“Nearly 12 years after conservationists asked government to help save the disappearing water vole, the whiskered creature that inspired the character Ratty in Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows – along with seahorses, a shark and an edible snail – has become one of Britain’s most protected species.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group representing nearly 1,000 doctors is preparing to mount a legal action against the health service to stop care being withdrawn from patients who want to pay for their own cancer medicines.”
The Times, 30th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government has been urged by a charity to ratify fully an international treaty on disability.”
BBC News, 30th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most women prisoners have mental health problems, and nine of out 10 were convicted of non-violent offences. Now a new study shows an alarming rise in suicides and self-harm – and behind the statistics lie ruined lives and shattered relatives. With four inquests about to open, Amelia Hill reports on the growing scandal in Britain’s penal system.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of passengers faced further misery stranded on the huge concourse at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 today, as behind the scenes a ‘blame game’ began over the chaos that has gripped the airport since opening.”
The Independent, 30th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“After almost six months and more than 250 witnesses, the judge presiding over the inquest into Princess Diana’s death wraps up the case on Monday with his summary to the jury.”
Reuters, 30th March 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“Crisis meetings are to take place in the House of Lords today over a series of sleaze allegations against peers, the Guardian can disclose. These include accusations that cash has been taken from lobbyists, passes handed out to commercial interests and expenses improperly claimed.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The spy writer John Le Carré, the actors Colin Firth and Patrick Stewart, the novelist Iain Banks, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and professor of philosophy A C Grayling are among a group of leading figures from the arts and academia who have written to Gordon Brown to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention to 42 days for terrorist suspects.”
The Independent, 31st March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Griffin) v Richmond Magistrates Court
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“A defendant charged with failing to deliver up books and papers in the course of the winding-up of a company and who raised the statutory defence of no intent to defraud bore a legal burden rather than an evidential one; that burden was not incompatible with the right to a fair trial.”
The Times, 31st March 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.
Ministry of Justice v Prison Officers’ Association
Queen’s Bench Division
“Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights guaranteeing freedom of assembly and association, conferred no express right to strike and it was not breached by a court order forbidding any form of industrial action.”
The Times, 31st March 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.
“One of the gang who kicked to death father-of-three Garry Newlove is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 29th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6 and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008
The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008
The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2008
The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
The Consumer Credit Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Childcare (Voluntary Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (General Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Meat Products (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Parliament should have the final say over whether Britain ‘opts in’ to the most controversial parts of the EU’s Lisbon treaty, an influential group of peers said today.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four men and a woman have been convicted of a £10m plot to kidnap a businessman by seducing him.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman nicknamed the ‘cash martyr’ has lost her legal battle to stop BT penalising customers who pay their bills by cash or cheque.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers were forced into a rapid rethink of a controversial early-release scheme last night after it emerged that two prisoners convicted of terrorism-related offences had been freed earlier this year.”
The Independent, 29th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two sisters have been jailed for 39 years between them for attempting to smuggle heroin worth more than £5m into the UK through an Essex port.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 71-year-old man has been jailed after letting his mentally ill wife starve to death while he went to the pub and visited the bookmakers.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British soldier who was crushed while repairing a tank in Afghanistan died becasue his regiment was not provided with proper equipement, a coroner ruled.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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