Former Pc is jailed over violence – BBC News
“A former Lincolnshire policeman, once hailed for saving an 11-year-old boy’s life, has been jailed for two years for abusing his partner.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglar jailed for sexual assault – BBC News
“A burglar who broke into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her has been jailed for at least six years.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blackmailing designer avoids jail – BBC News
“A man who tried to extort money from three US car designers and accused them of illegally developing his creations has been given a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cinema sex act mother sentenced – BBC News
“A married mother who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at a cinema in London’s Leicester Square has been given a three-year supervision order.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed over boy’s pool death – BBC News
“Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have been jailed for five-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog censures health secretary over illegal donation – The Guardian
“The cost of the Labour deputy leadership contest threatened to bring further embarrassment for the government today as it emerged that another cabinet minister has been reprimanded over an illegal donation.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kurdish father-to-be set for deportation to Iraq – The Guardian
“A Kurdish asylum seeker who has been living in Britain for eight years and whose wife is expecting their first baby is due to be deported today.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employer must prove reason for dismissal, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has said that employment tribunals do not have to back a fired employee’s story simply because the employer fails to prove its opposing case.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3) – Times Law Reports
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3)
Queen’s Bench Division
“Fair trial provisions guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights could not be overcome by a claim that the offended party’s case had no possible chance of success.”
The Times, 25th April 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.
Torturous journey – Law Society’s Gazette
“Roger Smith reflects on a bungled attempt by the government to expedite deportations to countries with dubious human rights records.“
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Head teacher ‘force-fed children’ – BBC News
“A nursery school head who force-fed children, dragged them along corridors and left them in soiled underwear has been banned from working as a teacher.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer’s maximum tariff reduced – BBC News
“A man who abducted, sexually attacked and strangled a young, female, Royal Navy photographer has won a two-year reduction in his minimum tariff.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who lured ‘healer’ jailed – BBC News
“A woman who lured a faith healer back to Luton, where he was later murdered, has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bus stop killer wins sentence cut – BBC News
“A Nottingham teenager convicted of murdering a man at a bus stop has had his 14 year minimum jail sentence cut.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for gay couple abuse – BBC News
“A mother has been jailed and her daughter given a community order after being found guilty of harassing a gay couple in Kent.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs debate junk food advert ban – BBC News
“MPs are to debate a bill calling for a ban on advertising junk food and drinks to children.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal victory for B&B owner who evicted Irving for being too moody – The Independent
“In his long history of legal calamity, David Irving has confronted and lost to courtroom adversaries from the publisher Penguin, to a British Second World War convoy commander, to the Austrian state. To that list can now be added Jennie Allen, the 60-year-old owner of a B&B in the genteel London suburb of Kew.”
The Independent, 25th April 2008
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
OFT accuses tobacco firms and retailers of cigarette price-fixing – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading has accused tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including the UK’s biggest supermarkets, of acting unlawfully over the price of tobacco products.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims – The Guardian
“The Prison Service yesterday agreed to pay more than £120,000 to prisoners who said they had suffered beatings and racial discrimination by prison officers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freezing assets of terror suspects ruled unlawful by High Court – The Times
“Anti-terrorism legislation was condemned as poorly thought-out by a senior High Court judge yesterday as he declared that the Treasury’s powers to freeze suspects’ bank accounts were unlawful.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
