Crime costs every person £275 a year – Daily Telegraph
“Crime cost the country nearly £15 billion – or £275 for every person – last year, according to a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: news
ID card fingerprint errors fear – BBC News
“Mismatched or unclear fingerprints could hamper the government’s £5.6bn ID card scheme, independent experts warn.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jewish school did not discriminate against pupil – The Times
“A top Jewish state school was cleared today of racially discriminating against an 11-year-old boy by refusing him a place, in a High Court ruling that has implications for the whole faith school system. ”
The Times, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fraudster known as the Bogus Contessa is jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted fraudster has been jailed for posing as an incredibly wealthy noblewoman to con the life-savings out of vulnerable victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw unveils witness legislation – BBC News
“Emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses has been unveiled by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. ”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clampers add £100 ‘swearing’ fine – The Independent
“A clamping company has been accused of ‘fleecing the public’ after charging victims £100 for venting their fury at attendants.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case dismissed: Lord Chief Justice lays down law on Sharia – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge declared last night that there was no place for Sharia courts in this country and insisted that all residents were governed by the laws of England and Wales.”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex camera hotel manager jailed – BBC News
“A hotel manager who set up a hidden camera in a bedroom to watch a couple having sex has been jailed.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Freedom Of Information: Names of misbehaving judges are too rarely made public – The Independent
“Of thousands of complaints made each year about the behaviour of judges and magistrates, hardly any are proven. Public confidence would be better served by naming the guilty few, argues Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Allen & Overy’s £1billion turnover confirms London as centre of the legal world – The Times
“Britain’s four largest law firms each earned more than £1 billion last year, confirming London’s emergence as the centre of the global legal services market.”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 4th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Brown denies offering inducements to MPs over 42-day plans – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown today denied offering peerages or other inducements to persuade MPs to back the government’s controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Lord Chief Justices calls for alternatives to prison – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge blamed worsening overcrowding in prisons on ministers’ refusal to pay for alternatives to jail.”
The Times, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jordan and Andre accept damages – BBC News
“Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre have accepted ‘substantial damages’ over a News of the World article portraying them as bad parents.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmer who worked for free stripped of £2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer who worked on a relative’s land unpaid for 30 years in the expectation he would one day inherit the £2.1 million estate has had the property taken away from him by appeal judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark damages award – The Register
“The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.”
The Register, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Judges ‘do not trust community service’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are sentencing criminals to prison terms because they do not believe alternative community service orders will be properly implemented, England’s most senior judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Letters go to music file-sharers – BBC News
“Virgin Media has sent about 800 letters to customers warning them that they should not be downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
