“Top family lawyers have welcomed a high-profile Court of Appeal ruling that could have resulted in streams of wealthy City divorcees attempting to renegotiate their settlements.”
Legal Week, 9th April 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A black magistrate claimed yesterday that a culture of courtroom racism routinely saw innocent ethnic minority defendants found guilty before being handed the harshest possible jail sentence.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Foreign criminals who commit crimes and receive prison sentences of 12 months or more are to be removed from the country, under new Home Office rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Attorney-General began legal proceedings against The Times yesterday, alleging that the newspaper was in contempt of court for reporting how a jury had reached its verdict.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A police traffic officer who moonlighted as an electrician between shifts is to be jailed for killing a schoolgirl as he chased a suspect car at 94mph without his blue lights or siren on.”
The Guardian, 9th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior NHS manager could be paid nearly £500,000 in compensation after she was refused a new job at the age of 56.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Chris Newell, who is retiring from the CPS, talks about a career sandwiched between the Jeremy Thorpe scandal and the cash for honours decision.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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
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