“A district council’s compulsory purchase of the site of a famous amusement park has today been upheld by the Court of Appeal.”
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“US-style incentives for whistleblowers against corporate fraud, bribery and corruption offences could be introduced in the UK following the launch of the new National Crime Agency (NCA), an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A woman who arranged for two men to attack her former partner has been jailed for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An alliance of 40 charity chiefs and experts is today urging members of the Lords to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to change the law to give young people in foster care the same start in adult life as their peers.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An advert featuring singer Robin Thicke performing his number one hit Blurred Lines must not be shown before 19:30 as it is too sexual, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A crime victim who was beaten almost to death by a baseball bat-wielding gang of thugs is fighting a landmark battle for compensation from Humberside police.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A farmer is set to win a 20-year-long legal battle for planning permission for a large lake on his land.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Christian owners of a guesthouse who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double-bedded room have said they want to avoid a ‘collision’ between two different lifestyles as they prepare to take their case to the Supreme Court.”
The Independent, 8th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Hundreds of criminals who commit multiple crimes are being spared jail, new figures have revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Home Office’s ‘go home’ poster vans targeting illegal immigrants have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for quoting misleading arrest statistics.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain has had to pay out £4.4 million in taxpayers’ money as a result of losing 202 cases at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg since 1998, figures from the House of Commons reveal.”
The Independent, 8th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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