Man sentenced for strangling wife – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2008 in domestic violence, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed his 30-year-old wife and dumped her body in a Staffordshire lay-by has been jailed for seven years.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2008

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Counting the cost of reforms – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2008 in legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“Fat cats living high on the hog of taxpayers’ money – or impoverished toilers at the front line of the criminal justice system? Lawyers who do legal aid work have always had a bad press and no one shed a tear when ministers announced radical reforms to curb the soaring costs of the £2 billion legal aid scheme.

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The Times, 11th September 2008

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More freelancers might be taxed as employees after High Court ruling – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 11th, 2008 in income tax, news by sally

“An IT contractor has been hit with a £99,000 tax bill after the High Court ruled that he should be taxed as an employee of the company he undertook work for.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2008

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High Court ruling attacks ‘bits of legal boilerplate, bolted together’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 11th, 2008 in agreements, drafting, news, patents by sally

“A court has attacked lawyers who let word processors do their thinking for them. Standard paragraphs are being bolted together to make nonsensical agreements, said a High Court ruling on Friday.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th September 2008

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 11th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Harwich Haven Harbour Revision Order 2008

The Housing (Approval of a Code of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2008

The Fal & Helford Designated Area (Fishing Restrictions) Order 2008

The Housing (Right to Manage) (England) Regulations 2008

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2008

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Motorist who killed pensioner fined £50 – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2008 in driving without due care & attention, fines, news, sentencing by sally

“A motorist who killed a pensioner while driving friends to a band rehearsal has been fined just £50.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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Paraplegic jailed for child abuse – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2008 in child abuse, disabled persons, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A paraplegic has been jailed for five years after admitting sexual abuse involving children.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

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Reflexologist jailed for sexually assaulting patients – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2008 in complementary medicine, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A perverted reflexologist was jailed for eight years today for sexually assaulting four women during treatment sessions.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2008

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Muslim woman to lodge race case against the Met – The Guardian

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

“The Metropolitan police is facing another racial discrimination claim from a senior employee amid allegations that a failure of leadership in the force is allowing prejudice to flourish.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2008

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Inquiry over officer’s Bin Laden outfit – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2008 in complaints, news, police by sally

“A police chief superintendent who appeared at a carnival dressed as Osama bin Laden is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2008

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Hospital consultant who beat wife keeps job – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, domestic violence, news by sally

“A General Medical Council (GMC) disciplinary panel has ruled Stuart Brown, 38, a consultant anaesthetist who earns around £100,000 a year, should be suspended for three months, but not struck off.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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Mother fined £700 for putting rubbish out on wrong day – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2008 in news, waste by sally

“Victoria Clarke, 24, left bin bags outside her gate so her four-year-old daughter had more room to play in the family back yard . But litter patrols spotted the rubbish on the pavement and Miss Clarke was taken to magistrates’ court for the offence of  ‘the advancement of waste.’ ”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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Muslims accused of aircraft bomb plot to face retrial – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, retrials, terrorism by sally

“Seven young British Muslims are to be retried for plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using home-made liquid explosives in soft drink bottles.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2008

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No softening of asylum rules for the Iraqis who risked their lives – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2008 in asylum, interpreters, Iraq, news by sally

“Lawyers acting for Iraqi interpreters who risked their lives working for the British military in Iraq failed yesterday to ease the tight conditions that must be met for them to be resettled in Britain.”

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The Times, 11th September 2008

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Barristers snub major trials in row over fees – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2008 in barristers, fees, news by sally

“Dozens of major trials, including rape and murder cases, are under threat because barristers are refusing to work for a minimum £91 an hour.”

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The Times, 11th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk