“A jury panel has been warned they could have to sit for up to six months as the case began of eight men accused of trying to blow up transatlantic airliners.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police drive aimed at thousands of low-level teenage offenders lies behind an apparent surge in youth crime figures, according to an analysis published today. Police figures suggest reported minor offences by young people soared by 38.9% from 2003-2006, and detected serious offences rose by 19%.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge spoke out yesterday against the early release of prisoners, which he said undermined confidence in the judicial system.”
The Times, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The man jailed for life for the murder of teenage model Sally Anne Bowman is appealing against his conviction, his lawyer has said.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have made a joint statement on a new partnership for the operation of Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS).”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Her Majesty’s Court Service Framework Document (PDF)
“The first signs of a high-level Cabinet split over proposals to extend suspects’ detention to 42 days emerged yesterday as the government faced criticism from Labour backbenchers. Gordon Brown has been counselled by senior colleagues that there is no real need to push ahead with the extension, adding to the pressure from leading figures in the judiciary, including the director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Seventy nine people and one business have been prosecuted for flouting the smoking ban in the year since it was introduced in Wales, figures show.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Paul Burrell, the butler and self-styled ‘rock’ of Diana, Princess of Wales, was once a loyal servant of the Crown but ‘cashed in’ on his experience, the coroner said at her inquest yesterday.”
The Times, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales hit a last-minute glitch today, hours before it was due to conclude, after the discovery of potentially new evidence.”
The Independent, 1st April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Queen has been pleased to approve that The Right Honourable the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, be appointed Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, in succession to the Right Honourable The Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, who retires on 30 September 2008.”
10 Downing Street, 1st April 2008
Source: www.pm.gov.uk
“A new era of health and safety regulation for businesses, which could face considerable penalties if they are found guilty of the offence, is being ushered in on 6 April when the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An unemployed man described as Britain’s worst serial hoaxer has been jailed following a 40-year campaign of prank 999 calls estimated to have cost the taxpayer more than £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A fantasist who wasted 235 hours of police time when she invented a sinister stalker named Casanova has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Powers to allow terrorist suspects to be detained without charge for 42 days are not needed and are unlikely to find favour with the judges who would have to approve them, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown has demanded the scrapping of longstanding plans for a clampdown on newspapers that illegally buy personal data, such as health, bank and telephone records, the Guardian has learned. This has provoked criticism that he has bowed to pressure from the media.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A far-reaching reshuffle of top judicial posts is about to be triggered with the announcement of the next senior law lord, or top judge in the highest court of the land. The post is key because that person will become head of the first United Kingdom supreme court when it opens its doors for business in October next year.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has said a ‘stream’ of legislation had contributed to courts being ‘seriously overstretched’.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Judges have undermined a law intended to stop defence lawyers cross-examining women in rape cases about their sexual history, by continuing to insist on their discretion to allow it, a new book discloses.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some prosecutors feel that children and vulnerable adults cannot cope with courtroom pressures. All that is about to change.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A financial trader accused of murdering a wealthy reclusive author at his north London home has been found guilty of dishonesty charges.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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