“Banks should be legally required to compensate customers for millions of pounds being lost from online fraud, a House of Lords committee will tell the government this week.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The current child protection system is still not working effectively, an expert has said.”
BBC News, 4th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court is due to rule on whether airport operator BAA has won an injunction over a climate change protest at Heathrow.”
BBC News, 6th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A pregnant solicitor who was forced out of her job when her boss said that having children could affect her career is in line for compensation of up to £100,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Family courts are refusing to tell mothers why their babies are being taken away and put up for forced adoption.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Closed circuit television (CCTV) must not be used to record conversations, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned. The Commissioner has proposed a new Code of Practice on the use of CCTV.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A council is today told to pay a family compensation of almost £100,000 for failing to arrange suitable care for a disabled young woman, in a ruling that will sound alarm bells in town halls across the country.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have urged the government to speed up efforts to deliver effective laws to combat all forms of discrimination.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Drivers’ privacy must be properly protected if local road charging schemes are to be introduced across England, a committee of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government’s proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police set up a squad of ‘untouchables’ to bring down a notorious crime gang that had infiltrated their force and given Nottingham the reputation of the gun capital of Britain.”
The Times, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Relations between the police and the independent watchdog set up to investigate them are at breaking point, senior sources have told The Times. ”
The Times, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The actor and writer Chris Langham was today found guilty of possessing child pornography but cleared of having sex with an underage female fan.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The man who faces a £48m divorce bill after a lengthy battle with his former wife could take the case to a court in Bermuda, where he now lives.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A senior judge cleared of flashing at a woman on a busy train will not be charged over reports of other incidents on the same commuter route, British Transport Police (BTP) said. ”
The Times, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Hollywood stars are flocking to British courts to bring libel actions. Figures released by Sweet & Maxwell’s legal information service show that 19 libel cases involving celebrities versus newspapers came to court in Britain in the year to May 2007 – three times the number two years ago.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“People are being added to the Government’s national DNA database at the rate of more than one a minute, figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Channel 4 admitted yesterday that the problems with the Richard and Judy competition You Say We Pay dated back to 2004 – as it announced plans to axe all profit-making phone-in competitions. The broadcaster could have to pay out £2.2m to viewers following the discovery that they had been misled on the Richard and Judy quiz for so long.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“BAA suffered further embarrassment in its attempt to block a climate change demonstration at Heathrow, when a High Court judge admitted yesterday to being confused over exactly who the company wanted to ban from travelling to the airport.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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