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Britain?s first internet crime unit to be established - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 01, 2008
“The first specialist internet crime unit in Britain is being set up by Scotland Yard to fight Ł50 billion worth of fraud and organised ‘cyber’ crime, ministers announced.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2008 Source: www...

Midwife claims against new twins? parents over home stumble - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 01, 2008
“A couple have been threatened with legal action by a midwife after she tripped over a child’s buggy at their home while visiting their newborn twins.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Investigation into claims of abuse on asylum-seekers - The Independent

Posted on October 01, 2008
“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.” Full story The Independent, 30th September 2008 Source: www...

Ex-teacher jailed for girls abuse - BBC News

Posted on October 01, 2008
“A 49-year-old former teacher who sexually abused three young girls has been jailed for four years.” Full story BBC News, 30th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Minimum wage rise is now in force - BBC News

Posted on October 01, 2008
“An increase in the national minimum wage from Ł5.52 to Ł5.73 an hour for adult workers has come into force.” Full story BBC News, 1st October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Escaped prisoner given nine years for raping schoolgirl - The Guardian

Posted on October 01, 2008
“A man who raped a schoolgirl after escaping from an open prison was today jailed for a minimum of nine years.” Full story The Guardian, 1st October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pensions investors get greater control - The Guardian

Posted on October 01, 2008
“Millions of people who opted out of thestate second pension will be given greater freedom to invest for their retirement under a change in the law that comes into force today.” Full story The Guardian, 1st October 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Early release inmates on the run - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story BBC News, 30th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK cybercrime overhaul finally comes into effect - The Register

Posted on September 30, 2008
“Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October).” Full story The Register, 30th September 2008 Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Burglar guilty of woman?s murder - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“A man has been found guilty of murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her south London office.” Full story BBC News, 30th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Damages for parents in care case - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“A British couple whose two-month-old daughter was taken into care after a ‘misguided’ suspicion of abuse have been awarded Ł8,000 in compensation.” Full story BBC News, 30th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice Minister launches Citizens Panels - Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008 Source: www.justice.gov...

Judgement due in UK Gurkhas case - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“A judgement is expected in the High Court case of retired Gurkhas battling for the right to live in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 29th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Investigation into claims of abuse on asylum-seekers - The Independent

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story The Independent, 30th September 2008 Source: www...

How can the courts do more to help fathers? - The Times

Posted on September 30, 2008
“Fathers are predictably furious about a Ministry of Justice report out last week assessing how courts handle contact between separated parents and their children.” Full story The Times, 29th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jail for priest who abused girls - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story BBC News, 29th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act comes into force - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Rape compensation still not paid - BBC News

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story BBC News, 30th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rambler wins Ł3,000 compensation after falling through bridge - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 30, 2008
“Birgit Green, 63, was walking along a public footpath at a nature reserve when a section of the wooden bridge’s planking collapsed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Good NHS bosses can avoid falling foul of Corporate Manslaughter Act - Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 30th September 2008 Source: www...

Gurkha veterans claim victory in court battle for UK visas - The Guardian

Posted on September 30, 2008
“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.” Full story The Guardian, 30th September 2008 Source: www...

Lost data official to be charged - BBC News

Posted on September 29, 2008
“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.” Full story BBC News, 29th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2 - Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 29, 2008
“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...

Daily Cause List, 29th September 2008

Posted on September 29, 2008
Monday 29th September 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible

?Come and join us?: Fathers 4 Justice welcomes mums - The Independent

Posted on September 29, 2008
“As the organisation is relaunched, its founder says: ‘It’s not about gender ? it’s about families.’” Full story The Independent, 28th September 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

New mental health powers threaten rights, claim lawyers - The Independent

Posted on September 29, 2008
“Lawyers are lining up to challenge the legality of the new Mental Health Act as fears about the imminent new powers grow among patients.” Full story The Independent, 28th September 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Personnel records stolen from MoD - BBC News

Posted on September 29, 2008
“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating the theft of computer files with the records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff on.” Full story BBC News, 27th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?It?s better that 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man be wrongly convicted? - The Independent

Posted on September 29, 2008
“The country’s top appeal judges are failing to correct miscarriages of justice where they suspect the jury has come to a wrong verdict, the head of the body charged with investigating wrongful convictions has warned.” Full story The Independent, 27th September 2008 Source: www...

Patient to sue NHS over top-up drug - The Times

Posted on September 29, 2008
“A woman cancer patient is taking a landmark legal action against the National Health Service for withdrawing treatment because she has chosen to pay for a drug that the NHS does not fund.” Full story The Times, 28th September 2008 Source: www...

IVF watchdog lifts ban on Mohammed Taranissi to avoid challenge in High Court - The Times

Posted on September 29, 2008
“Mohammed Taranissi, Britain?s most successful fertility doctor, has been cleared to continue running his London clinic by the IVF watchdog, after it agreed to rescind a disciplinary ban imposed last year.” Full story The Times, 27th September 2008 Source: www...

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