UK Courts

Sheep wrangle

Lucy was bought for Lauren Parkinson A judge has ordered a woman to hand over her daughter's pet sheep to a rescue centre after a legal wrangle over ownership of the animal. Bethan Parkinson, of Rhydymain, near Dolgellau,...

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Baby RB: father speaks of fight to keep son alive

The father of Baby RB who fought to keep his desperately ill son alive said he gave up his legal battle when he finally realised the boy would live a “life of suffering”. After six days in the High Court, Mr AB realised the...

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Exclusive: Terrified victim and kids flee safe house after vile online threats from ex

Nov 22 2009 Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail A CHEF has become the first person in Britain jailed for threatening his ex on Bebo. Ross Cochrane, 23, was convicted of terrorising his victim - a 31-year-old mum-of-two - on the...

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Murder suspect refuses extradition

Ryan Heacock, 33, leaves the Barren County Courthouse on Friday after appearing in district court to hear charges stemming from his Wednesday arrest at Comfort Inn. Heacock is charged with being a wanted fugitive from Colorado...

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CBI denies information on Quattrocchi sought under RTI

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been investigating the Bofors gun payoff scandal, has refused to reveal any information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) about Italian...

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Court doubles leaky-home payout

Two victims of the rotting-homes debacle have had their compensation payout doubled, and now other victims could get more.Justice Peter Woodhouse in the High Court at Auckland ordered that Paul and Wilna White of Whangaparaoa...

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Triple-murder case against Robert Sanderson looks very different now than 1997

As he outlined the case against Robert Sanderson in a gruesome triple murder, purportedly stemming from a biker turf war over street level prostitution in Winnipeg, prosecutor George Dangerfield pointed to the most damning...

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Scotland's Legal eagles aim to attract work from specialists south of Border

Published Date: 22 November 2009 SCOTLAND will soon be competing with London as a centre for international corporate arbitration when new law is given Royal Assent next month, a leading solicitor claims. Many European companies...

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Jack Straw pledges action to end libel tourism

Isabel Oakeshott and Steven Swinford JACK STRAW is preparing to draw up proposals for wholesale reform of England’s libel laws, after a long-running Sunday Times campaign. The huge payouts awarded to individuals who...

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Bank customers in line for £6bn refund of overdraft charges

Ali Hussain and Elizabeth Colman MILLIONS of bank customers will be in line for payouts totalling up to £6 billion if a Supreme Court judgment on current account charges goes against the banks this week. The government is...

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