“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
“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
“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
Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc
Somerville v Scottish Ministers
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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’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
“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
“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
“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
“Learco Chindamo, the killer of headteacher Philip Lawrence, cannot be deported to Italy when he is released from jail, a senior high court judge confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four police forces in England and Wales have been ordered to destroy criminal records of minor offences committed by teenagers who have gone on to lead unblemished adult lives but claim they are still being punished for their past misdemeanours.”
The Independent, 1st November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Consumers who buy faulty goods or services abroad will be entitled to a refund from their credit card company, after a landmark legal judgment yesterday.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government’s controversial control order regime restricting the day-to-day activities of terror suspects was given legal clearance by the Law Lords today – but was watered down.”
The Independent, 31st October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.5) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.4) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Education (Determination of Admission Arrangements) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MN (Rwanda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 1064 (30 October 2007)
Jackson v Computershare Investor Services Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1065 (30 October 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thorner v Curtis & Ors [2007] EWHC 2422 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Hardy & Ors v Fowle & Anor [2007] EWHC 2423 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Franses v Al Assad & Ors [2007] EWHC 2442 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
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