British National Party forced to admit non-whites – The Times

Posted September 4th, 2009 in news, political parties, race discrimination by sally

“The British National Party is poised to give up its whites-only membership policy after a legal challenge accusing it of racial discrimination.”

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The Times, 4th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Edlington horror: boys aged 10 and 12 admit torturing children – The Times

Posted September 4th, 2009 in news by sally

“Two brothers aged 10 and 12 who tortured and sexually humiliated two boys were spared trial for attempted murder yesterday when prosecutors decided to accept their guilty pleas to lesser charges.”

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The Times, 4th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Two guilty of vigilante arson – The Independent

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in arson, news by sally

“Two teenagers today admitted setting fire to the home of someone they thought was a paedophile.”

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The Independent, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

When does public nakedness become a crime? – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in news, public order by sally

“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fathers’ rights activist ‘elated’ – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in contact orders, demonstrations, news by sally

“A fathers’ rights activist who handcuffed himself to a government minister during an eight-year campaign has won equal access to his daughter.”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call to cut UK youth custody rate – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in children, imprisonment, news by sally

“UK authorities should mimic radical measures from overseas to cut youth crime and the number of children in prison, a report has urged.”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2009

The Valuation Tribunals (Consequential Modifications and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009

The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BBC presenter jailed for hitting youth with pole – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in assault, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A BBC presenter who hit a teenage boy in the face with a wooden pole was jailed for two years today.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council Launches 2009 Legal Reporting Awards – The Bar Council

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in law reports, news by sally

“The Bar Council is now inviting applications for the 2009 Legal Reporting Awards.”

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The Bar Council, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Calling all women solicitors . . . if you want to join the Bench, now’s your chance – The Times

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in news by sally

“It may be the 21st century, but too many women solicitors still lack the confidence to apply to join the Bench. However, help is at hand. The Association of Women Solicitors is actively campaigning to encourage women to apply for judicial and public appointments.”

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The Times, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Broadband users’ rights threatened by illegal download plan – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Government plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who illegally download films and music are ‘misconceived’ and ‘threaten broadband consumers’ rights’, according to the chief executives of Britain’s biggest internet providers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Information Commission ‘let down’ over illegal snooping – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“The Information Commission said today it had been ‘badly let down’ by parliament, the courts and newspapers in its attempt to stop the ‘flourishing’ trade in illegally obtained confidential personal information.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Turner and the City: do lawyers have a voice in the regulation debate? – The Times

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in news by sally

“This week the Financial Services Authority organised a briefing for lawyers to discuss ‘issues arising from the Turner review (and its associated discussion paper)’. David Strachan, director of financial stability at the FSA, lead the session backed up by Andrew Whitaker, general counsel to the FSA board.”

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The Times, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Broker fined £20,000 for allowing insider trading – The Times

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in news by sally

“Financial Services Authority has fined Mark Lockwood for failing to spot warning signals for insider trading.”

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The Times, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Courts and Parliament ‘let us down’ on personal data trade, says privacy watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered by its Motorman investigation.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Killer wins birthmark op battle – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in medical treatment, news, prisons by sally

“A man serving a life sentence for a double murder has won a High Court victory over his right to have cosmetic surgery on the NHS.”

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BBC News, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge Ian Pearson urges Government to increase maximum sentences for violence and dangerous driving – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing, violence by sally

“A Crown Court judge has urged the Government to increase the maximum sentences for serious motoring offences and violent crimes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The justice gap: Suzanne Holdsworth on her wrongful conviction – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in legal aid, news by sally

“Suzanne Holdsworth was wrongly convicted of the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher. Her fight for freedom was funded by legal aid, but pressure on the system means other people may not be so lucky.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Michael Mansfield, QC, on lawyers, the law and becoming a hate figure – The Times

Posted September 2nd, 2009 in news by sally

“Michael Mansfield, QC, the best-known brief at the Bar, says in an extract in his autobiography in The Times that it was ‘utterly reasonable’ for Diana, Princess of Wales, to fear for her safety and suppose that she was under surveillance.”

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The Times, 2nd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Correspondence on prisoner transfer agreement with Libya – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 2nd, 2009 in Libya, news, transfer of prisoners by sally

“Letters from UK Justice Ministers to the Scottish Government concerning a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk