“A former landscape gardener, accused of smuggling tobacco in his car from Belgium, has won a £20,000 legal battle with Customs officials to get the vehicle back.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“All fathers will be required to sign their baby’s birth certificate under a change in the law designed to ensure that both parents are involved in a child’s life.”
The Times, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Confidence is growing among ministers that the threat of a government defeat over plans to extend detention without charge of terror suspects is receding.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading conducted a series of dawn raids at offices of Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as part of an investigation into price-fixing on loans to lawyers and accountancy firms.”
The Times, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A complaint was made yesterday to the information commissioner about the government’s behaviour over the use of the British island of Diego Garcia for the rendition of US prisoners.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Allowing terrorist suspects to be held without charge for up to 42 days in the UK could encourage other EU countries to pass similar legislation, Europe’s human rights commissioner said today.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministerial Champion for Women in the Criminal Justice System, Maria Eagle MP, today launched a framework setting out the national strategy for delivering services to female offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“‘Impossible’ claims about how much time inmates spend out of cells have been made by jails in England and Wales, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has said.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In 1968, a walkout by a group of women machinists at Ford led to the Equal Pay Act. So why, four decades on, does a massive gender gap at all levels of earnings mean industrial tribunals are clogged up with cases?”
The Guardian, 1st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will take one of the biggest gambles of his political career today by defying Labour MPs to back him or defeat him over holding terrorist suspects for 42 days.”
The Times, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A mother said she had been ‘disgusted’ to discover that the body of her stillborn son was kept in a jar for four years rather than cremated.”
The Times, 29th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“America may have held terror suspects in British territory, despite UK denials.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A female Army lawyer who helped to rescue two SAS soldiers held prisoner in Iraq is suing the Army for £650,000 after claiming she was ‘victimised’ by senior officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Redress for the families of thousands of workers killed by the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma hinges on the outcome of a nine-week high court battle which starts tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Director of Public Prosecutions came under renewed attack this week from members of his own profession. Barristers, solicitors and even one of Sir Ken Macdonald’s own prosecutors were united in opposing his plan to let non-lawyers conduct serious trials in magistrates’ courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a police and prison informant who was found hanged in his jail cell. The probe into Paul Day’s suicide, shortly after he told a solicitor he wished to retract false evidence he gave in a series of high-profile cases, including the 1996 murders of Lin and Megan Russell, raises the prospect of manslaughter charges and the possible unravelling of some major criminal cases.”
The Independent, 1st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Parents who give their children alcohol risk being hit with court orders under a new government clampdown on teenagers drinking in public.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Barnish, 47, was awarded £750 compensation by a court after his family found their luxury hotel had been booked out by Germans.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Next and Asda are locked in a legal battle over claims that Britain’s second-biggest supermarket chain has copied the fashion retailer’s clothing designs.”
The Times, 31st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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