Man has rape conviction quashed – BBC News
“A 64-year-old man from West Sussex who served almost seven years in prison for sex crimes he did not commit has had his convictions formally quashed.”
BBC News, 16th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Action on alcohol-related criminal behaviour – Home Office
“Binge drinkers arrested for alcohol-related offences in four areas across the country may be compelled by police to face up to the consequences of their drinking after they have been arrested, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.”
Home Office press release, 16th October 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Sentences to protect public ‘keeping too many in jail’ – The Times
“A new prison sentence intended to protect the public from dangerous criminals is set to be overhauled amidst alarm at the huge numbers being given the jail term.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Black and Muslim lawyers plan breakaway regulator – The Times
“Black and Muslim solicitors have accused Britain’s legal watchdog of racial discrimination and want to break away to establish their own watchdog body.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex attacker preyed on women for four years after blunder – The Guardian
“A serial sex attacker who remained free to terrorise women for four years because of a police DNA blunder was jailed for life yesterday. Mark Campbell, 38, from Chichester, West Sussex, was convicted of six attacks, including two rapes, which began in February 1998 and ended in August 2004.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spot fines for thieves ‘stupidity in practice’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has branded Government policy to give thieves on-the-spot fixed penalties as ‘stupidity in practice’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK lawyers attempt to stop American execution – The Times
“A team of leading UK lawyers has intervened to halt the execution by lethal injection this week of America’s longest-serving prisoner on ‘death row’ — pending a US Supreme Court decision on whether the method is ‘cruel or unnecessary’. ”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorce lawyers ‘put fees before clients’ – The Independent
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the latest celebrity couple to find out the hard way that divorce often ends in a long, acrimonious and expensive court battle. But many costly annulments could be avoided if alternative and less hostile means of separation were explored first, new research suggests.”
The Independent, 16th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children’s tsar attacks youth justice policy – The Guardian
“The children’s tsar today attacked the government’s youth justice policy, which he warned is enraging and alienating young people.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Son wins battle to stop Tories inheriting £10m – The Times
“The Conservatives today lost a High Court battle over a multimillion pound bequest from a mentally deluded man who believed that only Margaret Thatcher could save him from an international satanic conspiracy.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Red tape driving UK disputes teams, finds poll – Legal Week
“Regulatory work has become an increasingly significant stream of work for the litigation departments of UK and US firms over the last year, according to new research.”
Legal Week, 15th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Newspapers challenge anonymity for child porn offender – The Guardian
“A five-judge panel in the Court of Appeal is to be asked to decide whether a man who admitted 20 charges of making and possessing indecent pictures of children should have his identity protected because his two daughters might be harassed or bullied at school.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion inquiry asks scientists to disclose links to faith groups – The Guardian
“An influential inquiry into the future of Britain’s abortion laws will begin today amid controversy over an apparent attempt by faith-based organisations to skew the balance of evidence presented to the committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents waiting five years for child support – The Guardian
“Almost 35,000 single parents have been waiting more than five years for the Child Support Agency to resolve their claims, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bill to regulate solicitors ‘risks another miners’ compensation fiasco’ – The Times
“Plans for a shake-up of the legal profession, to be debated by MPs today, could lead to another fiasco like the miners’ compensation scheme, because trade unions would be exempt from consumer safeguards, Conservative MPs say.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legalise all drugs: chief constable demands end to ‘immoral laws’ – The Independent
“One of Britain’s most senior police officers is to call for all drugs – including heroin and cocaine – to be legalised and urges the Government to declare an end to the ‘failed’ war on illegal narcotics.”
The Independent, 15th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Plan to put prisoners in court cells – The Observer
“The Ministry of Justice has drawn up emergency plans to house prisoners in court cells in what the Conservatives last night claimed was ‘a cynical attempt’ to manage the jails crisis and buy Gordon Brown more time after a week of bad news.”
The Observer, 14th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Armed police call-outs ‘rising’ – BBC News
“The number of call-outs of armed police has increased by more than 50% in a decade, figures show.”
BBC News, 14th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail wins court injunction to stop strikes planned for next week – The Guardian
“Royal Mail last night won an high court ruling outlawing two one-day strikes planned by postal workers next week.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
