Killings in Cumbria and Tyneside spark gun laws review – BBC News
“MPs are assessing whether UK gun laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after recent killings in Cumbria and on Tyneside.”
BBC News, 14th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 14 September 2010
BBC’s Ray Gosling sentenced for wasting police time – BBC News
“A BBC presenter who admitted wasting police time after claiming on air that he smothered his dying lover has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 14th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
George Michael jailed for eight weeks – The Guardian
“George Michael was today sentenced to eight weeks in prison for a drug-driving offence.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
School worker jailed for child porn in North Yorkshire – BBC News
“A school IT technician from North Yorkshire has been jailed for two years and eight months after pleading guilty to several child pornography charges.”
BBC News, 14th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs’ expenses case to be heard by Supreme Court – Daily Telegraph
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over expenses-fiddling allegations have been cleared to go to the Supreme Court in their bid to have the charges thrown out.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Omega Proteins Ltd v Aspen Insurance UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2280 (Comm) (10 September 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2010
The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Broadmoor carer admits having sex with rapist patient – BBC News
“A 31-year-old care worker at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire has admitted having sex with a mentally-ill patient.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New plans to test would-be lawyers – The Guardian
“The Law Society is investigating a legal aptitude test to stem the tide of solicitors entering the profession.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pair made £250,000 from illegal sperm donor service, court told – The Guardian
“Two businessmen earned £250,000 through an illegal fertility company providing women with access to sperm donors, a court heard today. In the first case of its kind, a jury was told that Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the firm from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wiltshire policeman bailed over cell attack appeal – BBC News
“A police officer who was jailed for six months after he was caught on CCTV throwing a woman into a cell has been granted bail pending an appeal.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brian Paddick launches legal action on phone hacking – BBC News
“A former senior Metropolitan Police officer has issued judicial review proceedings against the force over newspaper phone-hacking claims.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diplomat ‘denied foreign post due to her deafness’ – The Independent
“A foreign office high-flier appointed as Britain’s deputy ambassador to Kazakhstan has had her posting revoked after officials ruled that her deafness makes it too expensive to send her abroad. Jane Cordell, who was lauded for her work championing disability rights during a previous diplomatic role in Poland, is suing the Foreign Office for discrimination after being told that the additional cost of providing her with trained ‘lip speakers’ to enable her to work can no longer be justified from the public purse.”
The Independent, 14th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Royal pressure ‘led to FoI ban on disclosure of lobbying by Charles’ – The Guardian
“Guardian to go to tribunal to gain access to letters to ministers, while Act amendments may mean 20-year block on letters.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoD silence raises fears of custody deaths in Afghanistan – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is refusing to disclose whether any individuals have died in British military custody in Afghanistan, raising concerns that a number of people may have been killed during interrogation.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
