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Life for man who shot 22-year-old - BBC News

Posted on May 22, 2008
“A man has been jailed for life for shooting dead a 22-year-old in north-west London.” Full story BBC News, 22nd May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager guilty of ?shoot-out? murder - The Independent

Posted on May 22, 2008
“A 17-year-old youth was facing a life sentence today after being found guilty of murdering a nursing assistant in a ‘Wild West’ shoot-out.” Full story The Independent, 22nd May 2008 Source: www.indpendent.co.uk

Restaurants and supermarkets to display their hygiene ratings - The Guardian

Posted on May 22, 2008
“Restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and other food outlets will be graded on their hygiene inspection results and expected to display them on their doors or windows under a scheme to be launched next year.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd May 2008 Source: www...

Youths to appeal against Garry Newlove murder sentences - The Guardian

Posted on May 22, 2008
“Two youths convicted of the murder of Garry Newlove have been granted leave to appeal, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd May 2008 Souce: www.guardian.co.uk

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Censors go online to clean up murky world of digital videos - The Times

Posted on May 22, 2008
“The hitherto lawless world of online entertainment has began to adopt the same ratings system that governs British cinemas.” Full story The Times, 22nd May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man sues for �1m after botched vasectomy leads to loss of testicles - The Times

Posted on May 22, 2008
“A father-of-four is claiming �1 million damages after winning his legal case over a vasectomy that went wrong.” Full story� The Times, 22nd May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Analysis: mistakes at the CPS have gone beyond a joke - The Times

Posted on May 22, 2008
“When a hospital doctor picks up a patient’s file, he needs to see the patient’s medical history; what treatment is being given and what drugs have been prescribed. If the file is incomplete and can’t be relied on, the system would collapse...

Police get new powers to wage war on gangs - The Times

Posted on May 22, 2008
“Witnesses who give evidence against gang members will be guaranteed their anonymity as soon as they come forward so they can be free from fear of reprisals, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 22nd May 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Gichura v Home Office and another - WLR Daily

Posted on May 22, 2008
Gichura v Home Office and another; [2008] WLR (D) 164 “Once a disabled detainee had gone through the administrative stage on arrival at a detention centre the services subsequently provided came within the scope of s 19(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995...

Kilby v Gawith - WLR Daily

Posted on May 22, 2008
Kilby v Gawith; [2008] WLR (D) 163 “The court had no discretion under CPR r 45.11(1) to disallow a successful claimant a success fee provided for in the conditional fee agreement with her solicitors.” WLR Daily, 21st May 2008 Source: www.lawreports...

R (G) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; R (N) v Secretary of State for Health; R (B) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - WLR Daily

Posted on May 22, 2008
R (G) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1096 (Admin); R (N) v Secretary of State for Health; R (B) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; [2008] WLR (D) 162 “A provision which had the effect of prohibiting smoking in a high security psychiatric hospital was not incompatible with the human rights of detained mental patients [...

Registrar Lillian Ladele ?faced sack for obeying Christian doctrine on gay unions? - The Times

Posted on May 21, 2008
“A civil registrar who refuses to officiate at partnerships between same-sex couples, claiming that it is ’sinful’ and against her religion, has brought a legal case that could have implications for ceremonies conducted throughout the country...

Transsexual driving instructor in row over threat by Muslim student - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 21, 2008
“The manager of a transsexual driving instructor who used to be a man has been threatened with court action because she sent her to teach a married Muslim woman.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office considers downgrading ecstasy - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 21, 2008
“The legal status of Ecstasy could be reviewed, the Home Office said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gay student who faced execution in Iran granted asylum in Britain - The Independent

Posted on May 21, 2008
“A gay man who faces the death penalty in Iran has won asylum in the UK after protests prompted the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, to reconsider his case.” Full story The Independent, 21st May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal Opinion: How accusations of TV fakery led to a libel action - The Independent

Posted on May 21, 2008
“When West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service passed judgement publicly on the editing of ‘Undercover Mosque’, the programme-makers had no choice but to sue, writes their solicitor Nick Armstrong.” Full story The Independent, 21st May 2008 Source: www...

Youth crime drive has ?no impact? - BBC News

Posted on May 21, 2008
“A decade-long government drive to cut youth offending has had ‘no measurable impact’, an independent study suggests.” Full story BBC News, 21st May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice - Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on May 21, 2008
Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice (PDF) Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

R v Bassett - WLR Daily

Posted on May 21, 2008
R v Bassett; [2008] WLR (D) 157 “For an offence of voyeurism to be committed, within the definition in s 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, there had to be a private act which involved parts of the body for which people would normally expect privacy, as defined by s 68(1)...

Divorcee?s �600,000 plea of poverty - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 21, 2008
“A divorc�e has won the right to move abroad with her three children after judges ruled that the �610,000 she received in her divorce settlement from her wealthy husband would not be enough to buy an adequate home in London.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2008 Source: www...

MPs reject ?need for father? in IVF bill - The Guardian

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Modernisers on both sides of the House of Commons tonight easily defeated attempts to restrict access for lesbian couples seeking to conceive children through IVF treatment.” Full story The Guardian, 20th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

A year on, how has the world?s first listed law firm performed? - The Times

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Australian personal injury lawyers Slater & Gordon have set the benchmark that practices in the UK are set to follow” Full story The Times, 21st May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mark Birley?s family in High Court showdown - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 21, 2008
“The children of Mark Birley, the late founder of Annabel’s nightclub, are to do battle in the High Court over his �104 million will.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed for internet grooming - BBC News

Posted on May 21, 2008
“A security guard exposed as a paedophile in stings by a television documentary crew and police has been jailed by Bristol Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 20th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Reporting deaths to the coroner and modernisation cremation regulations - Ministry of Justice

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement on the statutory duty to report deaths to the coroner and the modernisation and consolidation of the cremation regulations.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2008 Source: www...

Called into battle - The Guardian

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Yvonne Hossack has become a hate figure for the establishment, but the fearless solicitor risking bankruptcy to challenge cuts and closure of care services tells David Brindle how she is driven on by ‘a more ancient set of laws’.” Full story The Guardian, 21st May 2008 Source: www...

Banks may appeal charges ruling - The Guardian

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Current account providers are to appeal a court ruling over overdraft charges that looked set to allow consumers to reclaim billions of pounds, it was reported today.” Full story The Guardian, 21st May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office backs e-crime overhaul - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 21, 2008
“Home Office ministers are poised to give the green light for the establishment of a central e-crime reporting and investigation agency in the UK.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Q&A: Abortion law - BBC News

Posted on May 20, 2008
“As MPs prepare to debate the upper time limit for abortions, what is the debate about and what are the current rules?” Full story BBC News, 20th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on May 20, 2008
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2008 The International Tax Enforcement (Bermuda) Order 2008 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Saudi Arabia) Order 2008 Source: www...

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