Council orders pensioners to clean up graffiti or face £1,000 fines – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in criminal damage, news by sally

“Pensioners whose homes were vandalised with graffiti have been threatened with fines of up to £1,000 if they do not have it cleaned up.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

London knife possession charges fall 50% – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in London, news, offensive weapons by sally

“The number of people charged with knife possession in London has fallen by half in the past four years, police said today.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Crackdown on shops selling knives to teenagers – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons by sally

“Retailers to face ‘mystery shopper’ crackdown as part of drive to tackle knife crime.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Criminal record for not paying bus fare – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in criminal records, fines, news, transport by sally

“A young mother has been fined and given a criminal record for not paying her 90p fare on a London bus.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Employers fear extension of Equalities Bill – The Times

Posted August 11th, 2008 in employment, equality, news, remuneration by sally

“Business groups are stepping up pressure on the Government amid growing fears that the forthcoming Equalities Bill will set new requirements for pay audits in the private sector and increase other regulations.”

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The Times, 11th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Bieber – Times Law Reports

Posted August 11th, 2008 in law reports, murder, sentencing by sally

Regina v Bieber

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The imposition of a whole life sentence did not result in inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 11th August 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.

Newport City Council v Charles – Times Law Reports

Posted August 11th, 2008 in estoppel, housing, law reports by sally

Newport City Council v Charles

Court of Appeal

“A council tenant who concealed his mother’s death for three years in order to avoid being moved to a different property could not be ousted on that ground because the time limit for doing so had expired before the local authority discovered his mother had died.”

The Times, 11th August 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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 11th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2008

The Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2008

The Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals Regulations 2008

The Social Security (Child Maintenance Amendments) Regulations 2008

The Social Security (Use of Information for Housing Benefit and Welfare Services Purposes) Regulations 2008

The Welfare Reform Act (Relevant Enactment) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Podcast 77: Usefully Employed on Employment Law – Charon QC

Posted August 11th, 2008 in barristers, employment, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to a solicitor turned barrister who writes the very useful employment law blog Usefully Employed. His ‘About’ section explains all – but I shall ask him why he changed from a reasonably stable part of the profession to the more precarious side – at least in terms of weekly cashflow.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 10th August 2008

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

‘Peeping Tom’ rapist imprisoned – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, sentencing, sexual offences, voyeurism by sally

“A rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their bedroom has been sent to prison for an indefinite period.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call to adopt UK Bill of Rights – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in constitutional law, news by sally

“The government should adopt a Bill of Rights for the UK, a cross-party committee of MPs and peers has urged.”

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BBC News, 10th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Relative Values: Helena Kennedy QC and her daughter, Clio – The Times

Posted August 11th, 2008 in barristers, special report by sally

“The QC and life peer Helena Kennedy, 58, grew up in Glasgow. She was called to the bar in 1972, became a Queen’s counsel in 1991, and was made a life peer in 1997. As a barrister she specialises in human rights. She and her husband, the consultant surgeon Iain Hutchison, 59, have two children: Clio, 21, and Roland, 19. Helena has a son, Kier, 25, by the actor Roger Mitchell. She lives in Hampstead, north London. Clio Kennedy Hutchison attended the international sixth-form Atlantic College in Wales and is now studying anthropology at Durham University.”

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The Times, 10th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Crime: Tories reveal plan to get tough on bail system – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in bail, news by sally

“The Conservatives today step up their campaign against lax bail policy by pledging to make the release of violent and persistent offenders more difficult – and make public safety a factor in all bail decisions.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal bid over ‘beasting’ death – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in armed forces, news by sally

“The mother of a soldier who died after being made to carry out informal punishment exercises called ‘beastings’ is taking legal advice over his death.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father in legal bid for dead son – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in armed forces, inquests, Iraq, news by sally

“The father of a Welsh Territorial Army soldier killed in Iraq five years ago has begun a legal battle for a full investigation into his son’s death.”

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BBC News, 9th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Divers face jail over £250,000 NHS swindle – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in fraud, medical treatment, news by sally

“Two professional divers are facing jail terms after being convicted of swindling £250,000 from the NHS by claiming to have treated non-existent patients for cases of the bends.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police warn of rise in violence by women – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, violence, women by sally

“Violent women are stretching police resources, with increasing numbers being arrested, police have warned. The chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Paul McKeever, called it a ‘new phenomenon’.”

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The Guardian, 10th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Criminal record checks double in five years – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“The number of people forced to undergo vetting by the Criminal Records Bureau has doubled in the last five years to nearly 3 million.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Life term for ‘dirty look’ killer – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a ‘dirty look’.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Racecourse owners cleared of cartel claim – The Times

Posted August 11th, 2008 in competition, horse racing, news by sally

“A consortium of more than half of Britain’s racecourses did not breach competition laws by forming its own breakaway television channel, a judge ruled today.”

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The Times, 8th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk