Bar Council shares experience on easing financial barriers to the professions – The Bar Council

Posted June 18th, 2010 in barristers, legal education, legal profession, press releases by sally

“David Pittaway QC, Chair of the Bar Council’s Training for the Bar Committee and the Neuberger Monitoring and Implementation Group, addressed the Gateways to the Professions Collaborative Forum, chaired by RIBA President Ruth Reed, on the subject of the Bar Loans Scheme, yesterday.”

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The Bar Council, 17th June 2010

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Baby shake childminder loses manslaughter appeal – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in appeals, children, expert witnesses, homicide, news by sally

“A Buckinghamshire childminder has lost an appeal against her conviction for killing a baby in her care.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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Lover jailed for Swanwick car boot murder – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for at least 15 years for killing his lover and hiding her body in the boot of her car.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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Sentence increase for man who ‘directed’ webcam abuse – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in child abuse, incitement, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A former Army sergeant jailed for five years for directing child sex abuse films thousands of miles away via webcam has had his sentence increased.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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Children’s petting farms face tough new rules – The Independent

Posted June 18th, 2010 in agricultural holdings, children, health & safety, news, reports by sally

“There should be no ban on children petting animals on farms but more must be done to protect them from infection, an inquiry has concluded.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2010

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Lesbian mother cannot be forced to pay maintenance – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in child support, homosexuality, news, parental responsibility by sally

“A lesbian whose former partner bore a child through artificial insemination cannot be ordered to pay any maintenance, a High Court judge ruled today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010

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Police apology for wrongful conviction of Warren Blackwell – The Independent

Posted June 18th, 2010 in miscarriage of justice, news, police, reports by sally

“A man who spent more than three years in jail for a crime he did not commit today described an apology from the police force that helped convict him as ‘too little, too late’.”

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The Independent, 18th June 2010

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Home secretary Theresa May bans radical preacher Zakir Naik from entering UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in news, terrorism, visas by sally

“A radical preacher who claimed that ‘every Muslim should be a terrorist’ has been banned from coming to Britain, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

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Top neuroscientist died as out-of-hours doctors failed to spot blood infection – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, news by sally

“A top neuroscientist died after a several out-of-hours doctors failed to spot a rapidly-spreading blood infection, an inquest has heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

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Parents sue Bradford hospital over daughter’s death – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“The parents of a teenager who died just over 24 hours after being admitted to hospital are suing a NHS Trust.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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IPCC clears G20 protest sergeant Delroy Smellie – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in complaints, demonstrations, news, police, self-defence by sally

“A police officer accused of striking a woman with a baton at a G20 protest has been cleared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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