“Two of Britain’s most notorious murderers were jailed last week because their DNA samples were in the UK database. As calls were made for a mandatory register for all British citizens it sparked a fierce debate about civil liberties and security.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Passengers travelling between EU countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their mobile phone numbers and credit card details, as part of a new package of security measures being demanded by the British government. The data would be stored for 13 years and used to ‘profile’ suspects.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge yesterday bemoaned Britain’s loss of border controls ‘for the first time since 1066’ and the deportation centres set up to cope with the result.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Three former NatWest bankers were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Friday, after a federal judge approved a deal that they had negotiated with US prosecutors to reduce their expected prison terms drastically and accelerate their return to the UK.
Financial Times, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
“The Solicitor-General responds to claims by Women Against Rape that the Government hasn’t done enough to secure justice for rape victims.”
The Times, 21st February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The proportion of female partners at UK law firms rose by more than 5% between 2006 and 2007, according to new research, although women still represent less than a quarter of all partners in private practice.”
Legal Week, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Any move by the government to introduce legislation that forces the UK’s broadband providers to police the internet by clamping down on illegal sharing of copyrighted music and movies would be technologically unworkable and create a legal minefield, experts have warned.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Steve Wright’s conviction for the Suffolk murders comes in the midst of a major government review into how it deals with prostitution.”
BBC News, 24th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s overfilled jails are at ‘panic stations’ as they lurch from crisis to crisis, the chief inspector of prisons warns in an Observer interview today that will make uncomfortable reading for the government.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Stereotypical media representations of rape are damaging conviction rates when cases come to court, according to a Home Office funded study.”
The Independent, 24th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In far too many cases social workers are putting themselves above the law. Doctors increasingly report that a child who is admitted to hospital has injuries that may be ‘nonaccidental’. This is translated by local authorities as proving guilt.”
The Times, 23rd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“How many of us pay for work in cash, knowing we’ll get a cheaper deal – and that the worker won’t be paying VAT? David Harrison reports on a white-collar crime that costs the Treasury millions.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The prison population in England and Wales has exceeded its highest normal level for the first time.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court today quashed a control order restricting the movements of a British convert to Islam on the grounds there was ‘no reasonable suspicion’ that he was planning to travel abroad to engage in terrorist activity.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to consult on legislation to punish internet service providers if they fail to take action against the illegal downloading of music, films and TV programmes.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British troops may have executed up to 20 captives in southern Iraq in 2004, human rights lawyers claimed today.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Steve Wright will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing five women in Suffolk in what prosecutors described as a six-week ‘campaign of murder’. Judge Mr Justice Gross, at Ipswich crown court, ruled that Wright, a 49-year-old former forklift truck driver, should serve a whole life term and never be released.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pub chef obsessed with violent sex has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of an aspiring model who was found in a pool of blood outside her South London home in September 2005.”
The Times, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MB (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 102 (20February 2008)
Roberts v Crown Estate Commissioners [2008] EWCA Civ 98 (20 February 2008)
Boehringer Ingelheim KG & Anor v Swingward Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 83 (21 February 2008)
G (A Child), Re [2008] EWCA Civ 105 (21 February 2008)
KK (A Child), Re [2008] EWCA Civ 103 (21 February 2008)
Court of Appeal Criminal Division
CPS Nottinghamshire v Rose [2008] EWCA Crim 239 (21 February 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
National Westminster Bank Plc v King [2008] EWHC 280 (Ch) (20 February 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Curtis & Anor v Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Ltd [2008] EWHC 260 (Comm) (20 February 2008)
“This consultation invited comments on the policy behind the new Family Procedure Rules.”
Consultation paper and responses
Ministry of Justice, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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