Judge makes plea for fewer laws – BBC News
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has criticised the government for passing too many crime laws.”
BBC News, 15th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Pensioner fined for rebellion over TV licence – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner who refused to pay his television licence fee for six years in protest over his claim that the BBC is ‘biased’ in its reporting has been fined £240.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police watchdog begins inquiry into intelligence agency over murder – The Guardian
“Britain’s national intelligence and law-enforcement agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
White supremacist Neil Lewington guilty of ‘non-British’ bomb plot – The Times
“A white supremacist who plotted to ignite racial violence by bombing people he regarded as ‘non-British’ has been found guilty of terrorism and explosives offences.”
The Times, 15th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lords defeat on terror safeguards – BBC News
“The government has suffered a defeat in the Lords where peers have backed plans for an independent commissioner for terrorist suspects.”
BBC News, 13th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
1998 murder conviction challenged – BBC News
“A man jailed for life 11 years ago after admitting repeatedly stabbing his wife to death when she left him, is appealing against his conviction.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surgeon cleared over brain injury – BBC News
“A surgeon who cut into a patient’s brain during a sinus operation has been cleared by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Israeli tourism posters banned by watchdog over controversial map – The Guardian
“A tourism campaign depicting the areas of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as part of Israel has been banned by the advertising watchdog following hundreds of complaints.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail sentence for squatter conman – BBC News
“A man who posed as a businessman to trick two couples into renting out their homes where he and his wife squatted has been jailed for 15 months.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asperger’s syndrome hacker ‘should not be extradited’ – The Guardian
” ‘Humanitarian considerations’ that have arisen in the case of Asperger’s syndrome sufferer Gary McKinnon mean he should not face trial in the US for hacking into American military computers, the high court heard today.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Psychiatric nurse jailed for golf rage attack – The Guardian
“A golfer who beat a fellow player around the head with an eight iron after an outbreak of ‘golf rage’ was today jailed for nine months.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stockwell Strangler Kenneth Erskine has murder convictions overturned – The Times
“Kenneth Erskine, known as the Stockwell Strangler after he killed seven London pensioners in a three-month period in 1986, has today had his murder convictions reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.”
The Times, 14th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Neuberger tipped as next Master of Rolls – The Lawyer
“Speculation is mounting at the bar that Lord David Neuberger [sic] will become the 95th Master of the Rolls (MR) when the incumbent MR Anthony Clarke joins the Supreme Court in October.”
The Lawyer, 12th July 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Ryanair agrees website clarifications with OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Ryanair will change the way it advertises its services after being referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Foxtons’ contracts were unfair because key terms were hidden, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“The terms and conditions in a letting agency’s contracts with landlords were unfair, the High Court has said. The agency, Foxtons, must now change the way it contracts with landlords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Revenge killing’ gunman jailed – BBC News
“A gunman who shot a rival gang member in a north London barber shop as ‘payback’ for two other deaths has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 13th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Strangler’ awaits appeal verdict – BBC News
“The man dubbed the Stockwell Strangler for the murders of seven people will find out later if an appeal on mental health grounds has been successful.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraqi interpreters to sue MoD for not protecting them – Daily Telegraph
“A total of 25 claimants, most of them interpreters, claim they were owed a duty of care by the Government and are expected to launch legal action later this week, according to the BBC.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Max Clifford plans court action over News of the World’s hacking – The Guardian
“The celebrity publicist MAx Clifford is starting a legal action against the News of the World to uncover any role its journalists may have played in intercepting messages left on his mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retirement age review brought forward – The Independent
“A review of the so-called default retirement age, which allows employers to require staff to retire at 65, is to be brought forward by a year, the Government announced today.”
The Independent, 13th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
