Day: 30 July 2008

Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted July 30th, 2008 in law reports, media, privacy by sally

Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Queen’s Bench Division

“It was not for the media to expose sexual conduct between consenting adults which did not involve any significant breach of the criminal law except where there was a countervailing public interest because at least one of the established limiting principles, such as victimisation or corruption of the young, came into play.”

The Times, 30th July 2008

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.

Crime: Map shows domestic violence is everywhere – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2008 in crime, domestic violence, news, statistics by sally

“Humberside police service recorded the highest number of women murdered by their partners, and the City of London police the lowest, in the past five years, according to a new map of murder rates across England and Wales published by the government’s Equalities Unit yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ruling due in witness murder case – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2008 in human rights, murder, news, police, witnesses by sally

“Law Lords are expected to rule later on whether a police force breached the human rights of a witness who was murdered before he could give evidence.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal Opinion: Privacy on parade in Fleet Street and the law courts – The Independent

Posted July 30th, 2008 in media, privacy, special report by sally

“Our shy and retiring privacy law is rarely out of the media spotlight. The media lawyer Amber Melville-Brown suggests why we should be grateful that it exists.”

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The Independent, 30th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Single-minded pursuit – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2008 in charities, local government, minorities, special report by sally

“Government guidance on cohesion is thought to have spurred some councils to stop funding black and minority ethnic charities. But now a high court victory could force a serious rethink. Saba Salman reports.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sikh teenager Sarika Watkins-Singh wins right to wear bangle – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2008 in news, religious discrimination, school children, Sikhism by sally

“A Sikh teenager won a legal battle yesterday over her right to wear a bangle that she holds central to her faith.”

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The Times, 30th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Plans for computer games classifications Q&A – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2008 in children, special report, video games by sally

“Where do the plans for new rules come from? Earlier this year, Tanya Byron, a psychologist advising the Government, said that video game ratings should to be overhauled to make them easier for parents and children to understand.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ruling due on hacker extradition – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The Law Lords are due to decide whether a Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers should be extradited to the US to stand trial.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Curse of the DNA register – The Independent

Posted July 30th, 2008 in criminal records, data protection, DNA, news by sally

“A generation of young Britons is being criminalised for life by the relentless expansion of the national DNA database, ministers are warned today.”

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The Independent, 30th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Max Mosley case: are judges strangling the freedom of the press by stealth? – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2008 in media, privacy, special report by sally

“A ‘dangerous’ precedent of which the victim is public morality; a ruling that trivialises ‘unspeakable and indecent behaviour’ that is ‘depraved, brutal and repugnant’, thundered Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this week.”

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The Times, 29th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

A huge job for the boys – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2008 in domestic violence, sexual offences, special report by sally

“The minister for police, security and community safety tells Julie Bindel how he wants men to take a more responsible attitude towards domestic and sexual violence against women – and to spread the word to others.”

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The Guardian, 29th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk