Art exhibit in child porn probe – BBC news
“Police have seized an exhibit at the Baltic modern art gallery on Tyneside on the grounds it may have breached child pornography laws.”
BBC News, 24th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Record fine for TV phone-in firm – The Guardian
“The ‘reckless’ premium rate phone services company that swindled GMTV viewers out of more than £20m over almost four years was yesterday hit with the biggest fine imposed by regulators.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers drop plan for experts to brief rape juries – The Guardian
“The government is to abandon a controversial proposal to use expert witnesses to brief juries on the ‘myths’ surrounding rape after judges warned the plan could lead to miscarriages of justice, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guerrilla artist Banksy caught up in eBay fraud – The Guardian
“Banksy, the mysterious graffiti artist who has gone from underground street phenomenon to darling of collectors including Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has been embroiled in an eBay scandal.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Porsche driver clocked at 172mph is jailed – The Times
“A motorist caught travelling at 172mph on an Oxfordshire dual carriageway has been jailed for ten weeks.”
The Times, 25th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cancer patient sues the Halifax for harassment after 762 calls about loan – The Times
“A lung cancer patient has gone to court to stop his bank contacting him about repayment of a loan after he was called 762 times in ten months.”
The Times, 25th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslim dentist “made patient cover her head” – The Times
“A Muslim dentist insisted that a young woman wear an Islamic headscarf before he would agree to treat her for toothache, the General Dental Council was told yesterday.”
The Times, 25th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Consultation on fast track processing of Patents & Trade Marks – UK Intellectual Property Office
“The Gowers Report on Intellectual Property recommended that the UK Intellectual Property Office provide new accelerated services for processing patent and trade mark applications. We have considered these recommendations and are now consulting on proposed new fast track services for patents and trade marks, both of which will be available to all applicants upon payment of a fee.”
Consultation Document (pdf and Word)
UK Intellectual Property Office, 21st September 2007
Source: www.ipo.gov.uk
New laws give shareholders more power to sue directors for negligence – The Times
“Disgruntled shareholders in Northern Rock and other troubled British companies looking to pin blame on senior management will receive a boost next month with the introduction of new laws making it easier to sue individual company directors. ”
The Times, 24th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BPP handed degree-giving breakthrough
“BPP Law School has been granted degree-awarding status in a move that makes the group the UK’s first private-sector company able to award the qualification.”
Legal Week, 24th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Drive to ensure safer roads – Ministry of Justice
“Bad driving is an area of particular concern to the public and today’s provisions in the Road Safety Act 2006 tighten up legislation and ensure offenders do not escape justice.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th September 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Multimillion pound “shambolic” penal agency to be axed – The Observer
“The government was accused last night of presiding over a ‘shambolic penal policy’ after it emerged it is to dismantle its multibillion pound flagship programme to protect the public and cut crime.”
The Observer, 23rd September 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
NHS is facing £4.5bn compensation bill over babies damaged at birth by hospital “blunders” – The Observer
“The NHS is facing £4.5bn in compensation claims over alleged blunders by midwives and doctors that have left babies suffering severe brain damage, The Observer can reveal.”
The Observer, 23rd September 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Inheritance tax “snaring 135 homes a day” – Daily Telegraph
“More than 135 homes a day will be trapped in the inheritance tax net over the next year, according to research by Britain’s biggest mortgage lender.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
eBay “sells software that spies on your PC” – Daily Telegraph
“Hacking kits, enabling criminals to break into personal email and bank accounts, are being sold on eBay, online security experts have warned. Anyone wanting to obtain private information from a computer can buy the spying software for as little as £10.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sex offender doctors “free to treat patients” – Daily Telegraph
“Eleven doctors are still free to work in the NHS despite being convicted of sex and child pornography offences, The Daily Telegraph can reveal today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Change to powers of attorney keep solicitors busy – The Guardian
“Solicitors will be working flat out this week to draw up powers of attorney for sick or elderly people before a more complex replacement costing up to 10 times as much comes into force next Monday.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
