“A mother and her two daughters who say that they sought sanctuary in Britain after fleeing persecution in Zimbabwe won a reprieve yesterday against deportation.”
The Times, 7th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sir Ian Blair, the former commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said today that he did not ‘necessarily’ believe that the police officers who investigated the murder of Stephen Lawrence were racist.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws on unfair contracts to take action on existing as well as future contracts, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Social workers in Nottingham failed to follow the correct legal processes in separating a baby from its teenage mother, a report has concluded.”
BBC News, 6th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A fireman who beat up his pregnant girlfriend has been spared a prison sentence by a judge because of his ‘valuable and important’ job.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police are investigating a report from a human rights group alleging UK involvement in the torture of British terror suspects abroad.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A series of insider dealing scams, involving corporate takeover deals worth millions of pounds have been uncovered in the biggest-ever crackdown on market abuse in the City by its regulator.”
The Independent, 6th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand cannot be made to pay the £150,000 BBC fine by law, regulator Ofcom has said.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior judges hearing a test case at the Court of Appeal have thrown out a claim by a dinner lady who was badly injured by a schoolboy playing tag. Michelle Orchard, 42, was claiming thousands of pounds in damages from Sebastian Lee, who was 13 when he tumbled backwards into her in the playground at Corfe Hills School in Corfe Mullen, Dorset.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An actress who ran over and killed the father of her two children has been found not guilty of his murder.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that accommodation for High Court judges is costing taxpayers £5.5 million a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Senior family judges have joined Muslim leaders in condemning forced marriage as intolerable and a gross abuse of human rights.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Police are resorting to vehicles resembling Google’s Street View cars to catch motorists breaking the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.ukl
“Some 32 registered sex offenders are serving in the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New law forces service providers to record all your calls and emails from Monday.”
The Independent, 4th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sex offenders will be made to take lie detector tests as part of probation conditions when they are freed from prison, the Ministry of Justice says.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leader of Britain’s largest Muslim organisation is threatening to sue Hazel Blears, the secretary of state for communities, after she accused him of calling for violence against Jewish communities and British troops.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A schoolboy is trying to change children’s employment laws after being sacked from his paper round.”
The Times, 6th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior British judge has accused the European Court of Human Rights of going beyond its jurisdiction and trying to create a ‘federal law of Europe’.”
BBC News, 4th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs. The legal opinions cast fresh doubts on the Prime Minister’s plans for up to 10 of the towns across England.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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