Eight-year term for killer driver – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A disqualified driver who killed two women in Ipswich by driving into them while he was drunk and on drugs has been jailed for eight years.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2009

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Partner convicted of Facebook murder – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A man was convicted today of murdering his partner less than a fortnight after she changed her status to single on Facebook.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2009

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Action launched against Rover bosses – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in company directors, fraud, news by sally

“The four men behind the collapse of car giant MG Rover are to be banned from running companies, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said today.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2009

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Policewoman who worked as a prostitute is jailed – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2009 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, prostitution by sally

“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2009

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Lord Phillips: I sympathise over assisted suicide – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2009 in news by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge has said that he sympathises with terminally ill people seeking to end their own lives.”

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The Times, 11th September 2009

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Parents who take children to clubs face crime checks – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2009 in news by sally

“Parents who ferry groups of children to Scouts, Brownies or after-school sports clubs will have to undergo a criminal record check or face fines of up to £5,000.”

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The Times, 11th September 2009

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Cat cannabis attacker sentenced – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2009

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Father of DNA evidence, Sir Alec Jeffreys, calls for database to be cut – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“The scientist who discovered genetic fingerprinting today called for a drastic reduction in the DNA database on the 25th anniversary of his breakthrough.”

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The Times, 10th September 2009

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Serious Fraud Office investigates JJB and Sports Direct for suspected price fixing – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2009 in fraud, news, price fixing by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office is investigating suspected criminal price fixing and fraud at Britain’s two largest sports retailers – JJB and Sports Direct.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2009

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

MGR (A Minor), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 942 (09 September 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 10th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009

The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2009

The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The National Savings Bank (Investment Deposits) (Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Supreme Court summer recess progress – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 10th, 2009 in press releases, Supreme Court by sally

“Lord Bach has made a statement about further progress towards the establishment of the UK Supreme Court.”

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Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2009

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Michael Shields: statement by the Justice Secretary – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 10th, 2009 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, pardons, press releases by sally

“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement about Michael Shields.”

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Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2009

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Heathrow trafficker jailed – UK Border Agency

Posted September 10th, 2009 in press releases, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A Swedish man has been jailed for trafficking Sri Lankans into Britain through Heathrow.”

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UK Border Agency, 9th September 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Children left alone in ‘squalor’ – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother-of-three whose children were left alone in squalor has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2009

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Man jailed for 30 years of abuse – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A paedophile who abused three young children over a period of 30 years has been jailed for eight years.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2009

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Ex-presenter in jail term appeal – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in assault, news, sentencing by sally

“A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2009

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Amir Khan and Frank Warren launch legal bid to force Facebook to remove ‘racist’ content – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news, racism by sally

“British boxing champion Amir Khan and his promoter, Frank Warren, have launched a legal campaign to force Facebook to tackle ‘highly defamatory’ or abusive postings.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2009

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Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2009 in assault, children, DNA, news, police by sally

“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2009

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Free at last, but why did Michael Shields’s pardon take so long? – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, latched on to a comment made in passing from Mr Shields Sr when he met the family on August 28. They presented him with new evidence, believed to be the oral confession of another man, Graham Sankey, to the attack made on the second day of Mr Shields’ trial in Bulgaria. Mr Shields Sr said that his daughter Melissa had visited Mr Sankey, and that in front of his parents he confessed to the assault.”

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The Times, 10th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk