“Two men were today jailed for five years each after being found guilty of attempting to blackmail a member of the royal family over gay sex allegations.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Two men guilty of blackmailing royal - The Guardian
Published May 2, 2008 blackmail , news , royal family 0 CommentsThe Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2008
The Football Spectators (2008 European Championship Control Period) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
‘Racist, sexist’ officer demoted - BBC News
Published May 2, 2008 disciplinary procedures , news , police 0 Comments“A police sergeant has been demoted for bringing ‘disgrace on his force’ by making racist and sexist comments while on duty.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court to consider referendum on EU treaty - The Guardian
Published May 2, 2008 EC law , judicial review , news , referendums , treaties 0 Comments“A millionaire businessman today won permission for a high court challenge over the government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU reform treaty.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harry Redknapp launches High Court action - The Times
Published May 2, 2008 corruption , news , sport 0 Comments“Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, is launching a High Court action in London today over his arrest as part of the police inquiry into alleged corruption in football.”
The Times, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The profession’s watchdog is proposing a risk-based approach to regulating law firms. But this risks upsetting lawyers with its demands for more information, reports Lucy Trevelyan.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mending fences - Law Society’s Gazette
Published May 2, 2008 dispute resolution , special report 0 Comments“Professor Karl Mackie, a tireless advocate of alternative dispute resolution, tells Jon Robins why the tide has turned for mediation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008
Source: www.lawsocietygazette.co.uk
Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Role - Attorney General’s Office
Published May 2, 2008 attorney general , reports 0 Comments“Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Office.”
Attorney General’s Office, 30th April 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Peart Review - Attorney General’s Office
Published May 2, 2008 dangerous offenders , prisons , reports 0 Comments“A review to ascertain the circumstances in which Anthony John Peart, aka Anthony Leon Joseph, came to be at liberty on 29 July 2005″
Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Statement: Anthony Leon Peart aka Anthony Leon Joseph - Attorney General’s Office
Published May 2, 2008 dangerous offenders , press releases 0 Comments“Statement: Anthony Leon Peart aka Anthony Leon Joseph.”
Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Inquests into the deaths of service personnel in operations and exercises overseas - Ministry of Justice
Published May 2, 2008 armed forces , inquests 0 Comments“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement about the deaths of servicemen and women overseas.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Teenagers who filmed attack on homeless man face jail - The Guardian
Published May 2, 2008 grievous bodily harm , news , young offenders 0 Comments“Four teenagers who filmed themselves beating a homeless man with a wheel brace face lengthy prison sentences after they were convicted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office in new attempt to bar US rapper - The Guardian
Published May 2, 2008 appeals , immigration , news 0 Comments“The Home Office yesterday lodged a second appeal in an attempt to prevent the US rapper Snoop Dogg entering Britain, after being twice overruled by immigration judges.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd - WLR Daily
Published May 2, 2008 defamation , law reports , parliament , privilege 0 CommentsCuristan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 432; [2008] WLR (D) 135
“The qualified privilege which attached to a ‘fair and accurate’ report of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost because of the addition of extraneous non-privileged material in the same article. Where an article consisted in part only of passages entitled to such privilege, the meaning of the non-privileged passages was to be ascertained on the basis that the privileged passages merely provided the context in which the other statements were made, and the repetition rule, under which for the purpose of libel law a hearsay statement was the same as a direct statement, had no application to the privileged passages.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2008
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Bone v Newham London Borough Council - WLR Daily
Published May 2, 2008 employment , law reports , sex discrimination , tribunals , victimisation 0 CommentsBone v Newham London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 435; [2008] WLR (D) 134
“Where an employment tribunal had held that a complaint of direct sex discrimination and victimisation or constructive dismissal had not been proved, it was not open to the tribunal subsequently to amend its decision to find that her dismissal had been an act of direct sex discrimination and victimisation. Where the Employment Appeal Tribunal concluded that the tribunal had erred in law in so amending its decision, it was inappropriate for the EAT simply to allow the appeal and leave the original and unamended decision to stand.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R (BAPIO Action Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another - WLR Daily
Published May 2, 2008 doctors , immigration , law reports 0 Comments“Departmental guidance to NHS trusts which had the effect of preventing trainee doctors from overseas being offered postgraduate training places in NHS hospitals was unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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IPCC inquiry over fatal car crash - BBC News
Published May 2, 2008 complaints , dangerous driving , news , police 0 Comments“A crash in which which a 17-year-old was killed and four others were injured has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2008
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Freedom Of Information: Britain trails behind America in right-to-know culture - The Independent
Published May 2, 2008 freedom of information , special report 0 Comments“Getting ministers to disclose sensitive material about Iraq and Afghanistan can be like pulling teeth. In the US, dogged perseverance is paying off, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 2nd May 2008
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Pollutants left in cars because of scrap loophole - The Times
Published May 2, 2008 environmental protection , news , waste 0 Comments“More than a million cars a year are being scrapped without having pollutants — such as oil, brake fluid and airbag gas canisters — removed because of a loophole in environmental regulations.”
The Times, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges condemn ‘foul play’ on adoptions - The Times
Published May 2, 2008 adoption , news 0 Comments“Two senior judges have strongly criticised a local authority that forced through the adoption of a baby girl against the wishes of her father.”
The Times, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
