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Tories promise more prison places - BBC News

Posted on March 03, 2008
“Five thousand extra prison places would be built by the Tories to beat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the party has said.” Full story BBC News, 3rd March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Biggest investor ready to sue over Rock - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“The biggest investor in Northern Rock, SRM Global, is preparing to launch legal action against the government and regulators this week over their role in the collapse of the nationalised bank.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd March 2008 Source: www...

Archbishops have ?serious reservations? about blasphemy repeal - The Times

Posted on March 03, 2008
” The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have warned the Government that they have ’serious reservations’ about the abolition of the blasphemy laws.” Full story The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www.timeonline.co.uk

British island ?used by US for rendition? - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“Britain’s denials that its territories have been used for ‘extraordinary rendition’ were dramatically undermined last night after the United Nations claimed that Diego Garcia has been used as a detention centre to hold US suspects...

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Attack on non-doms has lawyers in a flap - The Times

Posted on March 03, 2008
“Property lawyers may enjoy a short-term boost while their wealthier clients sell off their London homes, but new tax plans aimed at rich individuals who are not domiciled in the UK for tax purposes ? non-doms, in other words ? have received a resounding thumbs down from the British legal profession...

Jail for disabled man?s ?sadistic? murderers - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 03, 2008
“A gang of thugs who murdered a disabled man in a ’sadistic’ attack were jailed for life yesterday, after the judge heard that killings by youngsters had doubled in a decade.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2008 Source: www...

Man laced pregnant wife?s meals with abortion pills - The Independent

Posted on March 03, 2008
“A businessman with an irrational fear of becoming a father has been jailed for almost four years after he laced his wife’s breakfast with abortion pills in an attempt to make her lose their unborn baby.” Full story The Independent, 1st March 2008 Source: www...

Gambling firms face support levy - BBC News

Posted on March 03, 2008
“The government has said it may force gambling companies to help fund support services for those battling addiction.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man fined �11,000 for downloading Friends - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 03, 2008
“The wife of a city executive cost her husband �11,000 after she downloaded four episodes of the sitcom Friends through his mobile phone while abroad.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Study clears social workers of ?snatching children? - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“A government-commissioned report will this week lift the lid on the scale of the abuse suffered by children who are taken into care to be protected from their families.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Plan to allow road breath tests in court - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 03, 2008
“Drink-drivers could be prosecuted on the basis of a roadside breath test for the first time as the Government considers dropping the need for motorists to face a back-up test at a police station.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2008 Source: www...

Private data, public interest? - BBC News

Posted on March 03, 2008
“The use of material taken from personal profiles on social networks by newspapers is to be the subject of a major consultation undertaken by industry watchdog the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).” Full story BBC News, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

Girl, 15, convicted of murder - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death while high on drink and drugs was convicted of murder today.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law schools hike LPC fees - The Lawyer

Posted on March 03, 2008
“BPP law school� is to hike its Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees by a whopping 10 per cent despite already being the most expensive postgraduate law school in London.” Full story The Lawyer, 3rd March 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Conservative prison plans in full - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“Prisoners should be banned from watching television unless they have earned the right through good behaviour, the Tories said today.That was one of the detailed ideas in the 112-page ‘green paper’, Prisons with a Purpose, published by the Conservative leader, David Cameron...

Nurse convicted of killing four patients - The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2008
“A nurse was today convicted of murdering four elderly patients with lethal doses of the diabetes drug insulin.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How much do prisoners get paid? - BBC News Magazine

Posted on March 03, 2008
“David Cameron has proposed that inmates hand over part of their wages to victims of their crimes. So how much are they paid?” Full story BBC News Magazine, 3rd March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Allison v London Underground Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 29, 2008
Allison v London Underground Ltd Court of Appeal “The statutory requirement for an employer to provide adequate training for its employees imposed a higher duty than the common law duty which incorporated reasonable foreseeability; the statutory test was what training was needed in the light of what the employer ought to have known about the risks [...

Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 29, 2008
Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd Court of Appeal “Perjury by a witness who had common cause with one of the parties in proceedings could be sufficient to have the judgment set aside as having been obtained by fraud.” The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

Welsh Ministers v Care Standards Tribunal and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 29, 2008
Welsh Ministers v Care Standards Tribunal and Another Queen’s Bench Division “Although an individual?s registration as manager of a care home had to be related to a specific establishment or agency, it was not necessarily the case that appeals to the Care Standards Tribunal, where the premises had ceased to be available, should be struck out...

Sharia unveiled - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 29, 2008
“The Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked a fevered public debate about the relationship between religion and law. Polly Botsford reports.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 28th February 2008 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The future of policing? - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s recent report on policing is senisble but could have shown more concern for the rights of suspects, argues Roger Smith.” Full story Law Soicety’s Gazette, 28th February 2008 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

EU trials in absence - Attorney-General?s Office

Posted on February 29, 2008
“EU trials in absence: Attorney General launches UK consultation.” Full consultation Attorney-General’s Office, 28th February 2008 Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Freedom of Information: FoI opens up government to scrutiny - The Independent

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Ministers and the Commons’ authorities have lost two key battles to keep sensitive information under wraps. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, says the tide may be turning against those who advocate secret government.” Full story The Independent, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

Hands off our kilts: Scots bid to copyright their national dress - The Independent

Posted on February 29, 2008
“To Scotland, it is as important as Parmesan is to Italy and champagne is to France. Now the national dress, the kilt, could soon get the same type of brand protection as its European counterparts.” Full story The Independent, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

Father of boy killed in tractor accident is fined - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 29, 2008
“A farmer whose 12-year-old son died in a tractor accident has been fined for breaching agricultural regulations.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Campaign to pardon last witch jailed in Britain - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 29, 2008
“The last witch convicted of black magic in Britain should be pardoned, campaigners said yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sisters jailed after spending bank?s error - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Two sisters have been given custodial sentences for helping to spend nearly �135,000 which was put into one of their bank accounts by mistake.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

European judges thwart attempts to deport foreign terrorist suspects - The Times

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Britain?s efforts to deport terrorist suspects including the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada were dealt a serious blow by the European Court of Human Rights yesterday.” Full story The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Parking fines via CCTV to force drivers to obey - The Times

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Under an overhaul of parking regulations set out by the Government, a new era of ‘remote enforcement’ will become commonplace. From March 31 councils across England will be allowed to use CCTV cameras to detect parking offences.” Full story The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

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