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Muslim man sues Tesco for being told to handle alcohol - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 29, 2008
“A Muslim man is suing Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle crates of alcohol in a warehouse.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Soldiers who hand prisoners to US could face legal action, MPs warned - The Guardian

Posted on September 29, 2008
“British troops who hand over prisoners in Iraq to US military personnel could find themselves facing prosecution, according to a legal opinion compiled for parliament.” Full story The Guardian, 29th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

Army warned by own lawyers over ban on women serving in combat units - Sunday Telegraph

Posted on September 29, 2008
“The MoD faces a legal challenge over its ban on women soldiers serving in combat units, Army lawyers have warned defence chiefs.” Full story Sunday Telegraph, 28th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Asbo OAP ?will appeal home ban? - BBC News

Posted on September 29, 2008
“An 82-year-old pensioner banned from her home after being handed a second antisocial behaviour order is set to appeal, her daughter has insisted.” Full story BBC News, 27th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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800 police arrested for serious crimes - The Observer

Posted on September 29, 2008
“More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty.” Full story The Observer, 28th September 2008 Source: http://observer...

Dying woman?s court challenge on euthanasia - The Observer

Posted on September 29, 2008
“A terminally ill woman will this week launch a landmark legal battle to ensure that her husband is not prosecuted for helping her travel abroad to end her life.” Full story� The Observer, 28th September 2008 Source:http://observer.guardian...

Britain sets up online child safety watchdog - The Guardian

Posted on September 29, 2008
“Cyber-bullying, online pornography, violent video games and websites that encourage young people to harm themselves are to be targeted by a new watchdog launched by the government today.” Full story The Guardian, 29th September 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on September 29, 2008
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008 The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008 The A4123 Trunk Road (Sandwell and Dudley) (Detrunking) Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 29, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Lunn, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2082 (03 September 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) BMW AG & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 1028 (29 August 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Birch v University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2008] EWHC 2237 (QB) (29 September 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Fender [...

Balcony jump father John Hogan will not face charges in Britain - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 29, 2008
“John Hogan, the father who allegedly pushed his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece, will not be prosecuted in Britain, it has been announced.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

OFT suspects fixing of prices in grocery - The Guardian

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food companies could be fined tens of millions of pounds after a consumer watchdog said there was evidence they had been sharing information on prices.” Full story The Guardian, 26th September 2008 Source: www...

Brands gain new protection from opportunism from October - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Businesses will be able to stop others from registering their brands as company names in the UK for the first time under new laws that comes into force at the end of the month. A new tribunal aims to resolve disputes faster and more cheaply than courts...

Bankers could sue if FSA action leads to slashed bonuses - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Bankers could sue their employers if their bonuses are cut in the aftermath of the financial meltdown of the past 10 days, according to one employment law expert who said City workers have a ’significant expectation’ of large bonuses...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 26, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) John, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2022 (19 August 2008) RL & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1970 (28 August 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Ross, R (on the application of) v West Sussex Primary Care Trust [2008] EWHC B15 (Admin) (temporary reference) (10 September 2008) H, R (on the application of) v Secretary [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on September 26, 2008
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Courts do not treat non-resident parents unfairly - report - Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 26, 2008
“An independent study published today shows that family courts are making great efforts with considerable success to secure child contact, following divorce or separation.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 25th September 2008 Source: www...

First ID card unveiled by Home Secretary as scheme builds momentum - UK Border Agency

Posted on September 26, 2008
“The first UK Identity Card was unveiled today by the Home Secretary. Building on the Government’s commitment to begin issuing the first ID cards to foreign nationals from November 2008, the card’s design was revealed for the first time...

Bar Council and CPS agree Protocol on Performance Issues - The Bar Council

Posted on September 26, 2008
“The Bar Council and the CPS have agreed a procedure for handling CPS/BAR Performance Issues in relation to advocacy.” Full press release The Bar Council, 25th September 2008 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Ear-biting rugby player is jailed - BBC News

Posted on September 26, 2008
“A rugby player who bit off a piece of an opponent’s ear during a match, after the referee had awarded a penalty, has been jailed for a year.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vigilante attack policeman jailed - BBC News

Posted on September 26, 2008
“A policeman has been jailed for a year for beating a man he wrongly thought had glassed his son.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Sadistic? carer fights sentence - BBC News

Posted on September 26, 2008
“A foster mother who abused three children in her care is attempting to have her 14-year jail sentence cut.” Full story BBC News, 26th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Constitutional experts rally behind proposals to revoke 300-year-old ban on Catholic monarchs - The Guardian

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Constitutional experts and minority parties yesterday rallied behind proposals to repeal the 300-year bar to Catholics succeeding to the throne and end male precedence in the royal succession.” Full story The Guardian, 26th September 2008 Source: www...

New law could end ?studentification? of towns - The Guardian

Posted on September 26, 2008
“The government is to propose changing planning law to disperse student populations and end the ’studentification’ of university towns.” Full story The Guardian, 26th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lib Dems broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters - The Times

Posted on September 26, 2008
“The Liberal Democrats broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters during their party conference, despite having been warned that their actions would be likely to breach regulations.” Full story� The Times, 26th September 2008 Source: www...

Fathers? groups are wrong: most men are winning right to see children, study shows - The Times

Posted on September 26, 2008
“The vast majority of disputes between parents over contact with children end with fathers having access, contrary to claims by campaign groups, new research shows.” Full story� The Times, 26th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Father wins ruling to stop baby son being buried 22 years after his death - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 26, 2008
“A judge ruled that Enfield Council should not bury Christopher Blum for at least three weeks to give his father time to prepare a legal case.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hip-hop star Rhymes arrested before charity gig - The Guardian

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Hip-hop star Busta Rhymes was denied entry to the UK on his way to a charity concert yesterday because of his criminal convictions in the US.” Full story The Guardian, 26th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supporters urge halt to hacker?s extradition to US - The Guardian

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US...

�450m aid for councils struggling to find cash to settle 400,000 equal pay cases - The Times

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Emergency funding of �450 million will be given to town halls struggling to meet the cost of equal pay settlements for tens of thousands of low-paid women, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 26th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Purge on Muslim clerics who turn a blind eye to the abuse of women - The Times

Posted on September 26, 2008
“Muslim spiritual leaders could be denounced publicly by their own community as part of a campaign to expose imams whose silence on domestic abuse is leading to women being burnt, lashed and raped in the name of Islam.” Full story The Times, 26th September 2008 Source: www...

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