“A former outdoor pursuits instructor has been jailed for three years for sex attacks on two boys and three girls.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Consumers across the European Union could be given new powers to join forces to sue a business under plans announced by the European Commission today. Class action lawsuits could be publicly funded under the proposals.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A former Devon GP charged with killing an elderly patient by prescribing the wrong medication has been acquitted.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Sun newspaper has been ordered not to use the word ‘bloody’ on posters in future. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it was socially irresponsible to use the word in an advert that appeared in a public place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Apple has been told not to repeat a TV advert for its iPhone 3G mobile phone. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ad was misleading because it implied that users would enjoy faster download speeds than the device actually achieves.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an Afghan immigrant to death outside his house in Oxford.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man caught on CCTV stealing a Poppy Appeal tin from a shop counter on Remembrance Sunday has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Doctors and nurses have effectively been told they can film undercover in the NHS, after an industrial tribunal threw out allegations against a nurse who exposed neglect on a ward.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An 82-year-old rapist with dementia has avoided a jail sentence for an attack he committed in 1993 because of his diminished mental state.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith has told the BBC that the government will take action to tighten licensing laws for lap-dancing clubs.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man is unwittingly at the centre of what could prove to be a landmark court case about his right to know he may be a father.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A parish council chairman shot his neighbours’ dog dead because its early morning barking annoyed him, a court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The younger brother of George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, has been suspended from working as a junior psychiatrist, four months after he resigned over allegations that he prescribed tranquillisers for friends.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ‘senior’ solicitor, who pocketed thousands by claiming for non-existent delays on London Underground, narrowly escaped jail today.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A power company was fined £200,000 yesterday for errors that led to a university vice-chancellor being electrocuted on a country walk.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The doctor who failed to detect Baby P’s injuries and concluded that he was just ‘cranky’ two days before he died has been suspended from practising medicine.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of criminals sentenced to community punishment are to be forced from next week to wear high visibility orange bibs identifying them as offenders.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Companies will find it harder to protect well-known brands from being exploited by other businesses following a landmark ruling by Europe’s highest court today.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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