Soldier guilty of raping teenagers – The Independent
“A soldier was facing prison today after being convicted of raping three teenagers and trying to abduct two schoolgirls.”
The Independent, 9th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Month: August 2011
Mother guilty of murdering her children to hurt their father – The Guardian
“A woman has been sentenced to a minimum of 32 years for murdering her two young children and hiding their bodies in the boot of her car after the breakdown of her relationship with their father.”
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The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Website censured over Kate Moss slogan T-shirts – The Guardian
“A website that stocked a range of children’s T-shirts bearing a controversial quote from Kate Moss has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who will pay? We all will – The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 – Legal Week
“The damage caused by the events in London and elsewhere is extensive and the costs involved will be massive. Who pays?”
Legal Week, 9th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Theresa May condemns violence – Home Office
“The Home Secretary today warned rioters they would face the consequences of their actions.”
Home Office, 9th August 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Public bodies must reply to FOI-compliant requests made through Twitter, ICO says – OUT-LAW.com
“Twitter is a valid medium for freedom of information requests to be filed, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
How to represent yourself in court – The Guardian
“Proposed changes to legal aid will remove whole areas from the scheme, leaving many people little choice but to go it alone.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parliament recalled to tackle riots – David Cameron – BBC News
“Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, the Prime Minister has said.”
BBC News, 9th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murdoch pie man wins sentence cut – The Independent
“The comedian who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal.”
The Indepedent, 5th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May urged to send in water cannon to tackle riots – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is coming under increasing pressure to use water cannon on the streets of mainland Britain for the first time after a third night of rioting in London left emergency services stretched.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hull council failures left children at risk from mother’s violent partner – The Guardian
“Hull city council has been sharply criticised by the local government ombudsman over its ‘failures’ to act on complaints that children were in danger from their mother’s ‘mentally ill, violent’ partner.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Does Britain need a bill of rights? – The Guardian
“A British bill of rights may complicate human rights law further, and that would help nobody but lawyers.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Detention centre deaths spark police investigations – The Guardian
“Separate investigations into three deaths in immigration removal centres (IRC) in the past month have been launched by the police, amid growing concern about the treatment of detainees.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for murdering man, 82 – The Independent
“A cleaner who beat an 82-year-old widower to death with a rounders bat for his money before burying him in her garden was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 8th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Protection case to be reported in real time after landmark legal ruling – The Guardian
“A son’s battle to care for his elderly father made legal history on Monday when a judge ruled that his case against the local authority could be reported in ‘real time’.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sharia: a law unto itself? – Daily Telegraph
“Critics claim that the spread of Sharia law is creating a parallel legal system that opposes equal rights. We get a rare glimpse of an Islamic court at work.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michael Mansfield condemns police brutality at student demo – The Guardian
“Leading human rights lawyer claims riot squad tactics were aimed at halting political protest.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sub-let fraudsters could be jailed – The Independent
“Council tenants who sub-let their homes could be jailed under tough new laws being floated by the Government.”
The Independent, 6th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case law on injunctions is still the preserve of the few – The Guardian
“Legal data collection should happen as a matter of course. Lawyers and judges often scold the media for its representation of legal cases. ‘There are lots of judgments that have been criticised where it’s quite apparent that people haven’t read them,’ Mr Justice Eady told legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg earlier this year.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Cameron chairs emergency Cobra meeting after third night of riots – The Guardian
“David Cameron is chairing a meeting of ministers on Tuesday morning, with the government under pressure to bring in emergency measures to help contain the rioting that has engulfed London and spread to other cities around Britain.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
