Safeway proceeds with groundbreaking attempt to sue ex-employees for price fixing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 26th, 2010 in company directors, competition, news, price fixing by sally

“Safeway has been given permission to continue a groundbreaking lawsuit against former employees and directors which seeks to recover competition law fines from the ex-employees and directors involved in the breaches.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2010

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Sky forced to slash ITV holding as court sets benchmark for corporate influence – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 26th, 2010 in competition, media, mergers, news by sally

“Pay TV company BSkyB has been told that it must follow the Competition Commission’s orders and sell over half of its stake in broadcaster ITV at a loss of around £500 million. The Court of Appeal backed the Commission’s ruling.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2010

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Bridgend teenager disabled at birth is awarded £6.5m – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2010 in compensation, duty of care, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A teenager who was left profoundly disabled at birth is to receive £6.5m.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2010

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Kent robbery suspect ‘lawfully killed’ – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2010 in inquests, news, robbery, unlawful killing by sally

“An alleged armed robber who was shot dead by a police marksman was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2010

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Government defeated three times over church gay plan – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2010 in bills, Church of England, equality, homosexuality, news by sally

“The government has suffered three House of Lords defeats over moves churches said would prevent them denying jobs to gay people and transsexuals.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2010

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Man jailed for life over 1983 murder of Colette Aram – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2010 in DNA, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A businessman was jailed for life years after he raped and strangled a teenage girl and boasted to murder squad officers that he would never be caught.”

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The Guardian, 25th January 2010

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Hutton inquiry closed David Kelly medical reports for 70 years – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2010 in inquests, medical records, news by sally

“Lord Hutton’s decision to classify documents about the death of Dr David Kelly is likely to face a legal challenge amid claims by experts that there are increasing grounds to question the inquiry’s verdict of suicide.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2010

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Disabled man given £2m payout from NHS for injuries suffered at birth – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 26th, 2010 in birth, compensation, news, personal injuries, time limits by sally

“A severely disabled man who can only communicate by tapping a computer keyboard with his nose has received a £2 million payout for injuries he suffered at birth.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2010

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Is the internet destroying juries? – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2010 in internet, juries, media, news by sally

“Juries are a fundamental pillar of our justice system. But many believe that jurors are now routinely accessing and distributing so much prejudicial information online, that the very integrity of the system is in danger.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2010

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Council at centre of Edlington torture case to face investigation – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2010 in local government, news by sally

“The beleaguered local authority at the centre of the Edlington torture case controversy is to face an official investigation into its management and leadership, it was announced today.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2010

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Gilderdale case prompts fresh calls to clarify the law on assisted dying – The Times

Posted January 26th, 2010 in news by sally

“One devoted mother who helps her sick daughter to end her life with tablets and morphine walks free from court with a suspended sentence. Another is jailed for murder, to serve a minimum of nine years, after injecting her brain-damaged son with a lethal dose of heroin. The two contrasting cases have reignited the debate over ‘right to die’ and whether those who assist a loved one to end their suffering should be subject to criminal law.”

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The Times, 26th January 2010

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Devoted mother Kay Gilderdale should never have been prosecuted, says judge – The Times

Posted January 26th, 2010 in news by sally

“A High Court judge has criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions for personally pursuing an attempted murder charge against a ‘selfless and devoted’ mother who helped her acutely ill daughter fulfil her wish to die.”

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The Times, 26th January 2010

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