Former chair of Armed Forces compensation tribunals backs Justice for Wounded campaign – Daily Telegraph
“John Frankland, a former chairman of the Armed Forces tribunals that decide whether to increase compensation paid to injured servicemen and women has hit out at the current scheme, saying it was designed simply to save money.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Knaggs – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A defendant who had pleaded guilty to an offence without any challenge to the facts presented by the prosecution was not, as a matter of law, thereby debarred from challenging the prosecution evidence for the purposes of a confiscation hearing.”
The Times, 17th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Transport for London (London Underground Ltd) v Spirerose Ltd (in Administration) – Times Law Reports
Transport for London (London Underground Ltd) v Spirerose Ltd (in Administration)
House of Lords
“Where the Lands Tribunal had found on the balance of probability that permission for development of the claimant’s land would have been granted as at the valuation date, its valuation on the basis that permission would actually have been granted was not sustainable.”
The Times, 17th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Peers: lap dancing is a respectable career – Daily Telegraph
“Parliament is currently considering laws which would give local residents greater power to object to ‘gentlemen’s clubs’ which have grown in number substantially since the Government relaxed the licensing laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Millions at risk of prosecution in internet piracy purge – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of parents whose teenage children illegally download films and pop songs face having their internet connection cut off and fines of up to £50,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers fly to Briton held for murder in Iraq – The Independent
“A British legal team will fly from Heathrow airport to Iraq later today to begin work on behalf of Danny Fitzsimons – the British military contractor who faces the death penalty for the alleged shooting of two of his colleagues in Baghdad, Iraq.”
The Independent, 16th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Desperate’ prisons jam more in cells – The Guardian
“The government has been accused of presiding over a ‘desperate’ attempt to manage the prisons crisis by placing thousands more offenders in some of the oldest jails which are already operating at close to capacity.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor crimes under new rules – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor misdemeanours ranging from driving offences and drunkenness to more bizarre crimes such as stealing chickens, under new rules which come into force next year.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New laws could mean children disappear from TV, say broadcasters – The Times
“Children could disappear from our television screens if the Government decides to press ahead with plans to tighten regulations covering their appearance in entertainment, broadcasters claim.”
The Times, 15th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prison system is punishing me for biopic, says Bronson – The Independent
“He was feted by the film studio as a misunderstood prisoner locked up for 35 years because he dared to fight the system. But a year after the biopic of Charles Bronson won rave reviews at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and helped frame calls for his release, prisoner BT1314 is back in trouble.”
The Independent, 15th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman with Crohn’s disease loses claim against Tate – The Guardian
“A gallery employee with Crohn’s disease who claimed managers failed to take her disability into account when they moved her from Tate Britain to Tate Modern had her case dismissed today.”
The Guardian, 14th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birth defect families get £1.6m – BBC News
“A council in Northamptonshire at the centre of a birth defects case has been ordered to pay affected families an initial £1.6m to cover legal fees.”
BBC News, 14th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunk driver who killed fiance is jailed
“A drunk mother who killed her fiance by running him over with her car outside a pub was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
You twot! Judge brands club flood prankster – The Independent
“A student who caused £150,000 of damage to a nightclub in an ‘alcohol-fuelled act of buffoonery’ was branded a ‘twot’ by a judge today.”
The Independent, 13th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cyclist jailed for pavement death – BBC News
“A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months.”
BBC News, 12th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One third of all children in jails are ‘wrongly imprisoned’ – The Independent
“More than a third of children sent to prison last year were wrongly jailed, a report into child custody rates says.”
The Independent, 13th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Payout’ for UK terror victims – BBC News
“British victims of terrorist attacks abroad could be compensated by the government, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 13th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Briton facing Iraq death faces UK jail term – The Independent
“Danny Fitzsimmons, the former British soldier accused of murdering two of his colleagues during a drunken brawl in Iraq, was already facing a potential jail sentence in Britain and had previously been convicted for firearm offences it emerged today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
