Criminal responsibility – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2009 in children, criminal responsibility, news by sally

“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”

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BBC News, 10th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage given reprieve – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2009 in clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2009

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Law Lords devastate terror control orders in secret evidence ruling – The Times

Posted June 10th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”

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The Times, 10th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture – Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony

Posted June 10th, 2009 in dispute resolution, speeches by sally

Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture (PDF)

Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Master of the Rolls

Littleton Chambers Annual Mediation Evening, 8th June 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

AB and Others v Ministry of Defence – Times Law Reports

Posted June 10th, 2009 in law reports, limitations, personal injuries by sally

AB and Others v Ministry of Defence

Queen’s Bench Division

“Claims for compensation by former servicemen in relation to exposure to ionising radiation as a result of nuclear tests carried out in the 1950s were not to be struck out either as time-barred or as having no reasonable prospect of success.”

The Times, 10th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Met officers accused of ‘torture’ – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2009 in complaints, news, police, torture by sally

“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2009

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Gary McKinnon, hacker with Asperger syndrome, fights extradition to US – The Times

Posted June 10th, 2009 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A British ‘UFO eccentric’ accused of hacking into US military networks brought a last challenge in the High Court yesterday against extradition to America on health grounds.”

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The Times, 10th June 2009

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Rape victims face postcode lottery for justice – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 10th, 2009 in criminal justice, news, rape, victims by sally

“Rape victims face a postcode lottery in bringing their attackers to justice with victims in one area standing just a one in sixty chance.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court of Appeal clarifies procurement rules and ends local authorities’ insurance venture – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 10th, 2009 in company law, local government, news by sally

“Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke procurement rules.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2009

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Secret evidence: undermining the great traditions of British justice – The Times

Posted June 10th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”

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The Times, 9th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New MP voting system considered – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2009 in constitutional law, elections, news, parliament by sally

“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2009

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Gang of six guilty of Shaquille Smith murder – The Independent

Posted June 10th, 2009 in affray, gangs, murder, news by sally

“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”

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The Independent, 9th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk