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Officer denied promotion over gay Facebook page - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 28, 2008
“A senior police officer has been denied promotion to chief inspector level because he posted personal information about his gay lifestyle on the social networking website Facebook.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

Government challenges compensation ruling on wrongly accused pilot - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“The government today lodged an appeal in the case of an Algerian pilot who was wrongly accused of training some of the September 11 hijackers.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Neighbour from hell? murder trial begins - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“The trial of a man charged with murdering a pregnant 22-year-old woman on her doorstep began at the Old Bailey in London today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce details to be published - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Details of Sir Paul McCartney’s acrimonious divorce are set to be published by the High Court to end the speculation over the size of the financial award which could be the biggest in British legal history.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

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CCTV and DNA advances add to bills but minister calls rises unacceptable - The Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Soaring costs of surveillance technology to combat crime and terrorism has contributed to the eleventh consecutive round of inflation-breaking council tax rises.” Full story The Times, 28th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Met chief intervenes over Conway payments - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Parliament’s standards watchdog has been asked to consider whether the Derek Conway case should be referred to Scotland Yard.” Full story The Guardian, 28th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Curry poisoner wife gets 30 years - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“A woman who attempted to kill her husband by putting antifreeze in his curry was today jailed for 30 years.” Full story The Guardian, 28th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

QCs battle against the Law Society - The Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
” The delicious spectacle of dog eat dog ? two QCs pitched against the Law Society in the courts ? looks as if it will settle, thus avoid an embarrassing dispute.” Full story The Times, 28th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Group challenges asbestos ruling - BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2008
“A group from Wales is campaigning for the UK government to overturn a decision to stop compensating people suffering from an industrial illness.” Full story BBC News, 27th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How single day in court exposed the dominance of Britain?s binge culture - The Times

Posted on February 27, 2008
“The scale of youth binge drinking was exposed yesterday by a single day?s hearings in one court where a dozen teenagers claimed that their separate crimes were all drink fuelled.” Full story The Times, 26th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Law aims to get water vole out of a hole - The Times

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Water voles are to be given protection from persecution and accidental disturbance to try to stem the decline in their population. The species has suffered more than a 90 per cent fall in numbers in less than 20 years.” Full story The Times, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council - Times Law Report

Posted on February 27, 2008
Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council Court of Appeal “A housing authority acted unlawfully when persons unintentionally homeless and in priority need, but unsuitably accommodated rather than on the streets, were left in the same accommodation pending permanent re-housing...

Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 27, 2008
Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Court of Appeal “Where the United Kingdom had not levied corporation tax on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in The Netherlands or Italy, the UK tax authorities would not assume responsibility for eliminating double taxation...

Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on February 27, 2008
Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd [2008] UKHL 11; WLR (D) 61 “Where, under a contract for the sale of cider by the Scottish claimants to Cypriot defendants, with invoices giving Limassol as the ?place of delivery?, the cider had been shipped from Liverpool to Limassol, the agreed place of delivery had been [...

R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) - WLR Daily

Posted on February 27, 2008
R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273; WLR (D) 60 “Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the personal assets of the partners on the basis of the partnership?s conviction...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 27, 2008
The Dorset Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008 The Surrey Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008 The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008 The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations [...

How could it happen again? - The Guardian

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Levi Bellfield is the third man to be found guilty in the past week of the brutal murder of women. Why are there so many such cases - and just how much of a misogynist does a man have to be before anyone stops him? Kira Cochrane reports.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

Pair in DNA database legal battle - BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Two British men are due to appear before Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights to try to get their DNA removed from the UK national database.” Full story BBC News, 27th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Information tribunal rules that MPs should disclose details of expenses for second homes - The Guardian

Posted on February 27, 2008
“MPs have lost a battle to block the detailed disclosure of expenses covering their second homes, power and telephone bills, and the furniture they buy. The decision is a serious blow to Jack Straw, the justice secretary and former leader of the house, who with the Speaker, Michael Martin, tried to stop [...

Child nicotine patches approved - BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Children as young as 12 should receive nicotine patches if they have a serious smoking problem, the official NHS advisory body in England says.” Full story BBC News, 27th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Forcing drug companies to publish negative trial results ?is against law? - The Times

Posted on February 27, 2008
“An election pledge to require drugs companies to publish full details of clinical trials for medicines cannot be fulfilled because it is illegal under EU law, the Government has admitted.” Full story The Times, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

No Arabic staff at jail ?creating risks? - Reuters

Posted on February 27, 2008
“A lack of Muslim and Arabic-speaking staff at a jail that detains terrorism suspects is creating a security risk because they could not understand what inmates were discussing, a government report revealed on Wednesday.” Full story Reuters, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

Benefit cuts for addicts who shun rehab - The Independent

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Jobless drug addicts who refuse to be treated for their habit face having their benefit cut, the Government will announce today.” Full story The Independent, 27th February 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pc?s attacker is spared jail - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 27, 2008
“A senior police officer has criticised magistrates after they chose not to jail a man who beat up a police constable because the country’s prisons are too full.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Tougher measures for drug dealers - BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Suspected drug dealers’ assets could be seized on arrest, rather than charge, under ministers’ new drugs strategy.” Full story BBC News, 27th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Terror remands over 28 days will be rare, minister tells rebel MPs - The Guardian

Posted on February 27, 2008
“The government attempted to reach out to Labour rebels yesterday by saying there was ‘no compelling evidence’ for a permanent extension of the time terrorist suspects could be held without charge to beyond 28 days.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

OFT sues Foxtons over ?unfair? rental commissions - The Times

Posted on February 27, 2008
“The way estate agents charge commission on residential property lettings could be dramatically overhauled after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launched a legal case against Foxtons, claiming the agency’s terms and conditions are unfair...

Woman wins baby brain damage case - BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2008
“A woman who said she suffered brain damage during heart treatment as a baby at Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1985 has won a High Court compensation claim.” Full story BBC News, 26th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Backstory: Iraq legal advice - The Guardian

Posted on February 27, 2008
“Shortly before the start of the Iraq war, the then-attorney general Lord Goldsmith published a nine-paragraph statement saying why he thought the invasion would be legal under international law.” Full story The Guardian, 26th February 2008 Source: www...

Government ?must? release Cabinet?s Iraq minutes - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 27, 2008
“The Government has been ordered to release the minutes of Cabinet meetings where military action against Iraq was discussed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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