Daily Cause List, 25th November 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Record number of criminals being handed community court orders – Daily Telegraph
“A record number of criminals are being handed community court orders despite one in three being breached by offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New laws against forced marriages – BBC News
“Laws to prevent forced marriages and protect those who have already fallen victim have been introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.”
BBC News, 25th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cancer patients seek damages after frozen sperm is destroyed – The Times
“Six cancer sufferers who lost their only chance of fathering children when a hospital freezer broke down and destroyed their sperm samples were at the centre of an unprecedented compensation claim yesterday.”
The Times, 25th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Domestic violence ‘costs £5.8bn’ – The Guardian
“Domestic violence costs the British economy £5.8bn a year and significantly depresses women’s ability to contribute to economic growth, the attorney general told French ministers and former victims in Paris yesterday.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human Rights undermines public safety, says Tory – Daily Telegraph
“The Human Rights Act has undermined public safety and led to a ‘rights culture’ developing in the UK, the Conservatives said.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal moves against canoeist wife – BBC News
“Legal moves to reclaim hundreds of thousands of pounds illegally claimed by the wife of a back-from-the-dead canoeist are due to begin.”
BBC News, 25th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defendants should not have to pay for being wrongly prosecuted – discuss – The Times
“Should the taxpayer foot the legal bills of defendants who are brought before courts and acquitted?”
The Times, 25th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘British Josef Fritzl’ to be sentenced – Daily Telegraph
“A rapist dubbed ‘the British Josef Fritzl’, is to be sentenced after admitting to repeatedly raping his two daughters and getting them pregnant 19 times.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foreign nationals given ID cards – BBC News
“The Home Office is to start issuing identity cards to people from outside the European Economic Area.”
BBC News, 25th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cannabis upgrade ‘very damaging’ – BBC News
“A group of leading scientists and MPs has attacked plans to reclassify cannabis as a more dangerous drug.”
BBC News, 25th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil loses appeal – The Times
“Amy Winehouse’s husband has lost an appeal against his sentence for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.”
The Times, 24th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctor who lied after failing to visit pensioner who died in fire spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A family doctor who lied ‘in a moment of panic’ after failing to visit a vulnerable pensioner before she died in a fire at her home has been spared jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK advertising rules may change to close YouTube loophole – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertising claims made in videos on YouTube are subject to the same standards of truth and accuracy as ads that appear in traditional media, according to a US advertising watchdog. Such ads can escape the UK regulator’s remit, though. A group of advertising industry stakeholders is reviewing UK advertising rules. Its recommendations may include the extension of regulation to advertising claims on companies’ own websites, which are currently exempt, and videos that appear on sites like YouTube.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Reforms bring increased competition to the Lloyd’s insurance market – OUT-LAW.com
“A restriction on Lloyd’s managing agents doing business with non-Lloyd’s brokers was lifted last week by an order modernising the way the world’s leading specialist insurance market operates.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Teenage Army recruit drowned after commanding officer made ‘wrong decision’ – Daily Telegraph
“A commanding officer made ‘the wrong decision’ when deciding whether to lead a group of Army recruits over a swollen stream, which claimed the life of a teenage soldier, a coroner said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Major changes to planning process revealed – The Independent
“Proposals to save businesses and councils £300m a year by cutting red tape in the planning application process will be set out today in a review published alongside the Pre-Budget Report.”
The Independent, 24th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wealthy accountant shot dead wife and son after basic police failings – Daily Telegraph
“A wealthy accountant shot dead his wife and son following a campaign of threats after police failed to meet basic standards of investigating and record keeping, an inquiry has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother and daughter who saw gay sex told to `use different path’ by police – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who complained to police after spotting two gay men having sex on a public footpath was told to ‘use a different path in future’.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Seven years for naked jump killer – BBC News
“A man who jumped naked from the window of a burning house, leaving the body of his ex-girlfriend, has been jailed indefinitely for her manslaughter.”
BBC News, 24th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
