Schools to fingerprint infants – Daily Telegraph
“Children as young as five can be fingerprinted at school without their parents’ consent under plans unveiled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victory for witches in £350m shops fight – Daily Telegraph
“A coven of elderly witches has claimed victory in a bizarre battle to have the name of a £350 million shopping centre changed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Young City lawyers must do more to become partners – The Times
“Young lawyers at the UK’s leading law firms will have to wait longer and do more to distinguish themselves in order to become partners, a group of the City’s most powerful solicitors has predicted.”
The Times, 24th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex discrimination rife and equality will take generations, says axed commission – The Guardian
“Sex equality will take generations to achieve at the current ‘painfully slow’ rate of progress, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) said today in a final report before being wound up by the government after more than 30 years fighting gender bias across British society.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal rules that Shambo must die – The Independent
“The long-running saga of Shambo the bull entered its final chapter yesterday, as the Court of Appeal ruled a slaughter order on the animal was justified, despite his sacred status for the Hindu monks who keep him.”
The Independent, 24th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MP3 juror appears in court on contempt charge – The Guardian
“A woman who was thrown off a murder trial jury for allegedly listening to an MP3 player while the accused was giving evidence appeared in court today.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
After 30 years, women are still not equal – The Times
“Thirty years ago, the case of Automotive Products Limited v Peake made history by becoming the first sex discrimination case to reach the Court of Appeal. Curiously, it was brought by a group of male employees.”
The Times, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police investigate bogus detention lawyer – The Guardian
“A bogus lawyer who evaded security at two detention centres and took thousands of pounds from desperate asylum seekers is at the centre of a police investigation. The Home Office confirmed that detectives are examining the activities of Alan Kamara-Francis, a self-styled ‘street barrister’ who claims he has been entering Yarl’s Wood and Oakington detention centres for the past four years to act as a legal adviser to migrants facing deportation.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Should the police be reporting for jury duty? – The Times
“Three cases will ask if they have too much influence on decisions.”
The Times, 24th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body – Times Law Reports
Purity ring is not intimately linked to religious belief
Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body
“A school’s refusal to allow one of its pupils to wear a purity ring, demonstrating her commitment to sexual abstinence prior to marriage, did not infringe her right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Definitive Sentencing Guidelines Revised 2007: Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“Following a review of its own guideline on reduction in sentence for a guilty plea, the Sentencing Guidelines Council has recommended a change to the application of the principle when the evidence against offenders is overwhelming.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council press release, 20th July 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Related link: Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (PDF)
Elderly motorists face extra tests to keep licences – Daily Telegraph
“New curbs could be introduced on older drivers under plans being considered by the Department for Transport.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Unsuitable’ inmates released – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly 1,000 out of 1,390 criminals let out early to ease the jails overcrowding crisis had been assessed as too much of a risk to be released under the electronic tagging system, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MoD ‘failed’ in allowing captives to sell stories – The Times
“New regulations are to ban members of the Armed Forces from selling their stories, as a committee of MPs said yesterday that allowing those held captive in Iran to do so had been a ‘disturbing failure of judgment’.”
The Times, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminals have 40 chances to flout the rules – Daily Telegraph
“Young criminals placed on the Government’s flagship community punishment scheme could break the rules more than 40 times before being sent back to court, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminals trawl Facebook and MySpace – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals looking to steal identities are trawling social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, experts warn.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd july 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Four more names emerge in cash for honours case – The Guardian
“Detectives in the cash for honours investigation seized a draft list of people Labour wanted to nominate for peerages which showed all those put forward had loaned the party millions of pounds, sources confirmed yesterday. The list shows that the government had considered offering peerages to eight businessmen. Until now only four had been known about.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Levy looks to sue police over wrongful arrest – Daily Telegraph
“The three main suspects officially cleared yesterday of any wrongdoing in the cash for honours investigation are considering retaliatory action against the police as the backlash began against Scotland Yard’s conduct of the marathon inquiry.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
