Three teenagers guilty of murder – BBC News
“Three teenagers have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of 19-year-old Liam Smith who was shot outside Altcourse prison.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2007
Convicted paedophile abused girl – BBC News
“The father of a four-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a convicted paedophile said he intends to sue the police force over his supervision.”
BBC News, 25th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child trafficking advice issued – BBC News
“Professionals working with children in Wales are to be issued with guidance on how to pick up on child trafficking.”
BBC News, 28th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pro-choice lobby seeks change in law to ease restrictions on abortion – The Guardian
“Pro-choice campaigners are planning to use an international conference this autumn to urge legal change to ease restrictions governing abortion in Britain.”
The Guardain, 27th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Planned control orders raise judges’ fears for civil liberties – The Guardian
“Senior judges have warned ministers they risk a re-run of their clash with the courts over control orders by introducing new proposals that will place ‘massive restrictions’ on certain convicted violent offenders after they have left prison.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More prisons are not the answer to punishing criminals, says poll – The Guardian
“A Guardian/ICM poll published today overturns the assumption that the public think tough prison sentences are the best way to tackle crime. It shows that a majority of voters think the government should scrap its prison building programme and find other ways to punish criminals.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Customers still pressing claims against banks despite test case – The Independent
“Banks are still facing a mass revolt from customers despite the halting of some claims in the run-up to a test case in the High Court, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 28th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why are lawyers still low in the City’s pecking order? – The Times
“Forced to retire at the top of their game in their mid-50s, why are more of London’s top lawyers not snapped up by big companies?”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Barclays ordered to suspend charges – The Times
“Barclays Bank has been ordered to stop taking penalty overdraft charges from a customer’s account until the test case over the penalty fees has been decided in the High Court.”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tasarruf Mevduati Sigorta Fonu v. Demirel and Another – Times Law Reports
Foreign judgment claim
Tasarruf Mevduati Sigorta Fonu v. Demirel and Another
Court of Appeal
“A claimant did not have to establish that a defendant had assets within the jurisdiction in order to obtain permission to serve a claim out of the jurisdiction to enforce a foreign judgment.”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina; Same v. Borrowdale – Times Law Reports
Court can hear appeal on jurisdiction point
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina; Same v Borrowdale
Court of Appeal
“The Court of Appeal could determine an appeal by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Security Commissioner’s jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a legally qualified panel member of the Social Security Appeal Tribunal where the commissioner had accepted jurisdiction but had dismissed the appeal on the merits.”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Judge calls halt to bank charges – BBC News
“A judge has stopped Barclays bank taking any more penalty charges and interest from a customer who sued for their return.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who abused baby walks free – The Guardian
“A predatory paedophile walked free from court yesterday after admitting a string of sex attacks on children, including an 18-month-old baby.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mayor wins £7,000 after council’s ban on breast-feeding – The Guardian
“A former mayor has successfully sued her council for discrimination after she was banned from breast-feeding while using the official limousine.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BA staff could face extradition to US after $300m fine for price fixing – The Guardian
“Senior British Airways staff under criminal investigation for price fixing face the threat of extradition to the US under a controversial treaty, it emerged last night. The justice department in Washington was set to publish the names of 10 former and current BA employees as criminal suspects under investigation for running a fuel surcharge cartel after a judge confirmed a $300m (£151m) fine for the world’s third-largest airline.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children taken from parents and adopted ‘to meet ministry targets’ – The Times
“Record numbers of young children are being taken from their parents and adopted – sometimes unjustly – to meet government targets, it is claimed today.”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge suspends deportations to Congo – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been ordered by a high court judge to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made new rules for appeals to the Court of Appeal and about applications to change a guilty plea. The new rules will come into force on 1 October 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Wigs and gowns: final furlong for the neighsayers – The Times
“It’s stripping off on a hot beach somewhere — not putting on 18th-century costume — that will be occupying the minds of most lawyers this week. But wigs and gowns will undoubtedly be exercising them before too long.”
The Times, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
