“A child has been taken away from his parents because, it is understood, they were not coping with his disability and social workers became anxious about his weight.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will today try to quell union anger at the growing insecurity of the British workforce due to migration of cheap and casualised foreign labour by promising to find an ‘extra 500,000 British jobs for British workers’ “.
The Guardian, 10th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers are considering proposals to prosecute men for buying sex in a new effort to curb the demand for prostitution, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Home Information Packs, the controversial home selling scheme launched last month, are being plagued by teething problems, with many of the first packs having to be scrapped because they have been deemed invalid.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The woman in charge of selecting judges has defended her commission against reports that it is to blame for an acute shortage of circuit judges and delays in trials.”
The Times, 10th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lord Justice Sedley’s proposal to put everyone in the UK on a DNA database would be dependent on a British man’s case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to a privacy law expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Labour’s law and order record is facing a broadside from one of the country’s top police officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two people who tortured a 16-month-old baby boy to death, causing him ‘unimaginable agony’, were jailed on Friday under a new law.”
Reuters, 7th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“An 18-year-old burglar who vandalised a children’s campsite building was caught because he wrote his name on a wall at the scene, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (Otley) v. Barking & Dagenham NHS PCT
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are avialble online for one week only.
“The Crown Prosecution Service received one of its widest responses from the public when it asked for comments on prosecuting bad driving. The responses to the consultation will result in changes to CPS policy on how driving offences are charged and prosecuted and also the service it offers to victims and witnesses. A summary of the responses is published today on this website.”
Crown Prosecution Service press release, 6th September 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Motorists who cause death on the roads could face life imprisonment under plans confirmed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The country’s most senior policeman was lambasted for ‘a lack of an inquiring mind’ by members of his force’s watchdog yesterday over his actions following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 300 internet crimes are being committed every hour – with a victim hit every ten seconds on average, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A self-styled wrestling expert has been jailed for life for choking a disabled man to death.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Church leaders expressed fears last night that Christians could be sued under proposed new laws to protect gays from harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An authoritative guide to UK tax law has been published in smaller print to try to keep its growth under control.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Commission (LSC) is to appeal against the Law Society’s High Court victory on legal aid, the body announced last night (5 September).”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Calls for judges to be assessed by court users have received strong backing from senior litigators, who have identified the quality of the judiciary as a major factor behind the length and expense of trials.”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The US and UK patent offices have agreed to share and recognise each other’s patent examination reports under a new deal. The offices hope that the deal could save significant application time for would-be patent holders.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
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