Prisoners paid £2.5m compensation – BBC News
“The Prison Service paid £2.5 in compensation to prisoners in England and Wales last year, figures show.”
BBC News, 15th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four who faced deportation over serious crimes go missing – The Guardian
“Four prisoners who were facing deportation after finishing sentences for serious crimes have gone missing, immigration officials admitted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drivers face big cut in drink limit and random tests – The Guardian
“Drivers face a drastic reduction in the drink-drive limit and the introduction of random roadside breath tests in a government crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom Of Information: The end looks nigh for this ‘squalid little Bill’ – The Independent
“An ill-conceived attempt to remove Parliament from Britain’s newly created Freedom of Information laws now looks almost certain to fail. The Tory MP David Maclean’s Private Member’s Bill, supported by ministers and elements of the Labour Party, has failed to attract a peer to sponsor it in the House of Lords.”
The Independent, 15th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Guantanamo inmate told: You can’t return to UK, you’ve been away too long – The Independent
“Gordon Brown is being urged to intervene to stop the Home Office banning a British resident from returning home after more than four years at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.”
The Independent, 15th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government wins EU health and safety spat – The Times
“European laws protecting the health and safety of workers are being applied correctly in the UK, European judges ruled today.”
The Times, 14th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Missing terror suspect identified – BBC News
“A UK terror suspect under a control order who absconded can be named as Zeeshan Siddique, a court has ruled.”
BBC News, 14th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court – Ministry of Justice
“Work on the new Supreme Court started this week after final contracts were signed with the developer, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice announced today. The building is expected to open for business in October 2009.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 14th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 14th June 2007
Maranowska v. Richardson & Anr
AXA Insurance UK plc v. Norwich Union Insurance Ltd.
Birmingham City FC plc v. Revenue & Customs Commissioners
Corbett v. South Yorkshire Strategic HA
Shanks v. Swan Hunter Group plc
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
New measures to keep kids safe from sex offenders – Home Office
“A range of tough new measures that will enhance the protection of children from sex offenders was unveiled today by the Home Secretary, John Reid.”
Home Office press release, 13th June 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Partners wary over plans to usher in alternative route to profession – Legal Week
“Most leading business lawyers have concerns about proposals to create alternative routes into the legal profession, according to a survey this week.”
Legal Week, 14th June 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Lack of Lords sponsor wrecks plan to exempt MPs from FoI Act – The Guardian
“A move to exempt parliament from the Freedom of Information Act appeared to have collapsed last night, when no peer came forward to sponsor the private member’s bill lodged by the former Tory chief whip, David Maclean, in the Lords.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judiciary under fire as conduct of duo is questioned – Legal Week
“The judiciary has come under fresh scrutiny this week after a retiring senior judge’s details appeared prematurely on a mediation website and another continued working until days before his high profile trial for indecent exposure.”
Legal Week, 14th June 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Avalanche of legal actions under equal pay law – Daily Telegraph
“Women in the public sector seeking equal pay with their male colleagues are taking more than 1,500 cases to court a month, at a cost to the taxpayer of more than £1 billion, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Diana coroner thwarted in media ban – Daily Telegraph
“The new coroner for the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales yesterday pledged an “open, fair and transparent” inquiry – then immediately attempted to gag the press.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gunmen ‘let off full jail terms’ – Daily Telegraph
“Only one in five criminals convicted of possessing a firearm has been sentenced to the mandatory minimum jail terms created by the Government to fight gun crime, Home Office figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mail on Sunday denied appeal over diaries – The Guardian
“The Mail on Sunday will be forced to return Prince Charles’ diaries after the House of Lords today rejected the paper’s request for leave to appeal the case.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victims may get attackers’ release dates – The Guardian
“Victims will be warned when their mentally ill attackers are to be released from custody, and will be allowed to make representations about their discharge, under plans unveiled by the government yesterday as it offered a spate of amendments to resolve a nine-year wrangle over new mental health laws.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Single mothers could be charged over sex offender disclosures – The Times
“Single mothers could be prosecuted if they disclose the criminal history of a new boyfriend to friends and neighbours under proposals outlined to tackle child sex offenders announced yesterday.”
The Times, 14th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Torture: the 10 claims against the Army – The Times
“Lawyers for Baha Musa claimed today that the case had uncovered evidence that the Government approved the systematic torture of detainees. ”
The Times, 13th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
