“Ian Norris’s case will be the first test before Britain’s highest court of the new fast-track extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the US.”
The Times, 24th January 2008
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“Official statistics on forced marriage reflect only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of a much larger problem in Britain, a district judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2008
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“The case of a 14-year-old Sikh girl excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle will be heard in the high court, it was decided today.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
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“Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders are to be targeted in a new police initiative.”
BBC News, 24th January 2008
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“Teenagers will be made to take up identity cards in order to open bank accounts or qualify for student funding, leaked Government documents disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2008
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“A Whitehall spin doctor may have played a greater role in the drafting of the famous dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction than the government admitted at the time, the Information Tribunal said today.”
The Guardian, 23rd Janauary 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge will have direct access to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ask for money for the court system under an unprecedented deal announced today.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
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“A sex offender who claimed he could not be a flasher because his genitals were too small has been jailed.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
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“Police officers have launched a courtroom bid to overturn Jacqui Smith’s decision to ignore an independent panel and cap this year’s pay award at 1.9 per cent.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
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“Almost 75,000 violent crime suspects, including 10,000 sex offenders, were freed on bail last year.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
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“Revenue & Customs is facing a £1 billion loss after losing a landmark legal battle on VAT refunds brought by Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair.”
The Times, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice have today issued a joint statement on a partnership model for the operations of Her Majesty’s Courts Service, the text of which has been issued to Parliament by way of a written ministerial statement.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Four CDs containing personal details from court cases have gone missing in the post, the government has admitted.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
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“A part-time judge, forced to retire after reaching the age of 65, has won an unprecedented age discrimination claim against the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, and could get up to £200,000 compensation if the Ministry of Justice does not let him return to sit as recorder.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A compulsory identity card system for British citizens looks as if it will be deferred beyond the next election, according to documents leaked to the Conservatives.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Leading Muslim women are being brought together to advise ministers in a new tactic to root out extremism.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
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“A retired businesswoman who flouted an Anti-Social Behaviour Order imposed after she tyrannised her neighbours in a quiet rural hamlet was warned she will have to pay court costs of £200,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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