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Coroner urges investigation into three deaths at leading hospital - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 19, 2008
“A coroner has asked for three deaths following surgery at a leading hospital to be investigated by the National Patient Safety Agency.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Family forced to sell home to pay care home fees awarded £100,000 - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 19, 2008
“A family who were forced to sell their father’s home to pay for his care home fees have been awarded £100,000 in compensation.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Five Army instructors suspended over bullying claims at Catterick - The Times

Posted on September 19, 2008
“Instructors at Britain?s biggest army base have been suspended after an undercover investigation by the BBC revealed bullying of young recruits.” Full story The Times, 19th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Police commander Ali Dizaei suspended for the second time - The Times

Posted on September 19, 2008
“Ali Dizaei, the controversial Scotland Yard commander who is president of the National Black Police Association, was suspended from duty last night.” Full story  The Times, 19th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

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Gambling Commission retracts advice on controversial house competitions - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 19, 2008
“The UK’s Gambling Commission has retracted advice which appeared to back claims of those behind a rash of house-sale competitions that their schemes are lawful. It has performed a u-turn on advice which said that it was “clear” that one competition was legal...

JAC ?can change history? - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 19, 2008
“The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) ?has the potential to alter the historical pattern of under-representation of certain groups among the judiciary?, but a broader range of people need to apply, the Employment Tribunals president said last week...

Costs-capping power for courts - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 19, 2008
“Courts will have formal powers to make costs-capping orders under changes proposed by the civil procedure rule committee.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 18th September 2008 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk       

Give prisoners right to vote, says UN - The Guardian

Posted on September 19, 2008
“Prisoners in British jails should be allowed to vote and the government should enact legislation to that effect, according to a United Nations report. The call was welcomed yesterday by prison reform groups.” Full story The Guardian, 19th September 2008 Source: www...

Hammaad Munshi, schoolboy terrorist, given two-year sentence - The Times

Posted on September 19, 2008
“Britain?s youngest convicted terrorist was sentenced to two years in jail today after a blueprint for atrocities was found hidden in the schoolboy?s bedroom.” Full story The Times, 9th September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Killer and rapist launch bid for state benefits - The Times

Posted on September 19, 2008
“A convicted murderer and a rapist have launched a High Court action that could see convicted serial killers including Beverley Allitt and Peter Sutcliffe receive thousands of pounds in benefits while still incarcerated.” Full story  The Times, 19th September 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Sale of Registration Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Criminal Defence Service (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 The Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2008 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2008 Source: www...

Call to give local people power to block licensing applications - The Guardian

Posted on September 18, 2008
“People could be given the power to object to alcohol licensing applications on public health grounds under a radical plan from a commission charged with improving health in the most sickly city in the UK.” Full story The Guardian, 18th September 2008 Source: www...

A disgusting feast of filth? - The Times

Posted on September 18, 2008
“The theatre is a watchword for unfettered artistic licence. Or is it? Dramatists and producers still engage in battles with state censors ? who can still determine what is fitting for public consumption. The official role of state censor, given to the Lord Chamberlain under the Licensing Act 1737, may well be [...

Police lawfully killed armed man - BBC News

Posted on September 18, 2008
“An inquest into the death of a man shot by a police firearms officer has returned a verdict of lawful killing.” Full story BBC News, 17th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doorstep sellers must offer cancellation rights, even if invited to sell - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 18, 2008
“Consumers will be allowed to cancel contracts signed with door-to-door salesmen even when they have requested the visit to their home or office, under new Regulations that come into force in October.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2008 Source: www...

Jack Straw says 50,000 prisoners to be freed from jail early by January - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 18, 2008
“Nearly 50,000 prisoners will have been released early by the beginning of next year to ease jail overcrowding, Jack Straw has admitted.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?I do not remove a child unless it is the right thing to do? - The Times

Posted on September 18, 2008
“Judges, and the system, feel beleaguered. The Times has accused family courts of operating in a ‘conspiracy of silence’ ? particularly in care cases. While injustices may occur, judges feel that the picture is distorted. So The Times had been granted rare access to sit on the bench and witness family [...

Trials disrupted as barristers boycott high-cost case panel - Legal Week

Posted on September 18, 2008
“The Government is in crisis talks with the Bar Council after the poor uptake of the very high-cost criminal cases (VHCC) panel has threatened the number of major trials going ahead.” Full story Legal Week, 18th September 2008 Source: www...

Gurkhas need strong ties to stay in UK, court told - The Guardian

Posted on September 18, 2008
“Nepalese Gurkhas who fought with the British army but retired before their regimental headquarters moved to the UK from Hong Kong in 1997, do not have strong ties to the country and have no right to settle in it, a Home Office lawyer told a judge in the high court yesterday...

Prisoner numbers could hit 95,800 by 2015, says minister - The Guardian

Posted on September 18, 2008
“The prison population in England and Wales could hit 95,800 by 2015 - a rise of nearly 15% on the present figure - the Ministry of Justice said today.” Full story The Guardian, 18th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Falconer: Lehman collapse to trigger wave of ?mega disputes? - The Times

Posted on September 18, 2008
“The collapse of Lehman Brothers in an already struggling world economy will trigger an explosion of ‘mega litigation’ according to the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton.” Full story The Times, 18th September 2008 Source: www...

Father revealed his lingerie to train drivers - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 18, 2008
“A married father-of-three wore a curly blonde wig and revealed skimpy lingerie to passing train drivers at the side of the tracks, a court was told.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pre-judgment interest on debts and damages - Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 17, 2008
“The government’s response to the Law Commission report on the amount of interest courts should award on debts and damages in court proceedings. ‘Pre-judgment interest’ refers to the interest awarded from the day when payment fell due until judgment is entered or payment made (whichever is earlier)...

Families press for Deepcut public inquiry - The Guardian

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Families of four army recruits found dead at Deepcut barracks in Surrey will today launch a campaign for a public inquiry into the circumstances of the fatal shootings.” Full story The Guardian, 17th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

Terror lawyer bribe probe dropped - BBC News

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Police have dropped a bribery probe into one of the leading UK lawyers who represents terrorism suspects.” Full story BBC News, 16th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Anti-terror laws used by council to spy on unauthorised punting - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Covert surveillance was used in a bid to catch independent punt operators collecting customers from undesignated spots along the River Cam in Cambridge.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government drug advisers begin review of ecstasy?s class A status - The Guardian

Posted on September 17, 2008
“The government’s drug advisers will begin a review of the classification of ecstasy next week, raising the prospect that the drug could be downgraded from class A.” Full story The Guardian, 17th September 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

Crime victims face ?postcode lottery? in policing, says report - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Crime victims are having to wait for up to a week before they can see a police officer and untrained officers are being sent to investigate serious offences, reports from the policing standards watchdog show.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2008 Source: www...

UK owes Gurkhas ?a special debt? - BBC News

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Retired Gurkhas have launched their High Court battle for the right to live in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 16th September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pressure group complains about five-year number plate retention - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 17, 2008
“Activists have complained to the UK’s privacy regulator about plans to keep information gleaned from number plate-reading cameras for five years. Privacy International has said that the keeping of data for that long is ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’...

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