“A Whitehall spin doctor may have played a greater role in the drafting of the famous dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction than the government admitted at the time, the Information Tribunal said today.”
The Guardian, 23rd Janauary 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge will have direct access to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ask for money for the court system under an unprecedented deal announced today.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A sex offender who claimed he could not be a flasher because his genitals were too small has been jailed.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
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“Police officers have launched a courtroom bid to overturn Jacqui Smith’s decision to ignore an independent panel and cap this year’s pay award at 1.9 per cent.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Almost 75,000 violent crime suspects, including 10,000 sex offenders, were freed on bail last year.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Revenue & Customs is facing a £1 billion loss after losing a landmark legal battle on VAT refunds brought by Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair.”
The Times, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice have today issued a joint statement on a partnership model for the operations of Her Majesty’s Courts Service, the text of which has been issued to Parliament by way of a written ministerial statement.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Four CDs containing personal details from court cases have gone missing in the post, the government has admitted.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“A part-time judge, forced to retire after reaching the age of 65, has won an unprecedented age discrimination claim against the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, and could get up to £200,000 compensation if the Ministry of Justice does not let him return to sit as recorder.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A compulsory identity card system for British citizens looks as if it will be deferred beyond the next election, according to documents leaked to the Conservatives.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A sixth of all prisoners held in England and Wales have not been found guilty of any offence or are waiting to be sentenced, says the first report to investigate pre-trial detention across the world.”
The Independent, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Leading Muslim women are being brought together to advise ministers in a new tactic to root out extremism.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A retired businesswoman who flouted an Anti-Social Behaviour Order imposed after she tyrannised her neighbours in a quiet rural hamlet was warned she will have to pay court costs of £200,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The law needs to be updated to regulate the growing number of household CCTV cameras, a human rights group has said.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
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“The man who wrote a damning report into the death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie says he ‘despairs’ over further deaths of vulnerable children.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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