How we all break the law every day – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of people who declare themselves innocent law abiding citizens actually commit around seven crimes a week.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-wife wins new home and £50,000 a year maintenance – for her horses – The Times
“Forget bitter divorce battles with wives seeking multimillion-pound maintenance awards for themselves and their progeny — the latest arena for dispute could be a couple’s animals after a landmark ruling in which a wife has been awarded £50,000 a year in maintenance, just for the upkeep of her three horses.”
The Times, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Convicts push for benefits rights – BBC News
“Two inmates of Broadmoor secure mental hospital – convicted of murder and rape – are arguing for the right to claim full state benefits.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed after faked suicide – BBC News
“A father from South Yorkshire who faked his suicide before using his mobile phone to report his disappearance to police has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008
The Consumer Credit Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Menezes shooting inquest starting – BBC News
“The inquest into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by police hunting a suicide bomber is due to begin.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Straw vows to act against ‘scandalous’ ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers – The Guardian
“A crackdown on the ‘scandalous’ behaviour of ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers, who have ramped up their fees in recent years, is to be launched by the government.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay judge shatters ‘pink glass ceiling’ – The Independent
“It is often said that the ‘pink glass ceiling’ which holds back the promotion of gay and lesbian people in British society is double glazed when it comes to professional mobility among the higher echelons of the judiciary.”
The Independent, 20th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asbo threat to surfers who steal swimmers’ waves – The Guardian
“Surfers who ride waves through areas reserved for swimmers off a Cornish beach could be taken to court and issued with antisocial behaviour orders, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shipyard workers must be compensated for asbestos exposure – The Times
“The Justice Committee has the opportunity to reverse a decision to deny those with pleural plaques the right to compensation”
Full story
The Times, 21st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EU extradition law faces legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“Civil rights groups are considering a legal challenge to new EU laws that would allow British citizens to be extradited automatically if they are convicted in their absence by foreign courts.
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail rates for under-14s among Europe’s highest – The Guardian
“More children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales – increasingly for more minor offences – than in any western European country, the charity Barnardo’s warns today.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gamekeeper who clubbed badgers to death spared jail – The Guardian
“A teenage gamekeeper who clubbed to death badgers and shot buzzards then recorded the illegal killings in a coded diary has been spared jail.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex offenders to face lie tests – BBC News
“Sex offenders in some parts of England and Wales could be made to take compulsory lie detector tests to see if they are still a danger to the public.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police want law change to uphold pay decisions – Daily Telegraph
“Police want a change in the law to ensure the Government upholds future pay decisions of independent arbiters.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GMC revokes ban on shamed paediatrician – The Guardian
“The paediatrician who accused the husband of the late solicitor Sally Clark of murdering their two children is to be allowed to return to child protection work.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Give prisoners right to vote, says UN – The Guardian
“Prisoners in British jails should be allowed to vote and the government should enact legislation to that effect, according to a United Nations report. The call was welcomed yesterday by prison reform groups.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hammaad Munshi, schoolboy terrorist, given two-year sentence – The Times
“Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist was sentenced to two years in jail today after a blueprint for atrocities was found hidden in the schoolboy’s bedroom.”
The Times, 9th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Killer and rapist launch bid for state benefits – The Times
“A convicted murderer and a rapist have launched a High Court action that could see convicted serial killers including Beverley Allitt and Peter Sutcliffe receive thousands of pounds in benefits while still incarcerated.”
The Times, 19th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gambling Commission retracts advice on controversial house competitions – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s Gambling Commission has retracted advice which appeared to back claims of those behind a rash of house-sale competitions that their schemes are lawful. It has performed a u-turn on advice which said that it was “clear” that one competition was legal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
