80 prosecuted since smoking ban – BBC News
“Seventy nine people and one business have been prosecuted for flouting the smoking ban in the year since it was introduced in Wales, figures show.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Coroner accuses Paul Burrell, Diana’s butler, of blindingly obvious deceit – The Times
“Paul Burrell, the butler and self-styled ‘rock’ of Diana, Princess of Wales, was once a loyal servant of the Crown but ‘cashed in’ on his experience, the coroner said at her inquest yesterday.”
The Times, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Email halts Diana inquest summing-up – The Independent
“The inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales hit a last-minute glitch today, hours before it was due to conclude, after the discovery of potentially new evidence.”
The Independent, 1st April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers appointed as Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary – 10 Downing Street
“The Queen has been pleased to approve that The Right Honourable the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, be appointed Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, in succession to the Right Honourable The Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, who retires on 30 September 2008.”
10 Downing Street, 1st April 2008
Source: www.pm.gov.uk
Business faces Corporate Manslaughter Act – BBC News
“A new era of health and safety regulation for businesses, which could face considerable penalties if they are found guilty of the offence, is being ushered in on 6 April when the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hoax 999 caller jailed for 40-year campaign – Daily Telegraph
“An unemployed man described as Britain’s worst serial hoaxer has been jailed following a 40-year campaign of prank 999 calls estimated to have cost the taxpayer more than £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lauren Holden, who invented an evil stalker named Casanova, is spared jail – The Times
“A fantasist who wasted 235 hours of police time when she invented a sinister stalker named Casanova has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
DPP Sir Ken Macdonald: Detaining terror suspects for over four weeks is not needed – The Times
“Powers to allow terrorist suspects to be detained without charge for 42 days are not needed and are unlikely to find favour with the judges who would have to approve them, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
PM seeks retreat on bill to outlaw press spying – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown has demanded the scrapping of longstanding plans for a clampdown on newspapers that illegally buy personal data, such as health, bank and telephone records, the Guardian has learned. This has provoked criticism that he has bowed to pressure from the media.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who will become head of the first United Kingdom supreme court? – The Times
“A far-reaching reshuffle of top judicial posts is about to be triggered with the announcement of the next senior law lord, or top judge in the highest court of the land. The post is key because that person will become head of the first United Kingdom supreme court when it opens its doors for business in October next year.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge says courts ‘overstretched’ – BBC News
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has said a ‘stream’ of legislation had contributed to courts being ‘seriously overstretched’.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges admit they get round law designed to protect women in rape trials – The Guardian
“Judges have undermined a law intended to stop defence lawyers cross-examining women in rape cases about their sexual history, by continuing to insist on their discretion to allow it, a new book discloses.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Letting a child witness have his day in court – The Times
“Some prosecutors feel that children and vulnerable adults cannot cope with courtroom pressures. All that is about to change.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Murder accused guilty of deceit – BBC News
“A financial trader accused of murdering a wealthy reclusive author at his north London home has been found guilty of dishonesty charges.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Year’s jail for ‘wicked’ false rape accusation – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who falsely accused a soldier of rape has been described as ‘wicked’ by the judge who sentenced her to a year in jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Credit crunch fallout could drag on for years, lawyers warn – The Times
“Lawyers across the City have been sifting through traders’ e-mails and listening to recordings of their phone conversations in an attempt to piece together thousands of financial transactions.”
The Times, 31st March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Diana coroner: No evidence of Royal plot – Daily Telegraph
“The coroner leading the inquest into the death of Princess Diana has said there is no evidence that Prince Philip, the Secret Intelligence Service or any other government agency had anything to do with the 1997 car crash that killed the Princess and her lover Dodi Fayed.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pupillages nosedive by 20 per cent since 2000 – The Lawyer
“The number of Bar Vocational Course (BVC) graduates invited to take pupillage has dropped by 20 per cent since the turn of the century, with less than a third of graduates securing pupillages last year.”
The Lawyer, 31st March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Legal threat over detentions bill – BBC News
“Plans to extend the limit on detaining terror suspects without charge to 42 days could face an Equality and Human Rights Commission court challenge.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New sexual harassment law to protect staff from customers – The Guardian
“Employers will be duty-bound from next week to protect their staff from sexual harassment by customers, suppliers and others they encounter in the course of their work. Workers are already protected from harassment by colleagues, but under new rules which come into force on April 6, they will be able to seek damages from employers who fail to take reasonable steps to protect them from harassment by a third party, if bosses knew that at least two incidents had already taken place.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
