Court of Appeal
“When sentencing defendants for domestic burglary, the judge should have in mind the impact of the offence on the victim, as well as the culpability of the defendant.”
The Times, 26th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A man has been sentenced to a year in prison for the manslaughter of a seven-year-old girl.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A council has been ordered to pay £10,000 to a family after it failed in its handling of their complaints against neighbours who harassed them.”
BBC News, 26th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A controversial scheme to house bailed and tagged defendants and inmates in residential areas may be expanded, Justice Minister David Hanson has said.”
BBC News, 26th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This project looks at the way that the law of contract, trusts and tort reponds when a claimant has been involved in some form of illegal conduct.”
Law Commission, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have voiced their concerns over the Coroners and Justice Bill, which receives its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Monday.”
The Bar Council, 25th January 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Child maintenance officials will be able to confiscate driving licences and passports from ‘deadbeat dads’ without going to court, under legislation going before Parliament this week.”
The Times, 26th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cannabis is upgraded to a Class B drug today, but users will not be fined after the sudden withdrawal of new powers to allow on-the-spot penalties.”
The Times, 26th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“ContactPoint will include the names, ages and addresses of 11 million under-18s as well as information about their parents, GPs and schools. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have pledged to scrap the £224million online system – which will be accessed by at least 330,000 workers in the education, health, social care, youth justice and voluntary sectors – because they believe there is a danger that sensitive information will be mislaid or lost.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Data held by the police, the NHS, schools, the Inland Revenue, local councils and the DVLA could all end up in private hands, according to Privacy International.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Officers will not actively target members of the public to track down those who own violent pornography banned under a new law, police chiefs admitted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Internet service providers will not be forced to disconnect users who repeatedly flout the law by illegally sharing music and video files, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 26th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Royal Family’s 100-year-old convention that their wills may be kept secret is to be reexamined by senior judges..”
The Times, 24th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The High Court has granted an appeal against a ruling that UKIP should forfeit only a fraction of £367,697 it received in ‘impermissible donations’.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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“A farmer and his son have been found guilty of health and safety failings after a teenager died in a farm machinery accident near Bristol.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The death of a 50-year-old disabled man who drowned in a bath in council-run accommodation was preventable, health and safety officials have said.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two teenage brothers who started a fire at a derelict factory in which two homeless people died have been sentenced to six years in custody.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has today won permission to launch a fresh high court challenge against attempts to extradite him to America.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nigel Gresham sentenced for two years after his unsafe Land Rover plunged into river Witham in Lincolnshire.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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