“The veil of secrecy surrounding care proceedings and the family courts will finally be lifted, Justice Secretary Jack Straw is expected to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Guy Ritchie will receive almost £50 million in cash and property in what may be the largest divorce settlement paid to a man, a spokeswoman for his former wife, Madonna, said last night. The film director and the pop singer were granted a divorce settlement in the High Court last month.”
The Times, 16th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Town halls are to be banned from using anti-terror laws to spy on the public for petty offences, the Home Secretary is due to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A controversial restraint technique linked to the death of a child in custody has been banned as the Government announced a major overhaul of control methods in youth detention.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson has accused Cosmopolitan magazine’s UK edition of running fabricated quotes in a cover story interview and is threatening to sue the title.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Energy industry regulator, Ofgem, this morning stepped up the pressure on Britain’s big six energy suppliers over unfair pricing. The regulator acknowledged the companies were on the way to stripping out up to £500m in unfair premiums for customers such as those using pre-payment meters, including many disadvantaged households, but said it wanted faster action. Today it announced that it is launching a consultation process to look at changes to the energy companies’s licences to ban unfair pricing and protect consumers.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager has been sentenced to eight years in a young offenders’ institution for killing a man who tried to give medical help to his drunken friend.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Bath and North East Somerset Council is to sue a building firm for £21m after a luxury spa opened five years late.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who kicked a Good Samaritan to death had carried out a similar brutal street attack two months earlier but police failed to deal with the initial crime properly, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who tried to smother his elderly mother to claim an inheritance was jailed for five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A couple have been jailed for three years for child cruelty following the death of their six-month-old baby.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two people have been jailed for their part in the trafficking and exploitation of women for sex in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Innocent British citizens may be drawn into foreign criminal investigations after the Government agreed to EU-wide access to its ‘Big Brother’ databases, the Conservatives have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The law of privacy is likely to continue expanding, according to the Bar’s leader, as the media face escalating claims for damages and tougher restrictions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Compensation payouts to severely wounded soldiers are to be doubled after criticism the payouts were far lower than those given to injured civilians.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Extra judges are being drafted in to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.”
The Times, 15th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government’s attempts to tackle knife crime are being undermined because the tough new sentences it introduced for those caught in possession of a blade are not being handed down in the courts.”
The Observer, 14th December 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“No action will be taken over a £3,000 donation which Justice Secretary Jack Straw declared more than four years late, electoral officials have said.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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