Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that serious offenders will no longer be let off with a simple caution if charged with offences that would otherwise be heard at Crown Court level.
First Victory Against ‘Bedroom Tax’
A blind lawyer has become the first person to win an appeal against the imposition of the bedroom tax by his local council, arguing that his second room is not, in fact, a bedroom.
Spitting Equates To Littering
In what is believed to be the first UK case of its type, two men who challenged the fixed penalty notice and refused to pay when caught, have been prosecuted for spitting in the street.
LinkedIn Legalities
Business networking group LinkedIn has just been taken to court in the US over allegations it has been hacking into users’ email address books to send spam marketing emails, but in the UK, other problems caused by using the site have also been in the news.
DNA Ruling In Police Force’s Favour
Police forces waiting for a landmark ruling on whether taking DNA samples from prisoners who pre-date routine collection can breathe a sigh of relief today (September 24) after a Judicial Review ruled against an ex-prisoner’s challenge that the practice infringed his human rights.