Caretaker wins ladder fall case – BBC News
“A school caretaker has successfully sued Hampshire County Council after he was injured falling off a stepladder.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book – The Guardian
“Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven days and pay legal costs, a judicial review of the case ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Responses to the Sentencing Commission Working Group consultation paper: A Structured Sentencing Framework and Sentencing Commission – Judiciary of England and Wales
Response on behalf of the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judges (PDF) and Postscript (PDF)
Response on behalf of the Magistrates Association (Word)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Childless couples denied as anonymity loss scares egg and sperm donors – The Times
“The removal of anonymity from sperm and egg donors has provoked a crisis in fertility treatment that is denying couples the chance to try for a baby.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government will crack down on unnecessary CRB checks, Phil Hope says – Daily Telegraph
“Voluntary groups who force adults to have unnecessary criminal records checks will be given special training by the Government, ministers said.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
State to take action against parents who can’t control their children – The Times
” Children as young as 5 will be identified as being at risk of becoming criminals or troublemakers under government plans to tackle offending and disorder on the streets.”
The Times, 27th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw’s emergency bill to shield witnesses – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will introduce an emergency bill in the Commons next week to try to stop hundreds of serious criminal cases collapsing because of concerns about anonymous witnesses. Announcing the move yesterday, he said the bill was expected to go through all its Commons stages the week beginning July 7.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Expro takeover given High Court approval – The Times
“The Takeover Panel received a significant boost to its authority to police takeovers today after the High Court approved a £1.8 billion acquisition of Expro, the oil services provider, by a private equity consortium.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Haulier hit car while on phone – The Guardian
“A lorry driver who caused a fatal accident while talking on his Bluetooth headset was jailed yesterday for four-and-a-half years. Haulier Mervyn Richmond, 49, was so distracted during a conversation with his mother that he ploughed into a line of stationary traffic, killing father-of-two Michael Buston.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man freed early ‘committed rape’ – BBC News
“A prisoner allegedly raped someone after being released early under a government scheme aimed at easing jail overcrowding, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Website domain names: any suffixes could be possible after landmark vote – The Guardian
“Icann, the organisation that regulates the internet domain name system, has passed a landmark vote to relax rules limiting web addresses to ‘top-level’ suffixes, such as .com and .uk, a move that could see people and companies register almost anything they want.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
21/7 ‘obstruction’ case dropped – BBC News
“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for helicopter laser prank – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man from Greater Manchester who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a laser pen has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt – BBC News
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Q&A: Equality Bill – The Guardian
“The government has announced a new equality bill aimed at tackling ‘entrenched discrimination’ in the workplace and beyond. The bill replaces more than 100 separate pieces of legislation covering race, disability and gender equality.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed over ‘honour’ killing – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for a so-called “honour killing” where the husband of a woman was executed on the outskirts of a West Yorkshire town.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Speeding appeal leaves motorist with £15,000 court bill – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist who challenged a £60 speeding fine is now facing a legal bill of £15,000 after her appeal was rejected by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Emergency’ witness law unveiled – BBC News
“Jack Straw has told MPs that laws to let witnesses give evidence anonymously are to be rushed through Parliament because there was an ‘an emergency’.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal, British P2P ‘by end of year’ – The Register
“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources – after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.”
The Register, 26th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam – The Times
“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. ”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
