Another legal aid review, justice secretary? How original – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2012 in bills, budgets, legal aid, news by sally

“If we’re going to review legal aid again, why not widen access to justice for the public, rather than restrict it.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2012

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Wilfred Museka jailed over M62 wrong-way death crash – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2012 in dangerous driving, drunk in charge, fraud, homicide, news by sally

“A drink-driver who killed a woman when he drove the wrong way along a motorway has been jailed for eight years.”

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BBC News, 13th November 2012

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Woman jailed for faking son’s illness to claim £85,000 in benefits – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2012 in benefits, child cruelty, forgery, fraud, news by sally

“A mother who shaved her young son’s head and eyebrows and forced him to use a wheelchair to make it appear he was seriously ill so she could claim £85,000 in benefits has been jailed.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2012

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Internet access is a right, judges rule – Daily Telegraph

“Appeal judges have overturned an order banning a voyeur from surfing the internet, saying it is ‘entirely unreasonable’ for anyone to be denied web access in today’s Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2012

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Theresa May faces long battle to overturn Abu Qatada deportation ruling – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2012 in appeals, bail, deportation, electronic monitoring, evidence, legal aid, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces a lengthy legal battle to overturn this week’s ruling by British judges that the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada should not be sent back to Jordan to face trial.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2012

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