“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The cost of registering trade marks in the UK will fall under plans proposed by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The move is a response to reduced EU trade mark prices and to falling demand for marks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Magistrates dealing with criminal offences are ‘case-hardened’ and may not properly apply the correct standard of proof, a prominent barrister claims.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A guide to changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules between March 2006 and October 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Terry Le Sueur, chief minister of the Channel islands tax haven of Jersey, is due in London today to sign a novel agreement which will share information about offshore tax dodging.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Is he a boy, or is he a man? For Majid (not his real name), who arrived seven months ago from Afghanistan via Greece and France, hidden alone in a lorry, this is a vital question that will decide not only the course of his life, but also those of many others like him. A social worker for Kent, the local authority in Dover, says he is at least 18. A paediatrician who specialises in adolescent health says he is 15.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A solicitor breached insider trading laws when he tipped off his father-in-law that his company was about to about be taken over by Motorola so the pair could make a £50,000 profit from buying and selling shares , a court was told.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Strategies to combat online extremism can be crude, expensive and counter-productive, says a report by experts.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Kent police accepted last night they should not have placed journalists under surveillance after a Guardian investigation revealed members of the press were monitored and followed at last year’s climate camp demonstration.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A baby had its details held on the controversial DNA police database, Jacqui Smith has confirmed.”
BBC News, 9th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The former children’s services chief who was sacked after the Baby P tragedy has launched a legal challenge against the role played in her dismissal by Ed Balls, the children’s secretary, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“L’Oreal, the cosmetics giant, has begun a High Court action over the sale of fake fragrances and cosmetic products on eBay.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Government guidelines on the treatment of child asylum seekers are being ‘routinely flouted’ by UK Border Agency staff, according to a report.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain is condemned today in a highly critical UN report for breaching basic human rights and ‘trying to conceal illegal acts’ in the fight against terrorism.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Otis Ferry, the son of the rock star Bryan, spoke of his anger yesterday at having to spend four months in prison after being charged with an offence that police and prosecutors now plan to drop.”
The Independent, 10th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Melody Goymer, a landlady who was sued for £750 by a serial rapist for clearing her flat of his belongings after he was arrested, has won her appeal against the ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“He battled for years to save death-row convicts in the US, and now represents terror suspects. But what fires a lawyer who acts only for the poor and universally hated?”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A global coalition of law firms representing victims of Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme will today meet to plot their case against the fund manager.”
The Times, 9th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Expert family barristers are being driven away from their work to represent the interests of vulnerable women and children as a result of repeated cuts in legal aid pay, a new report says.”
The Bar Council, 9th March 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org
“The largest ever cross-government public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls was launched today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
Home Office, 9th March 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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