Current Awareness » penalties http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:33:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Deposit received, one way or another – NearlyLegal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/deposit-received-one-way-or-another-nearlylegal/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/deposit-received-one-way-or-another-nearlylegal/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:50:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84424 “There are still some questions to be cleared up on tenancy deposit law and this Court of Appeal case neatly deals with one of them, while opening up what might be a very large can of worms.”

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NearlyLegal, 15th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/deposit-received-one-way-or-another-nearlylegal/feed/ 0 Can an employer increase the sanction for misconduct on appeal? – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/can-an-employer-increase-the-sanction-for-misconduct-on-appeal-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/can-an-employer-increase-the-sanction-for-misconduct-on-appeal-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:39:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84319 “The answer of the Court was that clear and express words in the contract would be required in order to confer a power to increase a sanction on an Appeal Panel.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/can-an-employer-increase-the-sanction-for-misconduct-on-appeal-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Motorway middle lane ‘hoggers’ and careless drivers to face on-the-spot £100 police fines – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/motorway-middle-lane-hoggers-and-careless-drivers-to-face-on-the-spot-100-police-fines-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/motorway-middle-lane-hoggers-and-careless-drivers-to-face-on-the-spot-100-police-fines-the-independent/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:26:56 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84136 “Drivers who hog the middle lane of the motorway or tailgate other drivers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licences under new measures announced by the government.”

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The Independent, 5th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/motorway-middle-lane-hoggers-and-careless-drivers-to-face-on-the-spot-100-police-fines-the-independent/feed/ 0 Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe calls for tougher action on drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:27:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82775 “Britain’s most senior police officer has backed higher penalties for drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel.”

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The Independent, 29th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/feed/ 0 Privacy and data protection developments in 2013: Google, Facebook, Leveson and more – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/privacy-and-data-protection-developments-in-2013-google-facebook-leveson-and-more-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/privacy-and-data-protection-developments-in-2013-google-facebook-leveson-and-more-panopticon/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:44:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82435 “Data protection law was designed to be a fundamental and concrete dimension of the individual’s right to privacy, the primary safeguard against misuse of personal information. Given those ambitions, it is surprisingly rarely litigated in the UK. It also attracts criticism as imposing burdensome bureaucracy but delivering little in the way of tangible protection in a digital age. Arguably then, data protection law has tended to punch below its weight. There are a number of reasons for this.”

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Panopticon, 11th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/privacy-and-data-protection-developments-in-2013-google-facebook-leveson-and-more-panopticon/feed/ 0 Serious offenders could face bigger penalties under new environmental sentencing proposals – Sentencing Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:25:05 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82431 “New proposals for how environmental offenders like fly-tippers should be sentenced have been launched today by the Sentencing Council.”

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Sentencing Council, 14th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/feed/ 0 Divorcing couples often hide assets, survey suggests – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/divorcing-couples-often-hide-assets-survey-suggests-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/divorcing-couples-often-hide-assets-survey-suggests-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:44:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82035 “Many people going through divorce could be hiding their wealth from their partners, a survey suggests.”

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BBC News, 22nd February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/divorcing-couples-often-hide-assets-survey-suggests-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Deferred Prosecution Agreements – Sir Anthony Hooper, Former Lord Justice of Appeal – Fulcrum Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deferred-prosecution-agreements-sir-anthony-hooper-former-lord-justice-of-appeal-fulcrum-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deferred-prosecution-agreements-sir-anthony-hooper-former-lord-justice-of-appeal-fulcrum-chambers/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:19:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81501 “Since the early 90s US prosecuting authorities have been using deferred prosecution agreements. They are said to raise about $2.5bn a year in penalties, often in respect of criminal activities with little connection to the US. A deferred prosecution agreements involves the filing in court of agreed charges against a corporation, subject to a condition that the charges will not be pursued if the corporation complies with the often stringent terms of the agreement for a specified period. Such terms will include the payment of substantial sums to reflect broadly the fine that would have been paid had the corporation pleaded guilty and to reflect the confiscation and compensation regimes. Corporations are likely also to have to agree to the appointment of a monitor to ensure their adherence to proper standards of behaviour.”

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Fulcrum Chambers, January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deferred-prosecution-agreements-sir-anthony-hooper-former-lord-justice-of-appeal-fulcrum-chambers/feed/ 0 Central London NHS Trust: key points from the Tribunal’s first MPN case – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:02:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81350 “Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust v IC (EA/2012/00111) concerned the first monetary penalty notice (MPN) to be appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal. The Trust’s appeal has been dismissed by the Tribunal (Professor Angel, Rosalind Tatam and Paul Taylor).”

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Panopticon, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/feed/ 0 The duty of fidelity and penalty clauses; Imam-Sadeque –v- BlueBay Asset Management (Services) Ltd [2012] EWHC 3511 (QB) – Employment Law Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-duty-of-fidelity-and-penalty-clauses-imam-sadeque-v-bluebay-asset-management-services-ltd-2012-ewhc-3511-qb-employment-law-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-duty-of-fidelity-and-penalty-clauses-imam-sadeque-v-bluebay-asset-management-services-ltd-2012-ewhc-3511-qb-employment-law-blog/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:14:47 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80894 “In Imam-Sadeque –v- Bluebay Asset Management (Services) Ltd Popplewell J had to consider the scope of an employee’s duty of fidelity.”

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Employment Law Blog, 13th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-duty-of-fidelity-and-penalty-clauses-imam-sadeque-v-bluebay-asset-management-services-ltd-2012-ewhc-3511-qb-employment-law-blog/feed/ 0 31 days later: Failure to comply with s 213 of the Housing Act 2004 – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/31-days-later-failure-to-comply-with-s-213-of-the-housing-act-2004-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/31-days-later-failure-to-comply-with-s-213-of-the-housing-act-2004-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:54:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80831 “The Tenancy Deposit Scheme came into force on 6th April 2007. After the Court of Appeal handing down a number of controversial ‘landlord friendly’ judgments on the meaning of ss 213-215 of Housing Act 2004 (‘the Act’), Parliament amended these provisions by s 184 of the Localism Act 2011 (’2011 Act’). The amendments came into force on 6 April 2012. Since this date, there is a tough new world out there for unorganised or inexperienced landlords. This article seeks to set out what is required by landlords and what happens when things go wrong.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 30th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/31-days-later-failure-to-comply-with-s-213-of-the-housing-act-2004-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 Army disciplinary hearings condemned as ‘kangaroo courts’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/army-disciplinary-hearings-condemned-as-kangaroo-courts-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/army-disciplinary-hearings-condemned-as-kangaroo-courts-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:22:55 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80409 “Army disciplinary hearings have been condemned as unaccountable ‘kangaroo courts’ in a damning report submitted to MPs that calls for a ‘root and branch overhaul’ of the system.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/army-disciplinary-hearings-condemned-as-kangaroo-courts-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Fewer than a quarter of infringers would be put off by internet access suspension threat, Ofcom report says – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/fewer-than-a-quarter-of-infringers-would-be-put-off-by-internet-access-suspension-threat-ofcom-report-says-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/fewer-than-a-quarter-of-infringers-would-be-put-off-by-internet-access-suspension-threat-ofcom-report-says-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:40:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80393 “Fewer than one in four UK internet users that engaged in copyright infringing activity during a three month period earlier this year said they would be put off from repeating the offence if they knew they would receive a letter to tell them that their internet access was to be suspended as a result of the behaviour, according to a new study commissioned by Ofcom.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/fewer-than-a-quarter-of-infringers-would-be-put-off-by-internet-access-suspension-threat-ofcom-report-says-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Leniency for legal whistleblowers – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leniency-for-legal-whistleblowers-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leniency-for-legal-whistleblowers-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:05:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79980 “Whistleblowers involved in misconduct will face more lenient penalties under proposals being considered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leniency-for-legal-whistleblowers-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Child maintenance powers ‘emasculated’ after court ruling – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/child-maintenance-powers-emasculated-after-court-ruling-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/child-maintenance-powers-emasculated-after-court-ruling-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:14:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79959 “Absent parents who fail to support their children may no longer be threatened with jail after a court ruling against a Government body set up to pursue them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/child-maintenance-powers-emasculated-after-court-ruling-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Data protection laws breached by Government over public consultation security flaw, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/data-protection-laws-breached-by-government-over-public-consultation-security-flaw-says-ico-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/data-protection-laws-breached-by-government-over-public-consultation-security-flaw-says-ico-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:37:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79760 “The Department for Education (DfE) was guilty of a breach of UK data protection laws when a ‘temporary security flaw’ meant that personal information belonging to respondents to one of its consultations were ‘compromised’, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/data-protection-laws-breached-by-government-over-public-consultation-security-flaw-says-ico-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Companies can challenge regulator’s calculation of fines for anti-competitive behaviour under new procedure – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/companies-can-challenge-regulators-calculation-of-fines-for-anti-competitive-behaviour-under-new-procedure-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/companies-can-challenge-regulators-calculation-of-fines-for-anti-competitive-behaviour-under-new-procedure-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:04:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79698 “Organisations that face being fined for breaching UK competition law will be able to challenge the level of penalty being proposed or the way the fine has been calculated under a new procedure outlined by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/companies-can-challenge-regulators-calculation-of-fines-for-anti-competitive-behaviour-under-new-procedure-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Benefit fraud convictions rise after officials get new powers – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/benefit-fraud-convictions-rise-after-officials-get-new-powers-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/benefit-fraud-convictions-rise-after-officials-get-new-powers-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:34:47 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79644 “New figures show the level of fraud convictions have risen by more than 40 per cent amid a new crackdown on benefit cheats.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/benefit-fraud-convictions-rise-after-officials-get-new-powers-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Professional fines may be tax deductable, tribunal finds – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/professional-fines-may-be-tax-deductable-tribunal-finds-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/professional-fines-may-be-tax-deductable-tribunal-finds-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:37:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79549 “The McLaren racing team is entitled to claim a corporation tax reduction in respect of a £32 million fine levied by the motor racing governing body because the fine was not a criminal penalty imposed by statute, a tribunal has held.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/professional-fines-may-be-tax-deductable-tribunal-finds-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Charity served with monetary penalty notice – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:40:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79520 “Today (10 October), the Commissioner served – for the first time – a monetary penalty notice on a charity. The charity in question, Norwood Ravenswood Ltd, is a social care charity. One of its social workers had attempted to deliver to the home of prospective adopters certain background reports containing highly confidential sensitive personal data on four young children. Finding the couple out, and unable to fit the package through the letterbox, the social worker left the package in a concealed area at the side of the house. When the prospective adopters returned home, the package had disappeared. It was never recovered.”

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Panopticon, 10th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/feed/ 0 Victims to pick offenders’ punishment, Home Secretary says – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/victims-to-pick-offenders-punishment-home-secretary-says-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/victims-to-pick-offenders-punishment-home-secretary-says-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:34:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79475 “Victims of crime will be able to decide how offenders are punished, under new proposals outlined by Home Secretary Theresa May today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/victims-to-pick-offenders-punishment-home-secretary-says-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Treasury Committee suggests higher fines and criminal sanctions for LIBOR manipulation – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/treasury-committee-suggests-higher-fines-and-criminal-sanctions-for-libor-manipulation-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/treasury-committee-suggests-higher-fines-and-criminal-sanctions-for-libor-manipulation-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:51:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77769 “Higher fines for firms that fail to co-operate with regulators and potential criminal sanctions for benchmark manipulation have been suggested by the Treasury Select Committee in a report responding to alleged manipulation of market rates by major banks.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/treasury-committee-suggests-higher-fines-and-criminal-sanctions-for-libor-manipulation-out-law-com/feed/ 0 New video games age-rating regime comes into force – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/new-video-games-age-rating-regime-comes-into-force-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/new-video-games-age-rating-regime-comes-into-force-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:26:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=76710 “Retailers that supply age-rated video games to children who are below the specified age could face up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine under a new age classification regime in operation in the UK.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/new-video-games-age-rating-regime-comes-into-force-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Speedy copyright law change process is extended to regulations carrying 10 year jail term – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/speedy-copyright-law-change-process-is-extended-to-regulations-carrying-10-year-jail-term-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/speedy-copyright-law-change-process-is-extended-to-regulations-carrying-10-year-jail-term-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:20:04 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=76076 “It will be possible to use a speeded up Parliamentary approval process for changing parts of copyright law that carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail under a proposed new law, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/speedy-copyright-law-change-process-is-extended-to-regulations-carrying-10-year-jail-term-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Tribunals could be able to order companies guilty of “systemic discrimination” to carry out equal pay audits – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/tribunals-could-be-able-to-order-companies-guilty-of-systemic-discrimination-to-carry-out-equal-pay-audits-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/tribunals-could-be-able-to-order-companies-guilty-of-systemic-discrimination-to-carry-out-equal-pay-audits-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:26:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74136 “Employment tribunals will be able to order companies who lose sex discrimination cases to disclose the gap in pay between their male and female employees under plans announced by the Equalities Minister.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/tribunals-could-be-able-to-order-companies-guilty-of-systemic-discrimination-to-carry-out-equal-pay-audits-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Fixed penalty fines for traffic offences could rise 50% to £90 – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/fixed-penalty-fines-for-traffic-offences-could-rise-50-to-90-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/fixed-penalty-fines-for-traffic-offences-could-rise-50-to-90-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:48:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74025 “Fines for breaking the rules of the road could be increased from £60 to £90 under government plans that have been sent out for consultation.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/fixed-penalty-fines-for-traffic-offences-could-rise-50-to-90-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Upheld football creditors’ rule “becoming increasingly outdated”, expert says – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/upheld-football-creditors-rule-becoming-increasingly-outdated-expert-says-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/upheld-football-creditors-rule-becoming-increasingly-outdated-expert-says-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 15:07:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=73196 “The controversial rule allowing the Football League and Premier League to insist that football players, managers and other clubs get paid before other creditors if a football club enters administration will ‘likely become an irrelevance’ as penalties against insolvent teams become more sophisticated, according to an expert.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th May 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/upheld-football-creditors-rule-becoming-increasingly-outdated-expert-says-out-law-com/feed/ 0 New law ‘to halt scrap metal trade’ after church and memorial thefts http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-law-to-halt-scrap-metal-trade-after-church-and-memorial-thefts/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-law-to-halt-scrap-metal-trade-after-church-and-memorial-thefts/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 09:04:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=73170 “A new law to stop the trade in scrap metal stolen from churches, war memorials and railways is likely to be introduced by the Coalition.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-law-to-halt-scrap-metal-trade-after-church-and-memorial-thefts/feed/ 0 Almost 1,000 data offences recorded at DWP in 10 month period – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 09:35:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=72747 “Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) were disciplined a total of 992 times for unlawfully or inappropriately accessing individuals’ social security records between April 2011 and January this year.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period-out-law-com/feed/ 0 New tool to tackle economic crime – Attorney General’s Office http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-tool-to-tackle-economic-crime-attorney-generals-office/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-tool-to-tackle-economic-crime-attorney-generals-office/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:20:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=72541 “Plans for a new tool to tackle economic crime were published today for consultation by Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC and Justice Minister Crispin Blunt.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 17th May 2012

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/new-tool-to-tackle-economic-crime-attorney-generals-office/feed/ 0 Review of sanctions for disclosure failures in criminal trials – Judiciary of England and Wales http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/review-of-sanctions-for-disclosure-failures-in-criminal-trials-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/review-of-sanctions-for-disclosure-failures-in-criminal-trials-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:51:33 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=71508 “The Lord Chief Justice has asked Lord Justice Gross and Mr Justice Treacy to conduct a review of sanctions for disclosure failures.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th april 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/review-of-sanctions-for-disclosure-failures-in-criminal-trials-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 Magistrates to have power for summary justice – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/magistrates-to-have-power-for-summary-justice-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/magistrates-to-have-power-for-summary-justice-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:24:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=70822 “Magistrates will have the power to hand out summary justice in police stations or community centres under a planned overhaul of out of court penalties to be revealed next month.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/magistrates-to-have-power-for-summary-justice-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Deferred prosecution agreement legislation to be introduced, Solicitor General says – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-agreement-legislation-to-be-introduced-solicitor-general-says-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-agreement-legislation-to-be-introduced-solicitor-general-says-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:30:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69469 “The Government will introduce new laws that enable businesses and prosecutors to negotiate the punishments those firms should face for unlawful activity before the end of this Parliament, a top legal advisor has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-agreement-legislation-to-be-introduced-solicitor-general-says-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Cartels and law reform – a conspiracy against the public – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/cartels-and-law-reform-a-conspiracy-against-the-public-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/cartels-and-law-reform-a-conspiracy-against-the-public-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:45:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69333 “Adam Smith is often quoted for his comment on cartels:

‘People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st March 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/cartels-and-law-reform-a-conspiracy-against-the-public-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Deferred prosecution could come to UK, says Alderman – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-could-come-to-uk-says-alderman-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-could-come-to-uk-says-alderman-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:07:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68924 “Legislation to enable US-style deferred prosecutions for corporate crime may feature in the Queen’s speech on 9 May.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th March 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/deferred-prosecution-could-come-to-uk-says-alderman-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Watchdog reduced data protection penalties in 50% of cases, FOI disclosure reveals – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/watchdog-reduced-data-protection-penalties-in-50-of-cases-foi-disclosure-reveals-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/watchdog-reduced-data-protection-penalties-in-50-of-cases-foi-disclosure-reveals-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:39:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68910 “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reduced fines for organisations that have breached data protection law in half of the cases in which it has issued direct fines, Out-Law.com can reveal.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/watchdog-reduced-data-protection-penalties-in-50-of-cases-foi-disclosure-reveals-out-law-com/feed/ 0 PCC chief tells Leveson newspapers should be fined for breaching code – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/pcc-chief-tells-leveson-newspapers-should-be-fined-for-breaching-code-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/pcc-chief-tells-leveson-newspapers-should-be-fined-for-breaching-code-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=66207 “Newspapers should be fined if they are found to be in ‘systemic’ breach of the standards set out in the industry’s code of practice, the director of the Press Complaints Commission has conceded at the Leveson inquiry.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/pcc-chief-tells-leveson-newspapers-should-be-fined-for-breaching-code-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Minister signals summary justice role for magistrates – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/minister-signals-summary-justice-role-for-magistrates-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/minister-signals-summary-justice-role-for-magistrates-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:34:30 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=62551 “Magistrates will be able to hand out summary justice in police stations under a radical overhaul of out-of-court penalties being considered by the Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/minister-signals-summary-justice-role-for-magistrates-daily-telegraph/feed/ 1 Man fined after selling unlawfully obtained personal data of online bingo players – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/man-fined-after-selling-unlawfully-obtained-personal-data-of-online-bingo-players-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/man-fined-after-selling-unlawfully-obtained-personal-data-of-online-bingo-players-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:06:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=61303 “A man who made approximately £25,000 from selling unlawfully obtained personal data has been issued with a £1,700 fine and conditional discharge by a UK court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/man-fined-after-selling-unlawfully-obtained-personal-data-of-online-bingo-players-out-law-com/feed/ 0 MPs call for tougher personal data abuse laws – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mps-call-for-tougher-personal-data-abuse-laws-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mps-call-for-tougher-personal-data-abuse-laws-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:12:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=60186 “Courts should have the power to punish people breaching the Data Protection Act with prison sentences, MPs on the justice select committee have said.”

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BBC News, 27th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mps-call-for-tougher-personal-data-abuse-laws-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Yobs to be punished by their neighbours under local justice plans – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/yobs-to-be-punished-by-their-neighbours-under-local-justice-plans-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/yobs-to-be-punished-by-their-neighbours-under-local-justice-plans-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:27:37 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=58008 “Yobs are to be punished by their neighbours in new ‘justice panels’ as part of a radical overhaul of out-of-court penalties, the policing minister will say today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/yobs-to-be-punished-by-their-neighbours-under-local-justice-plans-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 UK riots: courts could be asked to dock benefits – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-riots-courts-could-be-asked-to-dock-benefits-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-riots-courts-could-be-asked-to-dock-benefits-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:32:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57716 “Magistrates and crown court judges could be asked to dock benefits from convicted criminals under preliminary proposals being drawn up by the government in response to the riots, the Guardian can reveal.”

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The Guardian, 7th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-riots-courts-could-be-asked-to-dock-benefits-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Tougher penalties planned for NHS data losses – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/tougher-penalties-planned-for-nhs-data-losses-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/tougher-penalties-planned-for-nhs-data-losses-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:59:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=54354 “Information commissioner Christopher Graham says fines of up to £500,000 could be imposed for Data Protection Act breaches.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/tougher-penalties-planned-for-nhs-data-losses-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Prison drug smugglers warned by Lord Judge – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/prison-drug-smugglers-warned-by-lord-judge-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/prison-drug-smugglers-warned-by-lord-judge-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:37:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=53533 “Anyone caught smuggling drugs into prison should face longer ‘deterrent’ sentences, the country’s most senior judge has said.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/prison-drug-smugglers-warned-by-lord-judge-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Treasury to scrap money-laundering penalties – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/treasury-to-scrap-money-laundering-penalties-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/treasury-to-scrap-money-laundering-penalties-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:58:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=53500 “The Treasury is to abolish more than 24 criminal penalties that can currently be imposed on law firms and other businesses for failing to comply with money-laundering regulations.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/treasury-to-scrap-money-laundering-penalties-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 A new approach to tackling offending in communities needed – Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/a-new-approach-to-tackling-offending-in-communities-needed-her-majestys-inspectorate-of-constabulary/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/a-new-approach-to-tackling-offending-in-communities-needed-her-majestys-inspectorate-of-constabulary/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:39:47 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=53164 “There is a need for a new approach, with greater consistency and transparency in the use of out-of-court disposals, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found in their report, ‘Exercising Discretion: The Gateway to Justice’ published today.”

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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, 9th June 2011

Source: www.hmic.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/a-new-approach-to-tackling-offending-in-communities-needed-her-majestys-inspectorate-of-constabulary/feed/ 0 Offenders wrongly spared court – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/offenders-wrongly-spared-court-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/offenders-wrongly-spared-court-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:35:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=53161 “Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found that more than 100,000 criminal offences wrongly result in an ‘out of court disposal’ every year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/06/offenders-wrongly-spared-court-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 ICO gives site operators a year to comply with new cookie law – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/ico-gives-site-operators-a-year-to-comply-with-new-cookie-law-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/ico-gives-site-operators-a-year-to-comply-with-new-cookie-law-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:05:07 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=52523 “Website operators have a year to change the way they use cookies to comply with new laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. Those that make no effort to change could still face sanctions, though, the ICO said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/ico-gives-site-operators-a-year-to-comply-with-new-cookie-law-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Fears of rise in summary justice in spending cuts – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/fears-of-rise-in-summary-justice-in-spending-cuts-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/fears-of-rise-in-summary-justice-in-spending-cuts-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:57:25 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=46284 “Offenders will increasingly escape prosecution and be handed cautions, fines and other out-of-court penalties when the spending cuts bite, a former probation watchdog has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/fears-of-rise-in-summary-justice-in-spending-cuts-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Out of court disposals warning – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/out-of-court-disposals-warning-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/out-of-court-disposals-warning-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:01:41 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=43804 “Too many cases are being dealt with by out of court disposals where the police are acting as prosecutor and judge, a Court of Appeal judge said last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 9th December 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

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