“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter at home alone with £100 and a refrigerator full of food while visiting her lover has been convicted of neglect and abandonment and could face jail.”
The Independent, 15th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pilecki v Circuit Court of Legnica, Poland
House of Lords
“In considering whether an extradition order should be made in pursuance of a European arrest warrant in a conviction case, it was sufficient if the aggregated sentence was for at least four months; the extradition judge was not concerned with the lengths of the individual sentences aggregated.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Persons convicted of being concerned in the large scale commercial cultivation or production of cannabis, could expect to receive sentences with a starting point of three years if they acted as a gardener, six to seven years if they acted as an organiser, three to seven years if they acted as a manager and higher sentences where they controlled a large number of such operations.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Samina Malik, the self-styled ‘Lyrical Terrorist’ who wrote poetry about beheading Western hostages, could be one of the first beneficiaries of yesterday’s Court of Appeal judgments.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Teenagers are increasingly arming themselves with weapons to protect themselves against attacks in the street, according to a report by a leading children’s rights advocate.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Documents revealing secret lobbying by the arms giant BAE are expected to be disclosed today by court order.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The creator of an inflatable sculpture that killed two people after breaking free of its moorings was charged with manslaughter yesterday.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain could join a proposed new EU system to enhance border security and combat illegal migration through satellite surveillance and fingerprinting of all foreign visitors, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dozens of anti-terrorist investigations and prosecutions are in jeopardy after senior judges yesterday quashed the convictions of five young Muslims for downloading extremist propaganda. Three Court of Appeal judges, led by the Lord Chief Justice, questioned whether they should ever have been prosecuted for merely possessing the material. The ruling means that in future the prosecution will have to prove that defendants intended to commit terrorist attacks.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A gambler is suing a bookmaker for £2m he claims he lost on bets after asking the firm not to let him bet again.”
BBC News, 14th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Civil Justice Council (CJC) looks set to back ‘light-touch’ regulation of the fast-emerging market for third-party dispute funding, in a move that could further usher the model into the mainstream of UK litigation.”
Legal Week, 14th February 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A baby girl who was murdered by her father had been seen by 30 health care workers, yet none of them realised she was at risk, a report has found. Jessica Randall, who died when she was 54 days old, might still be alive if signs of abuse had been properly identified, according to the findings of an inquiry by Northamptonshire’s Local SafeGuarding Children Board.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An unauthorised stockbroker who stole more than £350,000 from his family and friends has been jailed for 15 months after a rare criminal prosecution by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).”
The Times, 13th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain is unlikely to have a full written constitution for at least 10 or 20 years, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, said today.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“ITV’s The Jeremy Kyle Show has been criticised after a man who found out he was not the father of his wife’s baby later pointed an air rifle at her.”
BBC News, 13th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five young men jailed by a judge who said they had become ‘intoxicated’ by extremist propaganda were freed by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 13th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A mechanic was arrested at gunpoint after police mistook his MP3 player for a gun.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of the gang who kicked to death father-of-three Garry Newlove is considering an appeal over his sentence and conviction, his solicitor has said.”
BBC News, 13th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New guidance for the family courts aimed at reducing unnecessary delay in the care proceedings system was published by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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