Motorist who killed pensioner fined £50 – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist who killed a pensioner while driving friends to a band rehearsal has been fined just £50.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Month: September 2008
Paraplegic jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“A paraplegic has been jailed for five years after admitting sexual abuse involving children.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reflexologist jailed for sexually assaulting patients – The Independent
“A perverted reflexologist was jailed for eight years today for sexually assaulting four women during treatment sessions.”
The Independent, 11th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Muslim woman to lodge race case against the Met – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police is facing another racial discrimination claim from a senior employee amid allegations that a failure of leadership in the force is allowing prejudice to flourish.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry over officer’s Bin Laden outfit – The Guardian
“A police chief superintendent who appeared at a carnival dressed as Osama bin Laden is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital consultant who beat wife keeps job – Daily Telegraph
“A General Medical Council (GMC) disciplinary panel has ruled Stuart Brown, 38, a consultant anaesthetist who earns around £100,000 a year, should be suspended for three months, but not struck off.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother fined £700 for putting rubbish out on wrong day – Daily Telegraph
“Victoria Clarke, 24, left bin bags outside her gate so her four-year-old daughter had more room to play in the family back yard . But litter patrols spotted the rubbish on the pavement and Miss Clarke was taken to magistrates’ court for the offence of ‘the advancement of waste.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Muslims accused of aircraft bomb plot to face retrial – The Independent
“Seven young British Muslims are to be retried for plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using home-made liquid explosives in soft drink bottles.”
The Independent, 11th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
No softening of asylum rules for the Iraqis who risked their lives – The Times
“Lawyers acting for Iraqi interpreters who risked their lives working for the British military in Iraq failed yesterday to ease the tight conditions that must be met for them to be resettled in Britain.”
The Times, 11th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man convicted over cancer ‘cure’ – BBC News
“A Manchester man has been convicted of advertising a ‘natural cure’ for cancer on the internet.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men jailed for football clash – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for their roles in a violent clash between Derby County and Nottingham Forest fans.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Power station protesters cleared – BBC News
“Six Greenpeace activists have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage during a protest in Kent.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two years for soldier’s shooting – BBC News
“A British soldier who shot dead a colleague while ‘playing’ with a rifle in Iraq in 2007 has been sentenced to two years in an Army detention centre.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Analysis: Mr Justice Calvert-Smith faced a difficult task – The Times
“The delicate task of keeping a jury on the road in a long-running trial requires a mix of firmness, diplomacy and hand-holding from judges.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Retrial for builder murder case – BBC News
“Two men jailed for life for kicking a retired builder to death in a Surrey street have had their convictions quashed by Appeal Court judges.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vodafone advert banned for being too fast – Daily Telegraph
“A radio advertisement for Vodafone has been banned after the industry watchdog ruled that its legal terms were read out too quickly.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Loft conversion planning permission laws relaxed for homeowners – Daily Telegraph
“From next month, most families seeking to make better use of their attics will not need to clear it with their local council, under proposals to be put through Parliament.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who stole from dying fiancée escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“A former Black Watch soldier who stole £15,000 of his fiancée’s lottery winnings while she was dying of cancer has been sentenced to 225 hours’ community service.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sony can sue distributor for sales value of stolen goods, not just cost – OUT-LAW.com
“A distributor which lost a consignment of PlayStation memory cards must compensate Sony at the sale price of the cards and not their cost to manufacture, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
