“Britain’s police watchdog today reversed its decision to allow police to investigate the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in London last week after watching Guardian video footage of a baton-wielding officer attacking him.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former Roman Catholic brother has been jailed for three years after being found guilty at Luton Crown Court of sex assaults on four young girls.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The changes made ten years ago have been a disaster for the civil justice system and need a radical rethink.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Carlisle woman who worked as a local politician before developing an addiction to online gambling was jailed today for stealing almost £40,000 to pay her debts.”
The Guardian, 8th april 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is considering allowing anyone sentenced to less than four years the right to cast a ballot. This would result in more than 28,000 prisoners voting.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A progressive Muslim imam from Oxford has won a libel action against a Muslim newspaper in what he claims is a ‘watershed moment’ in the battle between liberal and extremist Muslims in Britain.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four men accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide were ordered to be set free today after a British court ruled they would be at risk of a miscarriage of justice if they faced trial in Rwanda.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lover, and former client, of an eminent psychologist, has sued him for professional negligence after he told her he no longer had a passion for her.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former solicitor is among the first two judges to be appointed to the new supreme court.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Clothes shop Oasis has lost its bid to gain control of the domain name oasis.co.uk because any behaviour abusive of its trade marks on the site was the result of its own actions, a dispute resolution panel has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Several universities and major colleges have been ordered to reveal information about their animal experiments by the Information Commissioner’s Office.”
BBC News, 9th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs cannot stop prosecutors in the Home Office leaks case using documents seized from Tory frontbencher Damian Green, the attorney general has warned.”
BBC News, 7th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrats are demanding a criminal inquiry after video footage of the G20 protest showed a police officer pushing over a man who later died.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; HT (Cameroon) v Same
“A homosexual asylum-seeker could not seek the protection of the court if it were a condition of protection that he hid his membership of a particular social group or modified some attribute or characteristic of the group to avoid persecution.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A defendant could be sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and, when fixing the minimum term, guidance in murder cases was relevant.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New laws making it a criminal offence to have sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps may be too complex to work in practice, police have warned.”
BBC News, 7th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thousands of workers made redundant by major City institutions could have a legal claim without realising it, according to lawyers.”
The Times, 7th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The first court in Wales dedicated to dealing with drug offenders will be opened later in Cardiff by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man convicted of the ‘sadistic’ murder of three children 30 years ago has been granted the right to anonymity while he is being considered for release into the community.”
The Independent, 8th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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