“A sword-wielding killer, who claimed he had been chasing an intruder he believed had raped his wife when he attacked two other men in the street, was jailed for life yesterday.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gay and lesbian people who enter into civil partnerships are at risk of ‘forced outing’ through everyday activities such as taking out a bank loan, according to a report to be published tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“TV psychiatrist Raj Persaud is to go before a General Medical Council panel hearing to decide if he should continue to practise, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government will today tell local authorities to use their purchasing power to drive out of business any care home proprietor who fails to provide older people with a quality service, delivered with dignity and respect.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain looks likely to lose its fight against the EU’s proposed new rights for temporary workers. Employers argue that the change, which would give Britain’s estimated 1.3 million agency workers the same pay and workplace conditions as permanent staff, puts 250,000 jobs at risk.”
The Times, 4th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice’s fight for judicial independence faces Parliamentary scrutiny.”
The Times, 4th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham [2007] EWCA Crim 2869
“Where the defendant admitted a lesser or different crime from that charged in the indictment it did not necessarily follow that the trial judge was obliged to leave the alternative verdict for a jury’s consideration; sometimes it would be appropriate, but sometimes it would not.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A sperm donor who helped a lesbian couple have two children is now being forced to pay thousands of pounds for their upbringing, he said.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former soldier who urinated on a disabled woman as she lay dying on her doorstep is planning an appeal against his three-year prison sentence.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Law Society) v Legal Services Commission
“The virtually unlimited unilateral power of amendment given to the Legal Services Commission in its new unified contract with solicitors wishing to undertake publicly funded civil work was incompatible with the requirement of transparency in the award of contracts by public authorities.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
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.
“The family of a soldier who suffered brain damage when his drill sergeant threw a baton at his head have expressed disgust at the £300 compensation awarded to him by the Army.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The brother of a pilot wrongly accused of training the 11 September 2001 hijackers has succeeded in a High Court bid to win damages for wrongful arrest.”
The Independent, 1st December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A pioneering scheme to tackle domestic violence, which affects 1.5 million women each year in the UK, has cut the incidence of assault and injury to women by two thirds, according to the first independent evaluation of its impact.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner launched an investigation yesterday after it was revealed that thousands of Britons’ bank details are available for sale on the internet.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“It is, Colin Stagg ardently hopes, all over. That was what he said in an email yesterday in which he explained why he never, ever, wanted to talk to the media again and hoped to return to the anonymous life he led before he was arrested 15 years ago for the murder of Rachel Nickell in front of her son, Alex, on Wimbledon Common.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge yesterday criticised the Hunting Act as he allowed the appeal of the first fox hunter convicted of breaching the controversial law. Judge Graham Cottle said the law that forbids the hunting of animals with dogs was ‘far from simple to interpret or apply’.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government was at loggerheads with its own advisers last night over its new drugs policy.”
The Observer,2nd December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two children of a multimillionaire jeweller have been given legal aid of £30,750 to protect their interests under a family trust amid a divorce war between their parents.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces have paid out more than £44 million in compensation and damages in the past five years, mostly to victims of alleged police misconduct, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 14-year-old boy who tried to rape a teenage girl has been told that he will remain in custody until he is no longer considered to be a danger to the public.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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