“Police officers will give the public a business card when they stop them in the street instead of filling out a lengthy form under proposals to be unveiled tomorrow by Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the chief inspector of constabulary.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Royal Mail could be forced to pay several million pounds in compensation amid accusations that it flouted employment law in its restructuring of the Post Office network.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Seaside arcades and amusement centres are among thousands of businesses that have lost more than a fifth of their income because of the impact of gambling legislation on gaming machines, industry leaders told MPs on Tuesday.”
Financial Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
“Scotland Yard officers threatened a former policeman with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if he divulged what he knew about a covert operation in which an MP’s conversations were bugged, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Walk down any high street in Britain today and you will instantly be under surveillance. All around you, lampposts and shopfronts bristle with CCTV cameras, many of them privately operated and unregulated. They are watching you in case you are bent on shoplifting or engaging in violent disorder.”
The Times, 6th Febraury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The former wife of a father who killed his young son in a plunge from a hotel balcony is calling for him to be prosecuted when he returns to Britain.”
BBC News, 6th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of people strongly opposed to the introduction of a national identity card scheme has risen sharply, according to the results of an ICM poll to be published today.”
The Guardian, 6th Febraury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The five members of Caribbean Steel International were awarded £1,116 each in damages yesterday after a judge found that they had been removed unreasonably. Far from being terrorists, they were returning from a music festival in Sardinia.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The case of a new mother who was mistakenly given a fatal dose of a strong epidural anaesthetic will be re-examined by the Crown Prosecution Service after an inquest jury ruled yesterday that she was unlawfully killed.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will announce the findings of an independent review today that will open the door to the use of intercept evidence in court.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Some laws have been used just once in 200 years. Others have simply outlived their usefulness. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, looks at plans to tidy up the statute-book.”
The Independent, 6th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two sisters wept and their mother screamed abuse when all three were found guilty yesterday of turning a blind eye to the horrific murder of a young woman in their house.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A suspected drugs trafficker who claimed that an ice cream van and other small businesses had earned him three homes and a fleet of luxury cars has become one of the biggest victims of criminal assets recovery law.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has criticised Government guidelines that prevent him from passing a longer sentence on a man with 42 motoring convictions.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The man accused of murdering aspiring model Sally Anne Bowman admitted having sex with her corpse but denied killing her, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Services Commission and Ministry of Justice today announced steps that are being taken in order to proceed with the tender to establish a Panel of solicitors and barristers to represent defendants in major criminal cases.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th February 2008
Source: www.wired-gov.net
“Trainee solicitor pay has finally caught up with the graduate salaries on offer at investment banks, a new survey reveals.”
The Lawyer, 5th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Thousands of people who took steps to protect their affairs or those of elderly relatives if they become incapable could unwittingly be in breach of the law.”
The Times, 5th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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