Damages and right to remain for rapist – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist has won a ruling to block his deportation on human rights grounds, it was revealed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: news
Police gain data protection exemption for London surveillance – OUT-LAW.com
“Police in London have been granted exemption from the Data Protection Act to track the city’s motorists. The Home Office has granted The Metropolitan Police full, real time access to surveillance footage from London’s congestion system cameras.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Bigger police budget has ‘little impact’ on crime – Daily Telegraph
“Increases in police funding over the past decade have had almost no impact on crime rates, a committee of MPs concludes today.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Curry poisoning’ trial collapses – BBC News
“The trial of a woman accused of plotting to poison her husband’s curry has collapsed at Swansea Crown Court.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New crime strategy being unveiled – BBC News
“A strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched by ministers.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victory for woman refused cancer drug – Daily Telegraph
“A woman with cancer who was refused a drug that could prolong her life has won her High Court case to overturn the decision.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bishop urged to resign after diocese loses gay bias case – The Guardian
“The Bishop of Hereford faced calls for his resignation last night after an employment tribunal ruled that he had discriminated against a gay youth worker because of the man’s sexuality.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner tells Straw to act now on restraint in child prisons – The Guardian
“The coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of a 15-year-old who died after being restrained in a child jail has warned the justice secretary, Jack Straw, that it would be ‘wholly unforgivable’ if the lessons were delayed by a general review of the use of restraint announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sick baby must be treated, judge tells parents who put faith in God – The Times
“A desperately ill seven-month-old baby may be given potentially life-saving medical treatment against the wishes of her devout parents following a High Court ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 19th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Identities of online music swappers protected, EU court says – The Times
“Copyright groups may not be able to demand that telecom companies hand over the details of people they suspect of swapping illegal music downloads, a senior legal adviser to the EU’s highest court said today. ”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar Council action group eyes constitutional reform – Legal Week
“The Bar Council is launching three groups to respond to the Government’s ‘Governance of Britain’ Green Paper, the body was announced today (18 July).”
Legal Week, 18th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Lords defeat could cost Revenue ‘billions’ – The Times
“Revenue & Customs could be forced to repay “billions” of pounds in tax to UK businesses after suffering a devastating defeat in the House of Lords today.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Corporate manslaughter law is a vast improvement – The Times
“Globally, more people are killed each year at work than are killed in wars. How the law responds is important, and the UK’s new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is a significant improvement on earlier legislation.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Four men jailed over cartoon demo – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for their part in protests outside the Danish embassy in London, against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cannabis laws set to be reviewed – BBC News
“Laws making possession of cannabis a largely non-arrestable offence could be reversed, Gordon Brown has said.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reform of 100-year old insurance law would make claims easier – The Guardian
“Policyholders could find it easier to make claims against their insurance policies, if proposals put forward yesterday by the Law Commission are adopted.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloxham judgment put on hold – The Lawyer
“The judgment on Peter Bloxham’s age discrimination claims against his former firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been reserved indefinitely.”
The Lawyer, 17th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Six guilty over city race riots – BBC News
“Five men and a 15-year-old boy have been found guilty of criminal charges in connection with race riots which broke out in Birmingham in 2005.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gangmasters ‘exploiting loophole’ – BBC News
“Gangmasters banned from agriculture are moving into other industries, such as construction and care homes, investigators have discovered.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MMR scare doctor ‘breached fundamental rules’ – The Guardian
“Vulnerable children were subjected to ‘inappropriate and invasive’ tests by a doctor who prompted one of the biggest health controversies of the past 10 years, it was alleged today.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
