“Human Rights campaigners and lawyers are mourning the former senior law lord Lord Bingham, regarded as one of the most brilliant and courageous lawyers of his generation, and described as a ‘towering figure.’ ”
The Guardian, 12th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman who only learned of the attack when she saw footage of it on a mobile phone.”
BBC News, 10th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An inquiry into the death of a County Durham man in police custody will focus on the actions of arresting officers, a watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will this week hear claims from the British government that locking-up an emotionally disturbed young man and failing to prevent him from inflicting terrible self-harm does not merit an independent, public inquiry.”
The Independent, 12th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Female criminals are more likely to have mental health or educational difficulties and to have parenting responsibilities, while a lower proportion will have committed violent crimes than men, according to new guidelines. Judges ought to ‘bear these matters in mind’ when passing sentence, according to the Equal Treatment Bench Book, published by the Judicial Studies Board (JSB).”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The police officers who shot dead a barrister at the end of a five-hour siege are expected to be given anonymity ahead of an inquest beginning next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two high court judges, sitting at a specially convened election court, will decide whether the 6 May result in Oldham East and Saddleworth should be declared void and a rerun should take place.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Martin Narey says children shouldn’t be held legally accountable for actions until they are 12.”
The Observer, 12th September 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“A doctor who exploited ‘vulnerable’ multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today.”
The Independent, 10th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Llangollen and Corwen Railway Order 2010
The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The New Woodlands School (Amendment) Order 2010
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.org.uk
“A man who murdered his father and buried his remains in concrete in a garden has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 10th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government should seriously consider retaining controversial control orders to keep tabs on suspected terrorists, a think tank said today.”
The Independent, 10th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010
The Equality Act 2010 (Qualifying Compromise Contract Specified Person) Order 2010
The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
The North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A London firm has claimed sex discrimination in judicial review proceedings challenging the Legal Services Commission’s refusal to award it immigration and community care contracts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A Kent breeder who kept dogs in ‘truly appalling’ conditions has been banned from keeping animals for life.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former clergyman left disabled after a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour has received undisclosed substantial damages from a Nottingham hospital.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A doctor who smuggled a woman into Britain to work for her has become the first person in Britain to be charged with modern-day slavery.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former car dealer who was jailed for 25 years for a £7m heroin plot has been ordered to pay £10.6m by a judge.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who abused elderly people with dementia at the care home where she worked has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pressure mounts on Andy Coulson, as MPs call on the powerful standards and privileges committee to summon witnesses such as Rupert Murdoch to give evidence.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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