Offender expert jailed over porn – BBC News
“A man who helped set up a Government database of violent sex offenders has been jailed on child pornography charges.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Registrar sues for right not to marry gays – Daily Telegraph
“A registrar is taking her employer to a tribunal this week to determine whether she can refuse to officiate at homosexual ‘weddings’ because of her religious beliefs.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Guardian serves its defence on supermarket chain Tesco – The Guardian
“The Guardian yesterday made a formal offer of amends to the supermarket chain Tesco over reports which had claimed that the company had set up an elaborate complex of offshore companies to avoid paying up to £1bn of corporation tax on a series of property deals. But the newspaper made it clear that it would strenuously defend a malicious falsehood claim by the company.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for smuggling baby – BBC News
“A Nigerian woman has been jailed for 26 months for bringing a child illegally into the UK.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Video games cause violence, most children admit to Ofcom – Daily Telegraph
“Most children believe that playing violent computer games does lead to aggressive behaviour, according to a survey by the broadcasting regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police face scrutiny over the arrest of radical jihadist who renounced violence – The Times
“Media organisations will clash with Greater Manchester Police in court this week over moves to force them to hand over ‘evidence’”.
The Times, 19th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
One in three back carrying knives – The Guardian
“One in three young people living in cities thinks it is acceptable to carry a knife in self-defence because violence is so rife, according to research revealed today. Teenagers and twenty-somethings have lost faith in politicians, the police or schools to protect them and increasingly believe they need to be armed to defend themselves against people of their own age. Nearly half said they knew someone who had been a victim of knife crime.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents to sue over teenager’s MRSA death – Daily Telegraph
“A family has vowed to sue the ‘filthy’ hospital where their teenage daughter died after contracting the ‘superbug’ MRSA.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-Semitic violence nears record level – The Independent
“The number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain has reached its second-highest level ever, MPs have been told. Figures from a charity show 547 such incidents were recorded last year, of which a record 114 were violent assaults.”
The Independent, 17th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal battle for airport begins – BBC News
“Conservationists have started legal proceedings in a bid to halt proposals for a commercial airport in Snowdonia.”
BBC News, 17th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie Blair: it is ‘not clear’ whether Iraq war was legal – The Guardian
“The legal case for the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq ‘wasn’t clear’ and ‘still isn’t clear’, according to Cherie Blair who admits that she thought deeply about the war.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Risk Management Partners Ltd v The London Borough of Brent [2008] EWHC 1094 (Admin) (16 May 2008)
The Director of the Assets Recovery Agency v Gale & Ors [2008] EWHC 1095 (Admin) (16 May 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Torture payout bill moves forward – BBC News
“A new law which would allow victims of torture to sue torturers in UK courts is being considered by Parliament.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Raising school leaving age to 18 ‘could breach human rights’ – The Guardian
“Making it illegal for children aged 16 to 18 to leave school could be a breach of their human rights, a parliamentary committee said today, creating yet another embarrassment for Gordon Brown.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rebel MPs try to block 42-day detention plans – The Guardian
“Rebel Labour MPs today tabled an amendment to the counter-terrorism bill that could block Gordon Brown’s attempts to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Thinc Group financial advisers fined record £900,000 by FSA – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has levied a record £900,000 fine on one of the biggest independent financial adviser (IFA) groups for serious failures in selling sub-prime mortgages.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Student son’s right to privacy – The Times
“A university lecturer who wrote to an undergraduate’s mother to outline details of the student’s studies has been reprimanded for breaching data protection rules.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Shifting sands – Law Society’s Gazette
“Time may be running out for the pioneering law centres movement, born 40 years ago at the high point of 1960s idealism. Jon Robins reports on the sector’s struggle for survival.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Naked Ugg boot ram-raider jailed – BBC News
“A man who ram-raided a supermarket dressed in only a pair of Ugg boots has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
