Prison service ‘failed’ woman who killed herself – The Independent
“The grim pattern to Louise Giles’s short life was set at the age of 13 when she took her first overdose.”
The Independent, 8th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
And then there was one: four British residents freed from Guantánamo – The Guardian
“Four British residents held without charge at the American detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba are to be released, reducing the UK involvement with the camp to just one inmate.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family justice policy does not work for children, report says – The Guardian
“A key element of the government’s family justice policy is failing the children it was intended to help, a two-year study funded by the Ministry of Justice has concluded.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer defections set to continue, survey says – The Times
“Two-thirds of law firms have poached a team from a rival practice, according to research by Smith & Williamson.”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gallery faces lawsuit over Rubens – The Independent
“One of Britain’s leading art galleries faces the threat of legal action over three paintings by the 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens from the granddaughter of the works’ former owner who was murdered by the Nazis.”
The Independent, 9th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
OFT fines supermarkets £116m in dairy probe – The Times
“Sainsburys and Asda have admitted fixing the price of dairy products with producers in the aftermath of the Foot and Mouth outbreak of 2001 following an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Detection system criticised after ‘drug mule’ death – The Guardian
“The effectiveness of equipment and procedures designed to catch “drug mules” has been called into question following the case of a woman who died when bags of smuggled cocaine burst inside her body hours after hi-tech screening failed to pick up that she was carrying drugs.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
42-day detention plan attacked as constitutionally illiterate – The Guardian
“Proposals to extend the limit for pre-charge detention to 42 days are ‘constitutionally illiterate’ as well as dangerous, critics warned yesterday, because proper parliamentary scrutiny would confuse the roles of MPs and judges.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sweet and sour emotions as Chinese restaurant couple win £10m legacy – The Times
“The final will of a widow who left £10 million to the owners of a Chinese restaurant was upheld by the High Court yesterday, despite claims by her family that she did not know what she was doing.”
The Times, 8th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenager jailed for rape receives second life sentence for murder – The Guardian
“A teenager who was jailed for the rape of a schoolgirl two weeks ago was given a second life sentence yesterday for killing a father of two in a flash of temper.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guantanamo Britons could now face control orders – The Observer
“Civil liberties groups were outraged yesterday at suggestions that three British residents soon to be released from Guantanamo Bay will be subjected to control orders.”
The Observer, 9th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kieren Fallon is cleared of cheating as race-fixing trial collapses – The Times
“The reputation of the police force that claims to be the country’s elite antifraud unit was in tatters last night after the collapse of its cheating case against one of horse racing’s greatest talents.”
The Times, 8th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Security agenda is out of date, thinktank says – The Guardian
“Whitehall’s notions of what constitutes national security are out of date, incoherent and need a radical shake-up, a report by the thinktank Demos will say today.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tesco prepares to fight charges of collusion in price-fixing scandal – The Times
“Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million.”
The Times, 8th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Fake penis’ sex attacker jailed – BBC News
“A sex attacker who hid a carrot in his trousers and pretended it was his erect penis has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 7th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guilty verdict for lorry driver – BBC News
“A lorry driver has been found guilty of causing the deaths of a family of four when he fell asleep at the wheel.”
BBC News, 7th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No legal aid for Hercules inquest – BBC News
“Families of nine UK personnel killed in a plane shot down in Iraq will get no legal aid at an inquest but those of an Australian airman will, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 9th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thinktank calls for use of asbos to be reviewed – The Guardian
“Britain is in danger of becoming a nation of ‘paedophobics’, fearful of children and young people, according to a thinktank which warns that antisocial behaviour orders may actually encourage youth crime.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAE chiefs face renewed corruption inquiry – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to relaunch a criminal investigation of alleged corruption at Britain’s biggest arms company, BAE Systems.”
The Times, 9th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
