Baby P’s father gets £75,000 damages in People libel case – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2012 in damages, defamation, media, news, sexual offences by tracey

“The father of Baby P has been awarded £75,000 in damages after the People falsely claimed he was a convicted sex offender.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Arran Coghlan: Court orders businessman to lose home – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in confiscation, drug trafficking, money laundering, news by tracey

“A businessman, cleared of three murder charges and drugs dealing, has been ordered to hand his home to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca).”

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BBC News, 5th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Staines woman dressed as boy jailed for sex assaults – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in fraud, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

“A ‘deceptive and deceitful’ woman who disguised herself as a boy to date female Facebook friends has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 5th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ITV News report to be investigated after reporter uses term ‘coloured’ – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2012 in media, news, racism, sport by tracey

“Ofcom has launched an investigation into the use of the word ‘coloured’ in an ITV News report on racism in football. The offensive term was used during a report by Richard Pallot, an ITV News reporter, while covering the racism in football summit at Downing Street late last month.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

 

Witchcraft murder couple jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2012 in child abuse, murder, news, sentencing, torture, witchcraft by tracey

“A couple have been jailed for life for torturing and drowning a teenage boy they accused of being a witch.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rapist banned from outings after Hull cinema toilet voyeurism – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in news, voyeurism by tracey

“A convicted rapist has been barred from going out in public after he spied on a girl in a Hull cinema toilet while on an escorted trip from a secure unit.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 5th, 2012 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

TMF Trustees Singapore Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 192 (02 March 2012)

Smith Brothers Farms Ltd v The Canwell Estate Company Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 237 (02 March 2012)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ahmad & Anor v R [2012] EWCA Crim 391 (02 March 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

W, R (on the application of) v Warwickshire Police [2012] EWHC 406 (Admin) (02 March 2012)

Fox Strategic Land and Property Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2012] EWHC 444 (Admin) (02 March 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Premier Foods Group Services Ltd & Anor v RHM Pension Trust Ltd [2012] EWHC 447 (Ch) (02 March 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Giggs v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 431 (QB) (02 March 2012)

Tamiz v Google Inc Google UK Ltd [2012] EWHC 449 (QB) (02 March 2012)

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Coghlan & Anor [2012] EWHC 429 (QB) (01 March 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 5th, 2012 in legislation by tracey

The Urban Development Corporations (Planning Functions) Order 2012

The Thurrock Development Corporation (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2012

The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted March 5th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by tracey

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Grenada for the exchange of information relating to tax matters: London, 31 March 2010, Cm 8311 (PDF)

 Convention on the European Forest Institute: Joensuu (Finland), 28 August 2003, Cm 8310

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Police given new guidance to disclose a history of violence – Home Office

Posted March 5th, 2012 in criminal records, disclosure, domestic violence, police, press releases by tracey

“Four police forces will pilot a new domestic violence disclosure scheme, the home secretary announced today. Police in Greater Manchester, Gwent, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire will run a 12 month trial of the domestic violence disclosure scheme (DVDS) from the summer of 2012. The pilot scheme will test the methods used by police to help victims or potential victims of domestic violence by disclosing information about previous violent offending by their partner.”

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Home Office, 5th March 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Local planning authorities’ acceptance of cheques in place of green space undertakings is contrary to guidance says judge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 5th, 2012 in environmental protection, local government, news, planning by tracey

“It is ‘extremely surprising’ that some local authorities accept cheques from developers making planning applications to compensate for the effect of a development on green space, according to a report of the ruling.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

‘Localism’ too vague to measure planning applications by, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 5th, 2012 in local government, news, planning by tracey

“‘Localism’ is not a concept against which planning applications can be measured, the High Court has said in a decision which has quashed a decision letter which had refused planning application for a development.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

The new EU data protection framework: uniform, prescriptive and ambitious – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted March 5th, 2012 in data protection, EC law, news, privacy by tracey

“These are truly exhilarating times for the data protection world. Viviane Reding’s recent announcement of the Commission’s proposal for a fully harmonised European data protection framework had the connotations of an Olympic opening ceremony – the years of hard work in preparation for this moment, the sense of achievement in the face of challenge and the triumphant belief that something memorable is going to come out of this. Only the big drums and the flame were missing. The jury is now out but this is without a doubt the most significant global legislative development affecting the collection, use and protection of personal information of the past 15 years.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

 

Prisoner Russell Knaggs jailed for Colombia drugs plot – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by tracey

“The ringleader of a gang found guilty of plotting to import five tonnes of cocaine to the UK from Colombia, has been jailed for 20 years.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Care worker Sean Abbott jailed for assaults on elderly – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in assault, care homes, care workers, elderly, news, professional conduct, sentencing by tracey

“A care worker who assaulted two elderly residents at a nursing home in South Tyneside has been jailed for a year.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Manslaughter verdict for man who ‘botched’ boiler installation – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2012 in duty of care, homicide, negligence, news, poisoning, professional conduct by tracey

“A gas fitter has been found guilty of killing a 24-year-old woman who was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a newly-fitted boiler.”

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The millionairess, the horse trials and the almighty legal row – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2012 in conflict of interest, horses, insider dealing, media, news by tracey

“Each spring, tens of thousands of visitors a day — including the odd member of the Royal family — flock to the Gloucestershire stately home to enjoy three days of dressage, show-jumping and cross-country, not to mention the champagne receptions. Behind the scenes, however, a rather less harmonious atmosphere has developed, with a furious row pitting a businesswoman who was once America’s highest paid female executive against a leading light of the equestrian establishment. At stake have been the lucrative broadcasting rights to the trials.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Corgi Hosiery fined over factory asbestos removal – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in asbestos, bankruptcy, fines, health & safety, news by tracey

“A company in Carmarthenshire has been fined £25,000 after being found guilty of failing to protect its employees from asbestos.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killers of West End bouncer Bogdan Paduret jailed for life – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“Four men have been jailed for life for murdering a bouncer who was shot after refusing to allow a group into a club.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police privatisation plans defended by senior officers – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2012 in budgets, contracting out, news, police by tracey

“Senior police officers have strongly defended the radical extension of the role of private companies in policing, saying they should be involved in protecting the public and bringing offenders to justice.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk