“Claims by hundreds of asylum-seekers that they have been beaten or abused by British guards during their detention and removal from this country are to be independently investigated for the first time, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 30th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“NHS Trusts can comply with the new Corporate Manslaughter Act by ensuring they have effective processes in place for managing health and safety at work, Maria Eagle the Justice Minister will tell NHS leaders today.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Gurkha veterans who were refused visas to settle in the United Kingdom because they retired from the regiment before 1997 were treated unlawfully and the policy used to reject them was misleading, a high court judge said today.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 100 prisoners freed under an early-release scheme are on the run after being told to come back to jail, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October).”
The Register, 30th September 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“A man has been found guilty of murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her south London office.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British couple whose two-month-old daughter was taken into care after a ‘misguided’ suspicion of abuse have been awarded £8,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Minister David Hanson has launched the Citizens Panels pilot scheme to give communities more say in the type of work offenders carry out in the community.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A judgement is expected in the High Court case of retired Gurkhas battling for the right to live in the UK.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fathers are predictably furious about a Ministry of Justice report out last week assessing how courts handle contact between separated parents and their children.”
The Times, 29th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Catholic priest whose abuse of girls was uncovered after his victims swapped memories on the Friends Reunited website has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Regulators could be given the power to fine companies and order them directly to stop doing something under new laws to come into force in the UK on Wednesday.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Compensation has still not been paid in full to some rape victims who had their payouts incorrectly reduced because they had been drinking when attacked.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Birgit Green, 63, was walking along a public footpath at a nature reserve when a section of the wooden bridge’s planking collapsed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cyber-bullying, online pornography, violent video games and websites that encourage young people to harm themselves are to be targeted by a new watchdog launched by the government today.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lunn, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2082 (03 September 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BMW AG & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 1028 (29 August 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Birmingham City Council v Paddison Construction Ltd [2008] EWHC 2254 (TCC) (25 September 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm) (29 September 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“John Hogan, the father who allegedly pushed his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece, will not be prosecuted in Britain, it has been announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Cabinet Office official who left top-secret documents on a train in June is to be charged under the Official Secrets Act, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A circular containing details of the offences of encouraging and assisting crime, contained in Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007, which come into force on 1 October 2008.”
Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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