Woman’s “cell hell” after yob row – BBC News
“A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent 16 hours in a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Bus passengers in EU law “farce” – BBC News
“Passengers across the UK have been hit by EU rules on working hours meant to protect drivers, bus companies say.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alcohol law claims only one victim – The Times
“Only one person has been found guilty of selling alcohol to a drunk person since the 2003 Licensing Act was introduced, a minister has admitted.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
CJC pushes for overhaul of UK class action system – The Lawyer
“Procedures governing group actions could be overhauled to improve access to justice, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has told The Lawyer.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Pensions Regulator gets tough on conflicts – The Lawyer
“Firms with burgeoning pensions practices could face a threat to their client lists under conflicts of interest guidance set out by the Government’s Pensions Regulator.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Civil Serf blogger faces disciplinary action – OUT-LAW.com
“A senior civil servant who detailed the inner workings of Government has reportedly been suspended pending an investigation into her conduct. The author of the popular Civil Serf blog is reported to have confessed to a Government investigating team.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Web business closed after site fails to appear – OUT-LAW.com
“A company behind a non-existent crime awareness website has been closed after a Government investigation into its business.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Free law pioneer will publish vital precedents free for the first time – OUT-LAW.com
“A free law publication charity will publish the UK’s 3,000 most important legal decisions freely for the first time by June. The project will involve publishing vital rulings, dating back to the nineteenth century, on which UK common law is based.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Britain and France join forces on immigration – The Independent
“Plans for a joint drive by Britain and France against illegal immigration could backfire by forcing ‘soft targets’ to return to dangerous countries, refugee groups have warned.”
The Independent, 25th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family complains after patient was ‘left to die’ – Daily Telegraph
“An elderly woman was left to die in hospital after doctors made an order not to resuscitate her without her family’s knowledge, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wrong bottles cost winemaker £30,000 – The Times
“An award-winning winemaker whose wares are sold at the royal palaces is facing a £30,000 bill after European bureaucrats ruled that he was using the wrong-shaped bottles.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Plea to ban employers trawling Facebook – The Times
“A powerful coalition of children’s charities is urging ministers to make it illegal for companies to trawl Facebook and other social networking websites for information on prospective recruits.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police chief condemns judges on gun crime – The Times
“The fight against gun crime is being undermined by judges who fail to ensure that tough penalties set down in law are imposed in the courts, a senior police chief has told The Times.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bail suspects commit one in six murders – Daily Telegraph
“One in six murders was committed last year by someone who was out on bail for another offence, figures disclosed suggest.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Divorce ruling serves as warning on behaviour and assets – The Guardian
“An heiress who married a penniless Kosovan refugee and was ordered by the divorce courts to hand him a £1m car wash she had bought for him to run has been told by the appeal court that she can keep half the business.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice reforms urged to win back public confidence – The Guardian
“Further fundamental reform of the criminal justice system is crucial if the government is to overcome a lack of public confidence, Gordon Brown has been warned by his own strategy unit.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers back radical plan for voting reform – The Guardian
“A significant overhaul of electoral legislation to give voters a second vote, open polling stations at weekends and make it compulsory to participate is being proposed by the government to increase turnout and improve the legitimacy of the Commons.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA test ‘puts innocent at risk’ of convictions – The Times
“A new DNA technology hailed as having the potential to solve thousands of murders, rapes and other serious crimes could lead to innocent people being convicted, one of Britain’s most respected forensic scientists has warned.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Report warns alcohol abuse and drugs ‘are behind most crimes’ – The Times
“Hard drug use and heavy drinking have been highlighted as key problems for Britain in a study by the Government’s Strategy Unit.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Waitrose in row over meat-labelling – ‘mongrel meat’ labelled as rare native breed of pig – The Times
“Supermarket meat that is labelled as coming from a rare native breed is little more than ‘mongrel meat’, say breeders who have complained to trading standards officers.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
