Boy is accused of sausage assault – BBC News
“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
MEPs ‘want EU sex offender list’ – BBC News
“Members of the European Parliament overwhelmingly want to see an EU-wide register of sex offenders established, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliament war protester jailed over £600 fine – Daily Telegraph
“The first person to be convicted of organising a demonstration within an exclusion zone around Parliament Square has been jailed for refusing to pay his fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firms riding all-time high – but is the boom about to end? – The Times
“The City’s top 100 law firms have increased billings by more than 350 per cent in the last 15 years to £12.2 billion, but there are fears the market may have peaked.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Home information packs are dealt new blow by lenders – The Guardian
“The government’s troubled implementation of home information packs suffered another setback last night after it emerged that some mortgage lenders are refusing to accept a crucial part of the reports.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor faces High Court battle with GMC over weblink – The Register
“A mental health doctor is headed for a showdown with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the High Court because she is accused of breaking confidentiality by posting a link on her blog.”
The Register, 21st August 2007
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Asylum removals down as Brown focuses on prisoners – The Guardian
“The number of failed asylum seekers removed from Britain has fallen to its lowest level for five years as immigration staff step up efforts to meet the prime minister’s target of deporting 4,000 foreign prisoners by the end of the year, the Home Office admitted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council overrides Henry VIII on market – Daily Telegraph
“A branch of the Women’s Institute has been told it cannot organise a market in a town square – despite a charter from Henry VIII granting permission to hold one there ‘forever’.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dispatches footage will be given to police – The Guardian
“The high court today ordered Channel 4 to hand over untransmitted footage from its controversial Dispatches documentary Britain Under Attack to police.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers accuse MoD of retaining evidence on abused Iraqi detainees – The Guardian
“Lawyers representing the families of Iraqis detained by British soldiers yesterday accused the Ministry of Defence of suppressing crucial information about the circumstances surrounding their mistreatment, including advice given to senior army officers.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Notorious eBay conman jailed for fresh offences – The Independent
“A notorious conman who swindled thousands of pounds from eBay customers was put behind bars today for committing fresh offences on the internet auction website.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Secret papers disclose threat posed by killer – The Times
“The Home Secretary believes that Philip Lawrence’s killer poses a ‘continuing risk to the public’, according to papers that the courts tried to prevent being published.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Appeal against Lawrence killer deportation ruling ‘hopeless’ – The Times
“The solicitor for the killer of the headmaster Philip Lawrence claimed today the Government has no chance in its appeal against a ruling that his client should be allowed to stay in the UK.”
The Times, 21st August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Big payout for gay lawyer – The Times
“The world’s largest law firm has paid an undisclosed sum to a partner in London who claimed he suffered discrimination because he is gay.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Homeowners set to exploit Hips loophole – The Guardian
“Millions of homeowners are planning to exploit a loophole to avoid purchasing home information packs (Hips), according to research out today.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer questions Tories’ plan to reform Data Protection Act – OUT-LAW.com
“The Conservative Party has put forward proposals to reform the Data Protection Act to end what it calls ‘the huge regulatory burden’ it places on businesses. But the figures used to justify the changes have been criticised for being almost 10 years old.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Probe into legal complaints handling launched – The Lawyer
“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) has launched a ‘pre-consultation study’ into its plans to publish the complaints handling track records of law firms.”
The Lawyer, 20th August 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Appeal over teacher killer ruling – BBC News
“The government will challenge “robustly” the decision to allow the man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death to stay in the UK.”
BBC News, 21st August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
War widows face four-year wait for inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Widows of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are calling on the Government to clear the vast backlog of inquests.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm settles ‘homophobia’ discrimination case – The Independent
“Clifford Chance, the world’s biggest law business, has paid out an undisclosed sum in settlement of what is believed to be the first claim against a law firm for discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
