“Repeat and serious offenders are escaping court because police just hand out a string of on-the-spot fines for easy convictions, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The NHS spent more than £800m settling legal claims last year as complaints of medical negligence against the service rose sharply.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of anti-social behaviour orders has plummeted by almost half in two years signalling the death of Labour’s flagship weapon.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police force has been rebuked by the Home Office after admitting that its statistics for intimate body searches going back to 2000 are misleading.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A council found negligent in its clean-up of former steel works which may have led to birth defects is to appeal against a High Court ruling.”
The Independent, 19th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two property developers accused of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a rooftop protester have walked free from Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 18th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Laws controlling the sharing of wireless internet access are hindering the digital economy and the digital social inclusion plans of Government, an academic has warned. The law should be clarified to help spread broadband access more widely, he said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A judge is expected to give his ruling today on whether an England football fan convicted of involvement in a riot during the Euro 2004 tournament should be extradited to Portugal to serve a prison term.”
The Independent, 18th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A review of investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime has been called for by conservation charities.”
BBC News, 18th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as ‘judge and jury’ if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“England footballer Jermain Defoe has accused Essex Police of harassment for pulling him over days after he said he would sue them for wrongful arrest.”
BBC News, 17th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A human rights group began legal action against the government today in a case involving two alleged victims of rendition to Afghanistan who may have been tortured.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two women who admitted perverting the course of justice in a hit-and-run murder case have been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Independent Advisory Panel, a key part of the newly formed Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody, has commenced its initial work programme.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“People appealing against rulings by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will face a new tribunal structure from January next year. The Information Tribunal, which hears appeals on ICO rulings, will become part of a wider system.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Police use of Taser stun guns has increased by nearly a third, figures revealed today.”
The Independent, 17th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Reprieve, a human rights organisation is suing the British Government over questions of alleged rendition to Afghanistan.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
I & Ors, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim (B1) (14 August 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2009] EWHC 2132 (Comm) (14 August 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Four in ten offenders caught with a gun avoid the minimum jail terms that courts are supposed to hand down, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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