Judge sums up with Shakespeare – The Guardian
“A senior appeal court judge livened up a hearing over a boundary dispute yesterday by quoting from Shakespeare.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
‘Unfair’ royal succession law may be changed – Daily Telegraph
“The law that forces the eldest daughter of a monarch to make way for her younger brother in the succession could be abolished under new equality legislation.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Almost 3,000 children now held in custody – The Independent
“A drive to cut the number of children behind bars in England and Wales – the highest in western Europe – has failed.”
The Independent, 19th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thalidomide compensation demanded – BBC News
“Dozens of people born with deformities due to the drug thalidomide have demanded compensation from the company that invented the drug 50 years ago.”
BBC News, 18th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Detention centres attacked as figures reveal self-harm by asylum-seekers – The Independent
“The true cost of using detention centres to lock up failed asylum-seekers has been exposed by statistics showing the extent of self-harm among those held.”
The Independent, 19th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Coroner blames MoD again over troops’ deaths – Daily Telegraph
“An outspoken coroner has condemned shortages of military equipment again and claimed that two British soldiers would not have died in Iraq had they been in armoured vehicles.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cherie Blair’s firm hired to stop EU treaty – Daily Telegraph
“One of Britain’s richest men has hired Cherie Blair’s law firm to advise him on a £750,000 High Court battle that could force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abramovich and Berezovsky begin £2bn legal battle over disputed assets – The Independent
“A £2bn legal tussle between Britain’s two most high-profile Russian oligarchs which began with a skirmish in a Hermes boutique reached the High Court yesterday with claims that the entire case revolved around an unrecorded oral agreement as they haggled over the sale of former Soviet assets.”
The Independent, 19th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Guantanamo Britons to sue MI5 over ‘illegal interrogation’ – The Guardian
“Eight men freed from Guantanamo Bay are suing the British Government for millions of pounds, claiming that it was complicit in the process in which they were detained and sent for interrogation at the detention camp.”
The Times, 19th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen jailed for four and a half years – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Izzadeen, an al-Qa’eda disciple who once heckled John Reid, has been jailed for four and a half years for terrorism offences.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Psychics foresee big trouble over new laws – Reuters
“Fortune-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers will march on Downing Street on Friday to protest against new laws they fear will lead to them being ‘persecuted and prosecuted’.”
Reuters, 18th April 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Justice Smith reprimanded after OJC verdict – Legal Week
“Mr Justice Peter Smith has been found guilty of misconduct by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding.”
Legal Week, 18th April 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Inmates win ‘cold turkey’ payout – The Times
“Taxpayers have footed a £1 million compensation bill after almost 200 drug-addicted prisoners sued the Government, claiming that denying them a heroin substitute breached their human rights.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BT’s secret Phorm trials open door to corporate eavesdropping – The Register
“The government has refused to investigate BT’s covert wiretapping of thousands of its customers in 2006 and 2007, despite its own expert’s view that without consent Phorm’s advertising targeting technology is a breach of criminal law.”
The Register, 17th April 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
EU privacy chief wants data breach law for business – OUT-LAW.com
“The privacy watchdog for EU institutions has called for a planned requirement for telecoms companies to publish details of information security breaches to be extended to banks, businesses and medical bodies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Colleagues jailed for race abuse – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for three years for a campaign of racial harassment against a Muslim colleague.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer Gill Switalski seeks £19m after losing her job in sex bias ordeal – The Times
“A top City lawyer who won a claim for sex discrimination after being driven from her job in an 18-month campaign of bullying is seeking £19 million in compensation.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The case of Sgt Eros and his police truncheon – Daily Telegraph
“Three judges have been asked to decide whether a male stripper who dresses as a policeman should be allowed to carry a real truncheon.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sisters celebrate court bingo win – BBC News
“Two women who sued their sister for a share of a £50,000 bingo win have been awarded the money by a judge.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office set to fight devastating arms deal judgment – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against the devastating court ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping its investigation into BAE Systems.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
