their life sentences cut.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
500 pubs adopt 24-hour drinking – BBC News
“About 500 pubs and clubs in England and Wales have been granted 24-hour licences in the two years since laws were changed, government figures show.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly witnesses to testify from home – The Times
“Frail and vulnerable elderly people will be able to give evidence from their own homes via video link to courts in a drive to prosecute more crimes against old people.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British lawyers call on President Musharraf to reinstate rule of law – The Times
“British lawyers are united in their condemnation of the treatment of lawyers in Pakistan and the dismissal of the Chief Justice and are calling for the re-instatement of the rule of law and the Constitution.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law reaches out to foreign drivers who dodge fines – The Times
“Foreign drivers will be traced and forced to pay parking, bus lane and congestion charge fines, under a Government plan to address the problem of 700,000 unpaid penalties issued annually to vehicles that are registered overseas.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs try to cut abortion limit to 20 weeks – Daily Telegraph
“Labour and Conservative MPs are preparing to unite in a cross-party attempt to restrict access to abortion in Britain, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met chief’s attempt to block investigation made bad situation worse, says IPCC – The Guardian
“Allies and opponents of Sir Ian Blair yesterday said they believed he would keep his job as Britain’s most senior police officer, despite an official report into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes blaming him for exacerbating the damage caused to his force.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Penalty points double for speeding drivers – The Times
“Motorists face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Poetic shop assistant guilty of building library of terror – The Times
“A shop assistant at Heathrow airport who called herself the Lyrical Terrorist has become the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Abbot, 80, is jailed for abusing young boys – The Times
“The former Abbot of Buckfast Abbey was jailed yesterday for abusing young boys when he taught Latin at its preparatory school.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Attacking elderly is a hate crime, courts told – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who target the elderly are to be treated more harshly by the courts, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman not guilty of terror charge – BBC News
“A woman from west London has been found not guilty of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose.”
BBC News, 7th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog releasing Menezes report – BBC News
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is due to publish its report into the fatal police shooting in 2005 of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Five Stephen Lawrence suspects could be rearrested – The Times
“The five suspects in the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence could be rearrested after a ‘breathtaking’ forensic breakthrough, it emerged last night.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government delays Companies Act – The Times
“The Government has delayed the introduction of some of the remaining provisions of the Companies Act 2006, a wide-ranging overhaul of UK company law, it was announced today (7 November).”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother’s court fight to keep baby secret from father – The Guardian
“A mother’s decision to put a child conceived during a one-night stand up for adoption has turned into a legal dilemma over parental rights and responsibilities.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sally Clark’s death accidental, coroner rules – The Guardian
“Sally Clark, the mother who ‘never recovered’ from being wrongly convicted of killing her two children, died accidentally as a result of acute alcohol intoxication, a coroner ruled today.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
