“A convicted drug dealer was awarded £880 compensation by a European court which ruled her human rights were breached by a British judge.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office published figures today showing its conviction rate had jumped over the last year despite steep budget cuts in a direct riposte to critics who have called for the crime agency to be scrapped.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Opponents of the controversial Digital Economy Bill have urged MPs to give it ‘the debate it deserves’ when it is discussed in the Commons later.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Record numbers of alleged mass murderers and torturers have found safe haven in the UK, making this country one of the war criminal capitals of the world, it is claimed today.”
The Independent, 6th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New legislation guiding judges on sentencing criminals is so ‘pitifully loose’ that judgments could become idiosyncratic and inconsistent, according to the head of the Sentencing Advisory Panel.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th April. Organisations could receive fines of up to £500,000 under the new powers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A legal review of the use of superinjunctions to suppress media reporting has been ordered by the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lap-dancing clubs in England must apply to councils for a licence under new rules which have come into force.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans to reduce the huge fees charged by libel lawyers who bring successful cases could be scuppered by one of the prime minister’s closest allies this week.”
The Times, 4th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A high court judge today (1 April) granted Network Rail a temporary injunction to block next week’s planned four-day rail strike by signal workers.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has blocked the release of the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith’s advice about whether human rights law applied to British troops in Iraq when handling prisoners.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Childless couples who acquire a baby using a surrogate mother abroad risk not being recognised as its parents in Britain if they flout British law by paying fees, fertility lawyers have warned.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has announced plans to force all providers of unlicensed herbal medicines to register with a regulator.”
BBC News, 1st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men from London have become the first to be arrested for using prostitutes under new laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“British courts must have the final say over European human rights law, the country’s most senior judge has warned.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior judges have struck a blow for freedom of speech in ruling that opinions should be protected by the courts — and their authors from the chilling effects of libel laws. The judges, headed by the Lord Chief Justice, made clear that it was not for the courts to try to disentangle fact from opinion.”
The Times, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading should investigate the recent trend of councils producing their own local newspapers, according to a committee of MPs that accuses some authorities of using public cash to finance publications that are little more than political propaganda.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mehmet Koc, 19, and Matthew Joannou, 20, both from Haringey, north London, let the pitbull-type animals viciously maul two victims who were left with permanent scarring.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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