Eight-year term for killer driver – BBC News
“A disqualified driver who killed two women in Ipswich by driving into them while he was drunk and on drugs has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: September 2009
Partner convicted of Facebook murder – The Independent
“A man was convicted today of murdering his partner less than a fortnight after she changed her status to single on Facebook.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Action launched against Rover bosses – The Independent
“The four men behind the collapse of car giant MG Rover are to be banned from running companies, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said today.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Policewoman who worked as a prostitute is jailed – The Guardian
“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Phillips: I sympathise over assisted suicide – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge has said that he sympathises with terminally ill people seeking to end their own lives.”
The Times, 11th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Parents who take children to clubs face crime checks – The Times
“Parents who ferry groups of children to Scouts, Brownies or after-school sports clubs will have to undergo a criminal record check or face fines of up to £5,000.”
The Times, 11th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cat cannabis attacker sentenced – BBC News
“A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father of DNA evidence, Sir Alec Jeffreys, calls for database to be cut – The Times
“The scientist who discovered genetic fingerprinting today called for a drastic reduction in the DNA database on the 25th anniversary of his breakthrough.”
The Times, 10th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office investigates JJB and Sports Direct for suspected price fixing – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office is investigating suspected criminal price fixing and fraud at Britain’s two largest sports retailers – JJB and Sports Direct.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MGR (A Minor), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 942 (09 September 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009
The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009
The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2009
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
The National Savings Bank (Investment Deposits) (Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Supreme Court summer recess progress – Ministry of Justice
“Lord Bach has made a statement about further progress towards the establishment of the UK Supreme Court.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Michael Shields: statement by the Justice Secretary – Ministry of Justice
“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement about Michael Shields.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Heathrow trafficker jailed – UK Border Agency
“A Swedish man has been jailed for trafficking Sri Lankans into Britain through Heathrow.”
UK Border Agency, 9th September 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Children left alone in ‘squalor’ – BBC News
“A mother-of-three whose children were left alone in squalor has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 30 years of abuse – BBC News
“A paedophile who abused three young children over a period of 30 years has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-presenter in jail term appeal – BBC News
“A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amir Khan and Frank Warren launch legal bid to force Facebook to remove ‘racist’ content – Daily Telegraph
“British boxing champion Amir Khan and his promoter, Frank Warren, have launched a legal campaign to force Facebook to tackle ‘highly defamatory’ or abusive postings.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children – The Guardian
“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Free at last, but why did Michael Shields’s pardon take so long? – The Times
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, latched on to a comment made in passing from Mr Shields Sr when he met the family on August 28. They presented him with new evidence, believed to be the oral confession of another man, Graham Sankey, to the attack made on the second day of Mr Shields’ trial in Bulgaria. Mr Shields Sr said that his daughter Melissa had visited Mr Sankey, and that in front of his parents he confessed to the assault.”
The Times, 10th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
