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Social workers? failings ?put children in divorce cases at risk of abuse? - The Times

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Children in divorce and separation cases are being left at risk of abuse because of serious failings by social workers dealing with their cases, according to a watchdog.” Full story The Times, 28th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lawyer?s wife stole £80,000 to fund slot machine addiction - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 28, 2008
“A solicitor’s wife has been jailed for stealing £80,000 from his law firm to fund her addiction to fruit machines.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prisoners released early to free up space - The Independent

Posted on May 28, 2008
“More than 500 prisoners are to be released just halfway through their sentences in an effort to free desperately-needed space in overcrowded jails.” Full story The Independent, 28th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Two out of three breach their first Asbo - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Two thirds of people who are given anti-social behaviour orders for the first time go on to breach them, figures show.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Plan to close child porn loophole - BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Identity fraud cases up by two thirds - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Cases of identity fraud increased by two thirds last year with people in affluent areas most at risk, credit data figures show.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Estate agents lose out to vendors in appeal ruling - The Times

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Estate agents have lost the right to commission if a buyer to whom they show a property then makes an offer through another joint agency.” Full story The Times, 28th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal Opinion: Labour has not curbed yob culture in Britain - The Independent

Posted on May 28, 2008
“The Asbo was supposed to help communities combat nuisance behaviour. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, reviews the unhappy record of a flagship Labour policy.” Full story The Independent, 28th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Householders face tougher recycling penalties - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Every household could have to nominate an adult who will take legal responsibility for its bins as townhalls start to crack down on residents who are not recycling properly.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Spying council to be investigated - BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2008
“A privacy watchdog is to investigate a council that used powers to spy on people, including a family suspected of lying about where they lived.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Specialist drug courts ?working? - BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Specialist courts which deal only with drugs offenders are proving a success, the government has said.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nisha Patel-Nasri: Husband convicted of special constable?s murder - The Guardian

Posted on May 28, 2008
“The husband of Nisha Patel-Nasri, the special constable who was stabbed to death on her third wedding anniversary, was today convicted of her murder.” Full story The Guardian, 28th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New review of fancy dress killing - BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2008
“A financial adviser dressed as a Ghostbuster who was seen being punched during a fight outside a pub was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court rejects HIV asylum seeker - BBC News

Posted on May 27, 2008
“An HIV-positive Ugandan woman’s claim to stay in the UK has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.” Full story BBC News, 27th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Consultation sentencing guideline and Advice on Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order - Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted on May 27, 2008
“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline for breaches of anti-social behaviour orders on 23 May 2008. The Sentencing Advisory Panel also published its Advice on the same day.” Consultation guideline ? Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF) Letter to consultees (PDF) Advice: Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF) Press Notice (PDF) Sentencing Guidelines Council, 23rd May [...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on May 27, 2008
R V Asfaw (On Appeal From The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) [2008] UKHL 31 (21 May 2008) Bowden (Ap) V Poor Sisters of Nazareth and Others (Scotland) Whitton (Ap) V Poor Sisters of Naza [2008] UKHL 32 (21 May 2008) Source: www.parliament.uk

Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 27, 2008
Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd Court of Appeal “It would only be through the use of the clearest possible specific language that parties to a settlement would be taken to have excluded fraud-based claims.” The Times, 27th May 2008 Source: www...

Ramblers? Association v Coventry City Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 27, 2008
Ramblers? Association v Coventry City Council Queen’s Bench Division “A council could order the closure of a footpath under section 129A to G of the Highways Act 1980, as inserted by section 2 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, only if satisfied that the footpath had facilitated prolonged criminal or antisocial behaviour at the date [...

SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 27, 2008
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “While the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal had power to pronounce an oral decision at the conclusion of a hearing, it was the written determination which constituted the decision...

Regina v Asfaw - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 27, 2008
Regina v Asfaw House of Lords “The humanitarian aims of the UN Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) (Cmd 9171) and (1967) (Cmnd 3906) were to be achieved by construing its words purposively.” The Times, 26th May 2008 Source: www...

?Draconian? Home Office fast-tracks Algerian?s deportation - The Independent

Posted on May 27, 2008
“The Home Office was accused last night of rushing to deport a university administrator to conceal official blunders after he was arrested on terrorism charges only to be released without charge. A Labour MP criticised the decision, claiming there was no reason for it ‘other than to cover the embarrassment of [...

Prisons unable to cope with rising levels of mentally ill inmates - The Independent

Posted on May 27, 2008
“Prison mental health services are struggling to cope as overstretched staff try to deal with rising levels of mental illness among prisoners, a major report will warn next week. Thousands of seriously mentally ill prisoners are being released untreated back into the community, it says...

Banker rapist quoted Othello - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 27, 2008
“An Oxford-educated investment banker who quoted Shakespeare as he sexually assaulted a woman has been jailed indefinitely.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Artists seek royalties for 70 years from grave - The Times

Posted on May 27, 2008
“Britain’s artistic community is battling against leading auction houses and dealers to bring in a law forcing the payment of a royalty on artists’ works for 70 years after their deaths ? in line with writers and musicians.” Full story The Times, 27th May 2008 Source: www...

Solicitor accuses regulator of racial bias in £10m claim - The Guardian

Posted on May 27, 2008
“An Iranian-born solicitor has launched an unprecedented £10m claim against the Law Society and the solicitors’ regulatory body for racial and religious discrimination, harassment and victimisation.” Full story The Guardian, 26th May 2008 Source: www...

Knife crime powers ?may antagonise youth? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 27, 2008
“New police powers to combat knife crime could cause increased antagonism amongst young people, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Fine threatened over posters of missing moggy - The Guardian

Posted on May 27, 2008
“A woman was threatened with a fine by her local council for putting posters on lampposts to find the owners of a lost cat. Public-spirited Joy Tracey wanted to reunite Copper the ginger tom with his owners after he was found whimpering in a garden...

Law shake-up in crackdown on rogue traders - The Times

Posted on May 27, 2008
“A new legal weapon came into force over the weekend in a government crackdown on unscrupulous companies that mislead customers or use aggressive sales tactics.” Full story The Times, 27th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sex change Paratrooper wins £250,000 for ?hurt feelings? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 27, 2008
“A former paratrooper who had a sex change operation has won a payout of £250,000 for hurt feelings after she was ordered to wear a man’s uniform to a medical examination.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Danger of high legal bills must be reduced, warns judge - The Guardian

Posted on May 27, 2008
“A senior High Court judge has called for an overhaul of the court costs system in environmental cases because ordinary people were being denied their right to challenge decisions affecting their lives.” Full story The Guardian, 25th May 2008 Source: www...

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