Family of disabled sue NHS for ‘wrongful birth’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 16th, 2009 in birth, hospitals, negligence, news, wrongful birth by sally

“Rupert Parsons’ mother is claiming £1.5 million in interim compensation for ‘wrongful birth’ on the grounds that the hospital should have picked up on his ‘severe, profound and multiple disabilities’ before the 20th week of her pregnancy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2009

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Police watchdog to investigate organised crime agency – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2009 in complaints, gangs, news, police by sally

“Britain’s organised crime agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2009

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Modernity v Prudence, 2009: Jury’s out on UK’s £56m supreme court – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2009 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“Thanks to a £56m renovation of Middlesex Guildhall, a dilapidated crown court in Parliament Square, the longstanding and peculiarly British tradition that has seen the country’s most senior court sitting in the same building as the legislature will come to an end.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2009

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Sir Mark Potter rules on media and celebrity cases in family courts – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2009 in children, family courts, media, news by sally

“Cases in the family courts involving celebrities’ children should be treated in the same way as those involving anyone else’s children, the senior family courts judge said yesterday.”

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The Times, 16th July 2009

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Legal aid for prisoners to be capped as Jack Straw criticises lawyers – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2009 in legal aid, news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners are to be blocked from seeking legal aid to bring ‘trivial’ cases against the Prison Service under plans to be announced by the Government today.”

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The Times, 16th July 2o09

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