“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“A businessman has been jailed for life for murdering his fiancee by driving his Land Rover over her head as she lay injured on the ground.”
BBC News, 24th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government departments and private sector companies who leak sensitive personal information into the public domain will in future face fines, under a proposal to give ‘teeth’ to the UK’s data watchdog.”
The Times, 24th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Women who change their name after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the government, under new proposals.”
BBC News, 21st November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Loan sharks who use violence and intimidation to get money from their clients could soon be prosecuted by an agency tackling illegal lending.”
BBC News, 24th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Singer Amy Winehouse’s husband, jailed for an assault on a pub landlord, is to appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 24th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Dealers and resellers can use a manufacturer’s trade mark as a domain name even when their sales are not authorised by the manufacturer, an arbitration panel has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“European law is introducing a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ law for ISPs to disconnect illegal file sharers ‘under cover of stealth’, according to legal experts. The EU’s telecoms reform package could guarantee the legality of such schemes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A juror has been dismissed from a trial after asking friends on Facebook to help make a decision.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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Court of Appeal
“Even a definitive sentencing guideline was not to be used or approached as if each offence could be put into a fixed and inflexible compartment. The assessment of the seriousness of an offence involved a broad judgment of the overall criminality.”
The Times, 24th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Regina v Height and Regina v Anderson
Court of Appeal
“The sentencing provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were not intended to be applied inflexibly. No scheme or guidance or statutory framework could be fully comprehensive, and any system of purported compartmentalisation or prescription had the potential to produce injustice.”
The Times, 24th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A number of recent measures have been introduced to help those at risk of losing their homes.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Updated guidance for public authorities on how to treat requests for information on different phases of the procurement process.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“We have published our recommendations in a report on Reforming Bribery.”
Law Commission, 20th November 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Tough new measures will tackle the demand for prostitution by cracking down on sex buyers and kerb crawlers.”
Home Office, 19th November 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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