Terrorism watchdog questioned ‘bewildering’ array of terror powers – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 14th, 2013 in crime, legislation, news, terrorism by sally

“The terrorism watchdog yesterday criticised the ‘bewildering’ range of anti-terror powers in the UK and said he wished the ‘evocative’ phrase had never entered the law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2013

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FSA conducting cyber security review of 30 major firms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 14th, 2013 in banking, computer crime, EC law, financial regulation, news by sally

“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is assessing the cyber security plans of 30 major financial firms.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2013

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Lost renewables subsidies successfully claimed as human rights damages – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 14th, 2013 in appeals, damages, energy, human rights, news by sally

“This decision upholding an award of damages for a claim under Article 1 Protocol 1 (right to possessions) may seem rather straightforward to a non-lawyer. Infinis lost out on some subsidies because the regulator misunderstood a complex legal document. It could not claim those subsidies any more, so it claimed and got damages from the regulator. But the relatively novel thing is that English law does not generally allow claims for damage caused by unlawful action by the state. And yet the Court of Appeal found it easy to dismiss the regulator’s appeal on this point.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2013

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Young offenders: government plans to put education ‘at heart of detention’ – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2013 in education, news, rehabilitation, young offenders by sally

“Academies and free schools are to be invited to take over education in young offender institutions (YOIs) as part of a radical plan to create ‘secure training colleges’.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2013

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