Children “let down” on complaints – BBC News
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Prosecutors seek secret royal blackmail trial – Daily Telegraph
“Two men accused of targeting a member of the Royal Family in an alleged gay sex and drugs blackmail plot may be tried behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas ask High Court for pension parity – The Times
“They have fought and died in the British Army over centuries and taken part in every significant conflict since 1947 including the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. But today the Gurkhas are embroiled in a new battle — this time with the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 13th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors acquit ‘cat confession’ man – then hug him – The Times
“A pensioner who was accused of killing his partner and then confessing to his pet cats was cleared of murder and manslaughter today – and then hugged by members of the jury before leaving the courtroom.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cash fears of authority which holds legal purse strings – Law Society’s Gazette
“Paul Rogerson looks at the recurring controversy surrounding costs in clinical negligence claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th March 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lax standards” on data security – BBC News
“The government has persistently failed to take data protection ‘sufficiently seriously’ the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor ‘gave 17 women with cancer all-clear’ – Daily Telegraph
“A doctor made ‘barn door-sized errors’ in reading breast scans that led him to wrongly tell 17 women with cancer that they were healthy, a tribunal heard yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK Poles attack Daily Mail ‘bias’ – The Guardian
“The Federation of Poles in Great Britain has ‘reluctantly’ filed a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission accusing the Daily Mail of defaming Polish residents in the UK.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Canoe man facing long prison sentence after admitting fraud – The Guardian
“John Darwin, the former prison officer accused of staging a canoeing accident at sea to fake his death, was yesterday facing a long prison sentence after admitting to a string of fraud charges totalling nearly £250,000.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reprieve for gay Iranian who fears he will be killed – The Times
“A gay Iranian teenager is to be allowed to stay in Britain because his case is now so notorious that it would be dangerous to deport him to Tehran.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brain-damaged woman clears way for victims to sue over baby scandal – The Times
“Families of patients with severe brain damage after heart surgery as children are preparing to sue the NHS after a profoundly disabled woman won her case for compensation in the wake of the Bristol heart babies scandal.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Happy slap’ teenagers sentenced – BBC News
“Two teenagers who beat a man to death in a ‘revolting’ attack, while a 15-year-old girl filmed it on her mobile phone, have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 13th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wannabe gangster’ jailed for 30 years for doorstep shooting – The Guardian
“A ‘wannabe gangster’ was jailed for life today after being convicted of shooting dead a pregnant neighbour in a cold-blooded execution after a doorstep row.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
McCartney decision due on Monday – Reuters
“Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their acrimonious and highly public divorce.”
Reuters, 13th March 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
New code for watchdog’s public sector data mining – OUT-LAW.com
“The Audit Commission has published a revised code of practice which will govern its extended powers to obtain and search data from public sector bodies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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Campaigners petition MPs to clear executed admiral – The Guardian
“The moment that guaranteed Admiral Byng’s immortality was, sadly, his last. In March 1757 the unfortunate sailor was found guilty of neglect of duty by a court martial, hauled onto the quarter-deck of his flagship and shot dead by a firing squad.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentence halved as offender pays £750 – Daily Telegraph
“A man who broke an elderly woman’s hip when he pushed her over had his prison sentence halved yesterday after agreeing to get £750 from his bank towards compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop prayers or face being sued, council told – Daily Telegraph
“A town council is being advised to stop prayers before meetings or face the threat of legal action under race discrimination or human rights laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Charman divorce deadlock looms as top Cayman judge issues rallying call for trusts – Legal Week
“A leading Caribbean judge has launched a staunch defence of trusts, fuelling expectations that there will be an unprecedented stand-off between offshore and onshore judges over the landmark Charman v Charman divorce ruling.”
Legal Week, 13th March 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
