Police shut down website after two-year music piracy inquiry – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2007 in computer crime, copyright, internet, news by sally

“British police have closed down what they claim is one of the world’s largest music piracy websites after a two-year pan-European operation. A series of raids in Middlesbrough and Amsterdam resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old man and the closure of Oink, a private website that allowed users to locate and download music, movies and other files.”

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The Guardian, 24th October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Deportation crisis forces two jails to hold only foreign prisoners – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2007 in deportation, news, prisons by sally

“Two prisons are exclusively holding foreign nationals serving less than four years with the expectation that they will then face deportation, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 24th October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Co Ltd and Another; Topping v Benchtown Ltd (formerly Jones Bros Preston Ltd); Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd; Grieves v F. T. Everard and Sons Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted October 24th, 2007 in industrial injuries, law reports, negligence by sally

Pleural plaques provide no cause of action

Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Co Ltd and Another; Topping v Benchtown Ltd (formerly Jones Bros Preston Ltd); Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd; Grieves v F. T. Everard and Sons Ltd and Another

House of Lords

“A person who developed pleural plaques as a result of having been negligently exposed to asbestos in the course of his employment could not sue his employers for negligence.”

The Times, 24th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Trusting the Jury – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted October 24th, 2007 in bad character, hearsay evidence, juries, speeches by sally

Trusting the Jury (PDF)

Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

The Criminal Bar Association Kalisher Lecture, 23rd October 2007.

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?

Posted October 24th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Yeda Research and Development Company Limited (Appellants) v.Rhone-Poulenc Rorer International Holdings Inc and others (Respondents) [2007] UKHL 43 (24 October 2007)

Somerville (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Scottish Ministers (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) (Scotland)Blanco (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Scottish Ministers (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) (Scotland)Henderson (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Scottish Ministers (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) (Scotland)Ralston (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v. Scottish Ministers (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) (Scotland)(Consolidated Appeals) [2007] UKHL 44 (24 October 2007)

Source: www.parliament.uk

Britain secretly converts prisons to detain foreign criminals only – The Times

Posted October 24th, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“Two jails in England and Wales are occupied fully by foreign inmates as the Prison Service tries to cope with a large number of criminals from abroad.”

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The Times, 24th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk  

Data protection exemption expires tonight – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 24th, 2007 in data protection, news by sally

“An exemption for paper records from the Data Protection Act runs out at midnight. The transitional relief exemption only lasted until 23rd October, imposing less stringent conditions on the holding of paper records than electronic ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

Lover wins court fight with dead tycoon’s son – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 24th, 2007 in news, wills by sally

“The lover of a wealthy businessman who committed suicide before fulfilling his promise to marry her on the Queen Mary 2 cruiseliner yesterday won a High Court battle with his family over his £3 million fortune.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prison ‘default’ for mentally ill – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2007 in mental health, news, prisons by sally

“Too many people with mental health problems are ending up in prison when what they need is specialist care, a Prisons Inspectorate report suggests.”

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BBC News, 23rd October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

Web 2.0: new internet, new etiquette . . . new law? – The Times

Posted October 24th, 2007 in copyright, internet, privacy, special report by sally

“Copyright and privacy infringement may be taking place on an unprecedented scale, but that doesn’t mean existing laws are irrelevant.”

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The Times, 23rd October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Forty years after Steel’s bill, is there a case for rethink on abortion law? – The Times

Posted October 24th, 2007 in abortion, news, special report by sally

“It was 40 years ago that the bill was passed marking the end of back-street abortions and the beginning of women’s right to choose whether or not to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. David Steel’s aim was to avoid the deaths and misery arising from illegal terminations, at a time when abortions were only legal if the mother’s life was seen to be in danger. In the first full year of the bill coming into force, there were 55,000 abortions in the UK. Today, that figure has risen to 200,000 a year. As the anniversary of the law’s introduction approaches this weekend, the debate on abortions continues. Here, we examine where the interested parties stand.”

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The Guardian, 24th October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk