Wire-tap evidence will alert terrorists to secret methods, minister fears – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in evidence, interception, internet, news, terrorism by sally

“The Home Secretary has instructed an independent review to consider whether allowing wire-tap evidence in court would jeopardise secret eavesdropping methods.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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Criminals “must have terms cut in full jails” – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Thousands of criminals could have their jail terms cut after one of Britain’s most senior judges said that courts were justified in giving lower sentences where prisoners faced overcrowded jails.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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Soldiers face increase in cost of personal injury insurance – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in armed forces, insurance, news by sally

“Members of the Armed Forces are facing a steep rise in personal injury insurance premiums because of the significant increase in combat casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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Woman’s £48m divorce payout “should have been more” – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in divorce, news by sally

“A woman who recently won a divorce award of £48 million should have been entitled to as much as £65 million, according to a leading family QC.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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Extra detention of terror suspects is compared to apartheid era – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Britain’s MPs are being urged by one of the world’s leading civil-rights lawyers to resist pressure to extend the 28-day time limit for holding terror suspects.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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Dando killer begins new bid for freedom – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“Barry George, the man convicted of shooting the television presenter Jill Dando in the head at close range eight years ago will begin his latest attempt to overturn his conviction today.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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ID cards may be delayed as Brown calls for review – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2007 in identity cards, news by sally

“Gordon Brown has demanded a review of the technology behind the proposed new ID cards, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2007

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Yard officer faces fresh criticism over De Menezes shooting – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2007 in firearms, health & safety, news, police by sally

“The police chief who ran the operation that led to Jean Charles de Menezes being shot dead will be criticised by an official report which is to be released on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2007

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Victims of abuse test six-year limit for suing over assault – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2007 in child abuse, news, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“Sex attacks in childhood highlight legal loophole.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2007

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Home Office minister fined for using his mobile while driving – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in news, road safety by sally

“A Home Office minister who has regularly campaigned on road safety was fined and had his licence endorsed yesterday after being convicted of driving while talking on his mobile telephone.”

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The Times, 3rd November 2007

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Soldier wounded in Iraq told to get out of Army home within 30 days – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in armed forces, news by sally

“A soldier whose army career was cut short by serious injury in Iraq was put in fear of becoming homeless when he was given less than 30 days to leave the army house where he lives with his wife and three children.”

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The Times, 3rd November 2007

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Lesbian tennis coach is jailed for sexual affair with 13-year-old pupil – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A judge told an elite female tennis coach that she had acted in the interests of her ‘own selfish, sexual ends’ as he jailed her today for two years and nine months for conducting a year-long affair with a 13-year-old pupil.”

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The Times, 3rd November 2007

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ITV checks if phone votes were ignored in The X-Factor – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in media, news, telecommunications by sally

“ITV is examining fresh allegations of phone-in irregularities on The X Factor, a fortnight after the broadcaster was forced to own up to deceiving viewers out of £8 million on other programmes.”

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The Times, 3rd November 2007

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US pays British troops for Iraq crash injuries – The Observer

Posted November 5th, 2007 in armed forces, compensation, Iraq, news by sally

“In a groundbreaking move, the Pentagon is compensating servicemen seriously hurt when an American tank convoy forced them off the road.”

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The Observer, 4th November 2007

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Raglan Housing Association Ltd v Alex Patrick Fairclough – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in housing, law reports by sally

Raglan Housing Association Ltd v Alex Patrick Fairclough 

“Where a person was arrested for indictable offences occurring before taking up a tenancy and was convicted of them during the course of the tenancy, the landlord was entitled to a possession order under ground 14 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.” 

WLR Daily, 2nd November 2007

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Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London v Channel 4 Television Corpn and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in inquests, law reports, witnesses by sally

Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London v Channel 4 Television Corpn and another[2007] EWHC 2513 (QB)

“When considering a coroner’s application for a witness summons under CPR r 34.4, courts should be wary of trying slavishly to fit that request into the template of civil litigation. A more flexible approach should be taken to such applications due to the inquisitorial nature of a coroner’s inquest and the objectives therein of allaying, or confirming, suspicions and/or making any recommendations for the future.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in control orders, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and another [2007] UKHL 47

It was not a condition precedent to the making or renewal of a non-derogating control order under s 2(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 that the Secretary of State should comply with his duty under s 8 of the Act to consult the relevant chief officer of police as to the realistic prospect of successfully prosecuting the person against whom the order was proposed and should thereafter keep that possibility under review.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State v AF – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in control orders, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State v AF [2007] UKHL 46

Statutory provisions governing the court’s powers in reviewing a non-derogating control order made by the Secretary of State under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 would be read down under s 3 of the Human Rights Act 2007 where their effect would be to deny the proposed subject of the order a fair hearing compatible with art 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in control orders, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others [2007] UKHL 45

A non-derogating control order, made by the Secretary of State under s 2 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, which imposed an 18 hour curfew of the controlled person and closely restricted his social contacts constituted a deprivation of liberty under art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights; since the Secretary of State had no power under the 2005 Act to make such an order, the proper course was that it should be quashed.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

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Office of Fair Trading v Lloyds TSB Bank plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in consumer credit, consumer protection, law reports by sally

Office of Fair Trading v Lloyds TSB Bank plc and others [2007] UKHL 48

“The right of consumers under s 75(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to hold United Kingdom credit card companies liable for misrepresentation or breach of contract by the retailer from whom they made a credit card purchase extended to transactions made overseas.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

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