Court of Appeal
“A judge imposed an unreasonably high standard of care in holding that children playing on a bouncy castle hired by parents for a children’s party required uninterrupted supervision.”
The Times, 25th August 2008
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.
“A lecturer has won £10,000 in libel damages after his university falsely accused him of making up expenses claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sion Jenkins, cleared of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo after spending six years in jail, has revealed that he is appealing to the Home Office for compensation.”
The Independent, 24th August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The same-sex partners of police officers killed in the line of duty will get compensation payouts in an overhaul of the current system.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The mother of a girl kidnapped at the age of three and assaulted twice before a terrifying 100mph attempt to escape police has condemned a £9,000 compensation offer to the child as ‘the final insult’.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The proposed giant Titan jails could be dangerous and ministers have failed to explain why they would save money, a prisons watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 26th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An increasing number of children are being criminalised by the justice system, it was claimed yesterday, as new figures showed that more than 1,000 youngsters have been jailed for an average of six months each for breaching anti-social behaviour orders.”
The Independent, 25th August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The manager of a Toni & Guy hair salon sexually harassed a stylist by touching her inappropriately in front of customers, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An intruder who left an 83-year-old widow with ‘horrific’ injuries after battering her with a wooden shelf has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government is legally obliged to intervene in the investigation into the Jersey child abuse scandal, according to an MP challenging ministers in the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
RB, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1850 (17 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Family Division)
The Local Authority v RK & Ors [2008] EWHC 2051 (Fam) (21 August 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008
The School Milk (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2008
The Crossrail (Fees for Requests for Planning Approval) Regulations 2008
The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A married teaching assistant who sent a teenage pupil racy texts and photographs has escaped a jail sentence because their affair stopped short of sex.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Children who spend a long time at the Yarl’s Wood detention centre are being emotionally damaged, an official report published today has concluded.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Office has lost confidential information on every prisoner in the country and more than 40,000 serious criminals sparking yet another Government data crisis. ”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A law student who stabbed to death a doctor who became a mother figure to him after saving his sister’s life has been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘callous’ son who murdered his wealthy father before draining his bank accounts during a lavish spending spree was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 21st August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 46-year-old man who was found guilty of murdering a grandfather by forcing a walking stick down his throat has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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