“The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against the devastating court ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping its investigation into BAE Systems.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The mother of a teenager who died of a heroin overdose has been found guilty at Swansea Crown Court of her manslaughter through gross negligence.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gang that cheated thousands of people in a £6m holiday scam have been jailed for up to seven years each.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men were today found guilty of harassing a dolphin when they frolicked in the sea with it after leaving a party in the early hours of the morning.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A gangmaster who supplied migrant workers to harvest leeks sold at Sainsbury’s has lost his licence after being found guilty of abuse, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” The Law Society has elected its future leader, with in-house lawyer Linda Lee emerging as the body’s next deputy vice president.”
Legal Week, 17th April 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“More than one hundred construction companies have been accused of conspiring to rig thousands of public sector contracts worth billions of pounds.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Commons leader Harriet Harman will not face a police investigation into errors in reporting contributions to her deputy Labour leadership campaign, it has been revealed.”
The Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Parents of public school pupils who let their children cause trouble in a Cornish resort that has become notorious for wild summer parties could face prosecution.”
The Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Premier League launched a High Court action yesterday to blow the whistle on cheaper live televised matches. ”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A burglar who was convicted on the evidence of an ear-print left on a window had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today a high court battle over who owns the rights to tell the story of Doctor Who’s best-known adversaries was won by BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A second member of a gang of youths convicted of kicking father-of-three Garry Newlove to death is to appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 16th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The case of a burglar convicted after police matched an imprint of his ear to the scene of a robbery will be heard again at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 16th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A chicken owner has been given an asbo after his cockerels kept neighbours awake by crowing 400 times an hour. Peter Stoodley, 64, has been ordered to evict 80 birds living at the back of his shop in Yeovil after the council received a ‘sustained period’ of complaints about the noise.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The cost of investigating the death of Diana, Princess of Wales has jumped to more than £12.5 million, it was disclosed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Justice Secretary lost his last power to block the release of dangerous prisoners from jail yesterday when the Court of Appeal ruled that it was a breach of human rights.”
The Times, 16th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An extra 300 police officers will be moved to anti-terrorism duties, the Home Secretary is announcing today.”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A victim of the ‘elephant man’ drug trial is set to receive more than £2 million for his horrific injuries, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 16th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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