“Details emerged Thursday of fresh police errors in domestic violence cases that saw two women murdered by former partners after they had complained to officers of threats and that they feared violence.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal complaints process, in as far as it applies to large corporate clients, has always been a thorny issue, as top City law firms have long asserted that their clients are intelligent buyers of legal services with little need for pointers when it comes complaining.”
Legal Week, 4th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“EastEnders’ controversial cot death and baby swap storyline has been cleared by media regulator Ofcom after thousands of complaints.”
BBC News, 1st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Chair will not seek to extend her three-year term, after criticism of her handling of the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today’s Sun front page carries a single column panel, at the foot of the first column, that should be seen as something of a landmark – for the paper and for the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“L’Oréal has been forced to pull ad campaigns featuring Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington, after the advertising watchdog upheld complaints by Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson that the images were overly airbrushed.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British Gas has been fined £2.5m by the regulator Ofgem for the way in which it deals with customer complaints.”
BBC News, 27th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating an allegation that John Yates ‘inappropriately’ secured a Scotland Yard job for the daughter of hacking suspect Neil Wallis.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Allegations of all kinds were up by a fifth last year signalling the public and court users are increasingly frustrated with the judiciary. A total of 456 complaints about allegedly inappropriate behaviour or comments by a judge or magistrate were made in 2010/11, according to the Officer for Judicial Complaints.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Chair of the Press Complaints Commission Baroness Buscombe says her organisation has acted over the News of the World’s phone hacking scandal but admits the system needs to be reformed.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three police investigations involving a Bedfordshire man who was murdered, decapitated and dumped in a lake were ‘flawed’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Financial regulators must make sure that consumer complaints are dealt with more quickly according to the body that oversees them. They should intervene earlier in potential disputes, the chief ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A police force has launched an inquiry to discover why two of its officers went to the home of a 13-year-old schoolboy at nearly midnight to question him about throwing an apple at a fellow pupil.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy with the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has outlined proposals to give a prospective new competition authority powers to resolve consumer complaints.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Cadbury’s advertising campaign which compared Naomi Campbell to a bar of chocolate was not racist, the industry’s watchdog has ruled.”
The Independent, 21st June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Student Alfie Meadows had to have emergency brain surgery from head injuries he received during a tuition fees protest in December. Today the 21-year-old goes to court on charges of violent disorder at the same demonstration, and faces up to five years in prison.”
The Independent, 9th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 31-year-old woman has died in custody in York, prompting an investigation by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A decision over whether action should be taken against firms making unsolicited loan offers is due from the fair trading regulator later.”
BBC News, 1st June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The mistress of Sir Fred Goodwin yesterday failed to persuade a High Court judge to help keep her identity secret.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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