Month: July 2008

Liberty and Others v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted July 11th, 2008 in human rights, interception, law reports by sally

Liberty and Others v United Kingdom

European Court of Human Rights

“Complaints by civil liberty organisations about secret interception by the Ministry of Defence of their external communications were not dealt with adequately under the Interception of Communications Act 1985 which had not been formulated with sufficient clarity to give individuals protection.”

The Times, 11th 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.

Daily Cause List, 11 July 2008

Posted July 11th, 2008 in news by sally

Friday 11th July 2008

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.

Sentencing Commission Working Group Report – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 11th, 2008 in press releases, sentencing by sally

“The Sentencing Commission Working Group set up by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice in December 2007 has issued its final report.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 10th July 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Results of Britain’s first global visa review – UK Border Agency

Posted July 11th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“Tough new visa regimes could be introduced for 11 countries following the first global review of who needs a visa to come to the UK, the Government announced today.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 10th July 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Visa plan for ‘risky’ visitors – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“The government has warned 11 countries that their citizens will need visas to visit the UK unless they ‘significantly reduce’ the risk they pose.”

Full story

BBC News, 10th July 2008

source: www.bbc.co.uk

OAP jailed for neglecting horses – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A pensioner has been jailed for eight weeks and banned from keeping horses for two years after pleading guilty to animal neglect charges.”

Full story

BBC News, 10th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pc samurai sword attacker jailed – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in dangerous offenders, news, sentencing, wounding by sally

“A man who attacked a police officer with a samurai sword has been given an indeterminate jail sentence, to protect the public.”

Full story

BBC News, 10th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New charges in child neglect case – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in child neglect, news by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death have been charged with five counts of cruelty to children.”

Full story

BBC News, 11th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Labour retreats on deportation threat to Zimbabweans – The Independent

Posted July 11th, 2008 in asylum, news, Zimbabwe by sally

“The threat of deportation has been lifted from more than 10,000 Zimbabwean asylum-seekers while Robert Mugabe remains in power.”

Full story

The Independent, 11th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Crackdown on out-of-town superstores to protect small shops and curb ‘clone towns’ – The Independent

Posted July 11th, 2008 in competition, news, planning by sally

“Small shops are to be given some protection against competition from out-of-town supermarkets, Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, said. She added that this would help independent shops survive the credit crunch.”

Full story

The Independent, 11th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mother sues over tale of ‘drunken party’ lifted from Bebo – The Independent

Posted July 11th, 2008 in defamation, internet, news, privacy by sally

“It read like the teenage party from hell: a riot of sex and wanton damage fuelled by under-age drinking that only ended when the police arrived.

But Jodie Hudson’s lurid description of the party on the social networking website Bebo, subsequently carried in a number of national newspapers, turned out to be fantasy. The media stories, and the accompanying pictures taken from Bebo, are now the subject of a landmark legal case that could redraw the boundaries of the use of information published on social networking sites including Bebo, Facebook and MySpace.”

Full story

The Independent, 11th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Ban town halls from selling voter data’ – The Independent

Posted July 11th, 2008 in advertising, electoral register, news by sally

“A wide-ranging clampdown on the sources of junk mail, cold-calling and spam email was proposed by an official report today.”

Full story

The Independent, 11th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sex tourists face UK prosecution over abuse abroad – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 11th, 2008 in child abuse, jurisdiction, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by sally

“Sex tourists who abuse children abroad face prosecution in the UK. The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, will come into effect from Monday. It means that UK nationals who commit a specified sexual offence against a child overseas can expect to be prosecuted for the offence on their return to the UK.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 11July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

You can’t trust a witness’s memory, experts tell courts – The Times

Posted July 11th, 2008 in news, witnesses by sally

“The memories of witnesses are flawed, marred by gaps or inventions and should not be relied upon in court cases, researchers say.”

Full story

The Times, 11th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sir Ian Blair denies blocking promotion of Asian police officer Shabir Hussain – The Times

Posted July 11th, 2008 in minorities, news, police, race discrimination by sally

“Britain’s most senior police officer was forced to defend his record on race yesterday, telling a tribunal that it would have been an ‘extraordinary aberration’ if he had tried to block the promotion of an ethnic minority colleague.”

Full story

The Times, 11th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MoD to pay £3 million in compensation to Iraqi torture victims – The Times

Posted July 11th, 2008 in armed forces, compensation, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“The Ministry of Defence faces a series of huge compensation claims for alleged abuse by troops in Iraq after agreeing a settlement of £2.8 million over the death of a civilian in custody.”

Full story

The Times, 11th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Infertile man forced to pay for child he claims isn’t his – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 10th, 2008 in child support, news, paternity by sally

“An infertile man had to pay more than £8,000 to the Child Support Agency for a child he claims can’t be his.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

NoW pays damages to Cherie Blair – The Guardian

Posted July 10th, 2008 in defamation, news by sally

“The News of the World has agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to Cherie Blair over an article in January alleging she had a ‘secret feud’ with Sarah Brown, the wife of prime minister Gordon Brown.”

Full story

The Guardian, 10th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Waitress awarded £60,000 over breast-groping boss – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 10th, 2008 in harassment, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A waitress has been awarded nearly £60,000 in compensation after taking her drunken boss to a employment tribunal for groping her breasts.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Registrar wins same-sex tribunal – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2008 in civil partnerships, news, registrars, religious discrimination by sally

“A marriage registrar was bullied for refusing to conduct same-sex ceremonies, a tribunal has ruled.”

Full story

BBC News, 10th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk