Civil court fees – Ministry of Justice
“Responses to consultation on civil court fees published today.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Call to devolve power to councils – BBC News
“A cross-party group of senior MPs and peers is calling for a genuine devolution of power from Whitehall to local government.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge in sex blackmail case gets third pay rise – Daily Telegraph
“An immigration judge who had an affair with his illegally employed Brazilian cleaner has been paid more than £100,000 since he stood down from his job.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Injured soldier gets “insulting” £57,000 – Daily Telegraph
“The family of the youngest British soldier to be injured in Iraq has angrily denounced his compensation payout of £57,000 as a ‘complete insult.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge accused of child abuse “let off by police” – The Times
“A chief constable is being investigated over his force’s dismissal of child abuse allegations against a judge.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Human rights chief to investigate “anti-white bias” in council housing – The Times
“A new inquiry into whether immigrants jump council housing queues was announced by Trevor Phillips yesterday as the row over immigration policy intensified.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met chief urged to quit over shooting – The Times
“Britain’s most senior policeman was fighting to keep his job last night after his force was found guilty of catastrophic failures that led to the shooting dead of an innocent man.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man charged with murdering PC Beshenivsky – The Guardian
“One of two remaining suspects in the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky was last night charged with her murder after he was extradited back to Britain from Somalia after months of detective work, West Yorkshire police said.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lords to hear ‘lotto rapist’ compensation case – The Times
“A woman will go to the House of Lords today to seek compensation from the man who tried to rape her out of his winnings from the National Lottery.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 31st October 2007
Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc
Somerville v Scottish Ministers
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children working illegally as businesses flout the law – The Times
“Most schoolchildren who have Saturday jobs or deliver newspapers in the morning are working illegally, according to a study.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Serious Crime Bill receives Royal Assent – Home Office
“The Serious Crime Bill has received Royal Assent today (30 October), providing police with strong powers to crack down on serious crime.”
Home Office press release, 30th October 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Paedophile ‘being a danger isn’t an offence’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been accused of putting children at risk for refusing to jail a predatory paedophile because ‘being a danger isn’t an offence’.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gay couple adoption appeal lost – BBC News
“An ex-magistrate who says he was forced to resign because he would not place children for adoption with gay couples has lost his appeal.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge hits out at ‘perverse’ gun society – Daily Telegraph
“A judge attacked as ‘perverse’ the way sections of modern society view guns as he jailed a mother and her teenage son over the fatal shooting of the woman’s 12-year-old daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords consider Lotto rapist case – BBC News
“The Law Lords are to decide whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him.”
BBC News, 1st November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Falconer ‘plans to sue Gordon Brown for bigger pension’ – The Times
“Lord Falconer’s pension row deepened last night with reports that he is planning to sue the Prime Minister over his refusal to allow him to claim a six-figure sum.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors consider De Menezes verdict – The Guardian
“A jury today (31 October) retired to consider its verdict in the trial of the Metropolitan police over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curfews for terror suspects should not exceed 12 hours, law lords rule – The Times
“The controversial regime of control orders, which restricts the day-to-day activities of terrorist suspects, was watered down by the law lords yesterday, but they ruled that overall the system was legally sound.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lords back terror law orders on suspects, but give them new rights – The Guardian
“Britain’s highest court gave broad legal backing yesterday to the government’s controversial control order regime for terror suspects. But the House of Lords also created important new rights for the accused to know the thrust of the case against them.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
