Charities threaten legal action over benefits cuts for disabled – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2011 in benefits, disabled persons, judicial review, news by sally

“The government faces a legal challenge from charities over its plans to cut benefits for disabled people by more than £2bn.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2011

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Pressure grows to ban kettling as police face triple legal challenge – The Independent

Posted July 4th, 2011 in demonstrations, news, police, public order by sally

“The contentious police tactic of ‘kettling’ demonstrators is to face a series of legal challenges that could result in it being outlawed – starting with a case tomorrow brought by three teenagers.”

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The Independent, 4th July 2011

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US anti-piracy body targets foreign website owners for extradition – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2011 in copyright, extradition, internet, news by sally

“British website owners could face extradition to the US on piracy charges even if their operation has no connection to America and does something which is most probably legal in the UK, the official leading US web anti-piracy efforts has told the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2011

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Ombudsman calls for earlier intervention by financial regulators – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 4th, 2011 in complaints, consumer protection, financial regulation, news by sally

“Financial regulators must make sure that consumer complaints are dealt with more quickly according to the body that oversees them. They should intervene earlier in potential disputes, the chief ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011

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