Category: news
New penalties for cannabis users announced – The Guardian
“Cannabis users face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year, the home secretary said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Menezes officer changed evidence – BBC News
“An investigation has begun after a senior officer admitted changing evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ID cards plan in crisis as the ‘guinea pigs’ revolt – The Guardian
“Plans to build support for identity cards by introducing them among ‘guinea pig’ groups, such as airport staff and students, are in crisis after 10,000 airline pilots vowed to take legal action to block them and opposition swept through Britain’s universities and councils.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Music fans back legal downloads – BBC News
“Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey.”
BBC News, 12th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home owners who raffle their properties risk criminal offence, says Gambling Commission – Daily Telegraph
“The growing band of home owners who resort to raffling their properties could be breaking the law, the Gambling Commission has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Database right prevents more than just cut ‘n’ paste copying, rules ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“A judgment by Europe’s highest court has strengthened the rights of database creators to protect their work from being used by third parties without permission. The database right protects against more than just copying and pasting, it ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Muslims rebuffed over sharia courts – The Times
“Gordon Brown’s new minister for race relations has attacked sharia courts, insisting that the Muslim community in Britain is not ‘advanced’ enough to have its own legal system.”
The Times, 12th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pensioner caught with £1,300 cocaine in handbag escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“A 77-year-old pensioner caught with £1,300 of cocaine in her handbag has escaped jail after telling a judge she used it to treat pneumonia.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal confirms rejection of UK-IPO software patent approach – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has refused to accept the UK Intellectual Property Office’s rejection of a patent for a piece of software in a move which experts say will open the door for more software patents in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Peers to vote on anti-terror plan – BBC News
“The House of Lords is set to vote on whether to extend the terror detention limit to 42 days.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SRA hits out at Law Soc review – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has attacked the Law Society for over-stepping its remit in launching a potentially dramatic review into the regulation of the legal profession.”
The Lawyer, 10th October 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Law firms ‘losing talent over hours and work-life balance’ – The Times
“The culture in City law firms of working long hours is draining talent from the legal profession, according to research to be published this week.”
The Times, 13th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rail damage graffiti group jailed – BBC News
“Four graffiti vandals have been jailed after admitting causing an estimated £50,000 of damage to trains and chaos to services in the South East.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care worker jailed for two rapes – BBC News
“A care worker who admitted raping two women, one of them a psychiatric hospital patient, has been sentenced to an indeterminate jail term.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devoted husband who suffocated wife is spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A retired civil servant who suffocated his seriously ill wife with a plastic bag as she lay in her hospital bed has been spared jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Alleged Holocaust denier fights extradition to Germany – The Guardian
“An Australian revisionist historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial was today greeted in court with a Nazi salute from the public gallery.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police inquiry into barrister shooting is lawful, says judge – The Guardian
“A high court judge today dismissed a claim by the family of the barrister Mark Saunders that the investigation into his shooting by police was unlawful.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gardener arrested and taken to court for carrying work scythe in van – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has ordered the Crown Prosecution Service to make a public apology to a gardener who was arrested and taken to court for carrying a scythe which he said he needed for his work.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
