“The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called for new laws to protect religious sensibilities that would punish ‘thoughtless and cruel’ styles of speaking.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who ran four brothels has escaped a jail term after a judge ruled that ‘no-one was harmed’.”
BBC News, 30th Janaury 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“UK lawyers are more downbeat about the future of their businesses than at any time in the last six years, according to new research from accountancy firm Smith & Williamson.”
Legal Week, 30th January 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Tory MP Derek Conway today announced he would stand down at the next election following the controversy over his employment of his son on a parliamentary salary.”
The Independent, 30th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A drugged driver who ploughed into six shoppers in central London, causing injuries that forced a mother and daughter to have their right legs amputated, was today jailed for four years.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Despite press reports to the contrary, public authorities tapped just 1,435 phones and not 250,000 in a nine month period in 2006. The larger figure includes less heavily regulated requests for information about phone usage.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Moroccan man accused of links with al-Qaeda and involvement in the 9/11 and Madrid attacks will remain in custody after losing his appeal at the House of Lords.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“Where a court made a periodical payments order for a claimant in proceedings involving catastrophic injury in the context of future care, of which the main element was the wages of the carers, the annual earnings survey published for care assistants and home carers was the more appropriate and usable index than the retail price index.”
The Times, 30th January 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.
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has commissioned Dr Jonathan Spencer, an external consultant, to carry out an independent review of the Civil Justice Council.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Gordon Brown’s promise to strengthen oversight of the security and intelligence agencies was made ‘untenable’ by the government’s refusal to disclose information about the past activities of Britain’s spies, a cross-party group of senior parliamentarians said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw today appeared to back away from plans to build a new generation of 2,500-person ‘Titan’ jails after criticism from the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“At least 4,000 illegal workers have yet to be banned from taking security jobs, despite the passing of a deadline set by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two decades after being dragged into bushes and sexually assaulted as she took a daylight stroll through a Leeds park, Mrs A still suffers nightmares. Now in her late 70s, Mrs A has said that the brutality of the attack destroyed her confidence and left her with lasting psychiatric injury.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“If you have done nothing wrong, then you have nothing to fear. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, what if the police could disclose unproven allegations to your employer?”
The Independent, 30th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A British convert to Islam has been told that a terrorism control order imposed on him is to be quashed.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government will propose new legislation to give the authorities more power to intervene in the case of a failing bank to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis, the Treasury said.”
Reuters, 30th January 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to overhaul stop and search powers in a bid to tackle rising gun and knife crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Services for rape victims in England and Wales are in crisis, with half of support centres at risk of closure, a campaign group has warned.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One woman’s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ends in victory today, with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government’s “scramble to build new prisons” threatens to move the UK towards a system of ‘large-scale penal containment’ which would mean worse as well as more jails, the chief inspector of prisons warns today.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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