“Greater love has no man than he who lays down the contents of his wallet for his dream motor. But even the most devout petrolhead would have been forced to agree with Lord Justice Ward when he described one man’s feud with a dealership over his “red hot” sports car as ‘completely cuckoo’.”
The Independent, 5th October 2007
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“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
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“One in 10 adults in the UK has been the victim of mass marketing fraud, it was revealed yesterday. More than 3.2 million people have handed over cash after being approached by fraudsters by email, letter or telephone.”
The Independent, 5th October 2007
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“Fresh doubt was cast over how tragic mother Sally Clark died yesterday after a coroner called for a full inquest into her death.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
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“A husband banned from contacting his estranged wife was jailed after he inadvertently sent her a message on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2007
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“Two detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered are facing a Met Police disciplinary hearing.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
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“A vicar who allegedly had an affair with a married parishioner became the first member of the clergy to appear before a secretive new Church of England disciplinary tribunal yesterday.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
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“Britain’s top family judges and lawyers began a campaign yesterday to take divorce out of the courts and make couples resolve their issues without bitter and costly legal battles.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
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“Live television competition operators cannot simply offer a free internet entry form in order to escape their competitions being regulated as lotteries, according to new guidance from the Gambling Commission.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2007
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“BPP Law School has hit back at claims that it turned down the chance to appear on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and defended itself against criticism that giving degree-awarding powers to private companies could hit academic standards.”
Legal Week, 4th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
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“Two fathers’ rights campaigners who handcuffed former children’s minister Margaret Hodge during a protest were cleared yesterday of false imprisonment. Fathers4Justice activists Jonathan Stanesby, 41, and Jason Hatch, 35, shackled the MP for Barking during a family law conference at the Lowry hotel in Salford in 2004.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The high court yesterday ordered the Ministry of Defence to disclose to lawyers key documents about the circumstances surrounding the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi who died in British custody in Basra four years ago. The move came after the lawyers for Mr Mousa’s family and the families of 10 other Iraqis detained by British soldiers accused the MoD of ‘obfuscation and delay’ in providing vital information.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some victims of sex traffickers rescued from prostitution in a new national police crackdown will face deportation, the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, said yesterday. Ms Smith described sex trafficking as a ‘modern-day form of slavery’ but said she could not give an across-the-board guarantee that those rescued would not face deportation as illegal migrants.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
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“Lawyers acting for the father of an Iraqi man beaten to death while in the custody of the British military have claimed a breakthrough which could help discover ‘what went wrong and who was responsible’.”
The Independent, 4th October 2007
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“Britain’s most senior judge defended the Human Rights Act this morning as a key weapon in the fight against terrorism and called for the rights of the UK’s ‘millions of immigrants’ to be protected.”
The Times, 3rd October 2007
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“A teacher who was unfairly sacked after his daughter said he kicked and punched her in a row at home could be awarded thousands of pounds in compensation.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2007
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“A dead woman’s medical records should not be released because a duty of confidentiality survives her death, the Information Tribunal has ruled. The decision backs an earlier ruling by the Information Commissioner.”
The Register, 1st October 2007
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“Slightly more than 10 years, or more precisely 3,685 days, since the road crash that killed her, the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and her companion Dodi Fayed finally opened yesterday in a rather nondescript courtroom off an obscure corridor high up towards the back of the high court in London.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2007
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“A new campaign against criminals who force trafficked women into the sex trade will be launched today.”
The Independent, 3rd October 2007
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