Attorney-General set to scupper plans to make gay hate a crime – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in hate crime, incitement, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Government plans to criminalise the stirring up of hatred against gays and lesbians are in disarray because of a Cabinet split over the need for such a law.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges’ details “posted on unencrypted discs” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, judiciary, news by sally

“An investigation into how personal information about the judiciary came to be sent by post began last night as further details emerged about lost discs containing taxpayers’ details.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Juries to be warned of rape victim “myth” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in juries, news, rape, victims by sally

“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Vodafone faces court case in “bugging” row – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in interception, murder, news, telecommunications by sally

“Senior British managers of Vodafone are facing a private lawsuit from the family of a former employee who claim that he was murdered to stop him revealing a major phone-tapping scandal.”

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Revealed: The “hard-sell” cosmetic surgery clinics – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, cosmetic surgery, news by sally

“The country’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is under fire this weekend for using illegal advertisements and defying its own rules with ‘hard-sell’ tactics.’

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Church suspends adulterous vicar – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in Church of England, clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Child abuse allegations over top policeman who quit – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in child abuse, judges, news, police by sally

“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Litvinenko’s widow goes to court to hunt assassin – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in extradition, human rights, murder, news, Russia by sally

“The widow of the poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko said yesterday that she had filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights to try to force Russia to find out who was behind his death.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenagers who boasted about killing young father get life – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Three teenagers were detained for life yesterday for the murder of a young father who was killed because he left his house to ask them to be quiet.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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BBC faces fresh phone-in scandal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news by sally

“A catalogue of phone-in voting errors plagued a high profile BBC programme, understood to be Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, according to an independent enquiry released yesterday by the public broadcaster.”

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The TImes, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Careless data loss “should be an offence” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The top security chief in Whitehall is to carry out a comprehensive review of data protection across the Government within a matter of weeks after the child benefit records scandal.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thousands hit by phone bill scams – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“Sales tactics used by mobile phone companies are to be subjected to strict new rules amid widespread evidence that customers are being duped over deals, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Time intervals for criminal proceedings in magistrates’ courts – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in criminal justice, magistrates, press releases, statistics by sally

“Quarterly National Statistics release presenting results from a 1-week survey of criminal cases completed in the Magistrates’ courts. ”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd November 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Government: businesses must hire legally – Home Office

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in employment, immigration, press releases by sally

“New policy would levy unlimited fines or prison sentences for employers who use illegal immigrant labour”

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Home Office, 22nd November 2007

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Survey finds high satisfaction with barristers’ services – The Bar Council

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in barristers, legal services, press releases by sally

“Barristers are delivering good services to their professional and lay clients, according to a new study published today.”

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The Bar Council, 22nd November 2007

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

UK Coal Mining Ltd v National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in law reports, redundancy by sally

UK Coal Mining Ltd v. National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) and Another

Employment Appeal tribunal

“Where an employer was proposing to dismiss employees for redundancy, the obligation to consult arose at the point when closure of the enterprise was fixed as a clear, albeit provisional, intention and included consultation over the reason for the closure.”

The Times, 23rd November 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

El Farargy v El Farargy and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in bias, judges, law reports by sally

El Farargy v. El Farargy and Others

 Court of Appeal

“Where the appearance of justice was at stake, it was better that justice be done independently by another, rather than require a judge to sit in judgment of his own behaviour.”

The Times, 23rd November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Conn v Sunderland City Council – Times Law Reports

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in harassment, law reports by sally

Conn v. Sunderland City Council 

Court of Appeal

“In determining whether harassment had occurred to incur civil liability under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the test was to ask whether the gravity of the misconduct was such as would sustain criminal liability under section 1 of that Act.”

The Times, 23rd November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Severn Trent faces charges for giving false data on water leaks to regulator – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in fraud, news, water companies by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office is charging Severn Trent with three criminal offences for supplying inaccurate leakage data to Ofwat, the water regulator.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

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Renault withdraws newspaper ad after complaints of racism – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in advertising, news, racism by sally

“Renault has withdrawn an ad over fears that its use of the term ‘the N-word’ could cause offence.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk