“‘Deactivated’ guns, which can easily be reconverted into active firearms for use in crime, will be outlawed, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith promised yesterday.”
The Independent, 7th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The wife of actor Chris Langham says her husband paid ‘a monumental price’ for downloading footage of child abuse.”
BBC News, 6th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Scottish man who has spent 20 years on death row in America is set to attend an appeal hearing which should see him return to the UK immediately.”
BBC News, 7th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Charity says asylum backlog is forcing 110,000 children into ‘horrifying’ lives of fear and poverty.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The cost to the taxpayer of abandoned Whitehall computer projects since 2000 has reached almost £2bn – not including the bill for an online crime reporting site that was cancelled this week, a survey by the Guardian reveals.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who spent most of his life living on Anglesey is being deported to the Philippines for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).”
BBC News, 7th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“British UFO ‘sightings’ investigated by a secret branch of the MoD are soon to be revealed and officials are braced for a torrent of inquiries.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A range of complementary therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy are to be regulated by a new body.”
BBC News, 5th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reclassifying cannabis would be pointless and therefore unlikely to make any difference to young users of the drug, according to a new report by some of the country’s top criminal policy experts.”
The Independent, 7th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New rules for carry-on luggage that have come in at some UK airports could confuse passengers, a lobby group says.”
BBC News, 7th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior officer urges mandatory jail terms after second death in six days.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Muslim women are to be offered courses and training in an attempt to fight extremism in their communities, the government has said.”
BBC News, 6th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The strain of Christmas will register at hundreds of solicitors’ offices today as divorce and separation requests hit their annual peak. Affairs, abuse and simple boredom could see as many as 1.8 million couples contemplate splitting after a fortnight spent largely without the distractions of work.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some of the most experienced solicitors are deserting legal aid work amid a shake-up of the scheme which will see their pay rates drop further. The exodus is particularly acute among expert lawyers who represent children and parents in cases where local authorities are threatening to take the children into care. The departure of some of the leading specialists raises concerns about the quality of representation for parents at risk of losing their children, who often face complex medical evidence which is hard to rebut.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicario v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“Police owed no duty of care to victims when taking a decision whether or not to prosecute a suspected offender, even where the decision took into account the interests of the victims.”
The Times, 4th 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.
AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“A spouse who had married an overseas overstayer was entitled to have his right to a family life to be taken into account, although he was not a formal party to the proceedings seeking the removal of the overstayer.”
The Times, 4th 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.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In deciding whether to quash an acquittal, the court had to form its own view as to whether the acquitted person’s subsequent plea of guilty to perjury at his trial was in fact compelling evidence that he had committed the offence charged.”
The Times, 4th 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.
“This is the first Progress Report to the Judges’ Council, of the Standing Committee on Judicial Support and Welfare.”
The Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th January 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Nearly a quarter of 3,500 credit cards issued to Scotland Yard detectives have been withdrawn following an inquiry into suspected fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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