Search engines should face legal requirement to censor privacy-invasive material unless they act voluntarily, MPs say – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 28th, 2012 in complaints, injunctions, internet, media, news, ombudsmen, privacy, public interest by sally

“New legislation should be introduced to force search engines to delete privacy-invasive material from search indexes if the companies do not take action voluntarily, a committee of MPs has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Christmas midget bar promotion ‘offensive’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 28th, 2012 in advertising, complaints, news by sally

“A bar that promised revellers the chance to party with ‘our very own Xmas midgets’ acted offensively and irresponsibly, a watchdog has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2012

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NHS reforms finally become law – The Independent

Posted March 28th, 2012 in amendments, bills, health, legislation, news by sally

“The Government’s controversial reforms to the NHS became law today [27 March] after a tortuous 14-month passage through Parliament, when the Queen granted Royal Assent to the Health and Social Care Bill.”

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The Independent, 27th March 2012

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Eldon Lecture on workforce diversity – Legal Services Board

Posted March 28th, 2012 in diversity, legal education, legal profession, news by sally

Eldon Lecture on workforce diversity (PDF)

Lecture by LSB Chairman David Edmonds

Legal Services Board, 22nd March 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Fresh series of defeats for proposals to cut access to legal aid for children – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in bills, budgets, children, legal aid, negligence, news by sally

“The government has suffered a fresh series of defeats in the House of Lords over proposals to cut access to legal aid for children and in medical negligence cases.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

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Protecting Consumers from Scams and Rip-offs – Law Commission

Posted March 28th, 2012 in compensation, consumer protection, fraudulent trading, news by sally

“Consumers exploited by misleading and aggressive traders will have a clear and easy route to redress under reforms being proposed by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.”

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Law Commission, 28th March 2012

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Mexican football fans jailed for burglary spree after running out of money – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in burglary, deportation, news, sentencing by sally

“A group of Mexican tourists burgled houses from Lancaster to Glasgow after they ran out of money during a holiday to Britain, a court heard on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

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Punishment and reform – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 28th, 2012 in community service, consultations, news, probation by sally

“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today launched radical proposals to strengthen community sentences and modernise the Probation Service.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th March 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Planning laws signal end of road for out-of-town shopping centres – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in environmental protection, news, planning by sally

“Planning minister Greg Clarke has said there should be a presumption against the building of more out-of-town shopping centres, and insisted the green belt would continue to be protected, as he announced the biggest shakeup of the planning system for more than half a century.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A robust restatement of the principles of nuisance – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 28th, 2012 in appeals, news, nuisance, waste by sally

“The reverse suffered by the claimants in the noisy motor racing case case before the Court of Appeal last month was something of a body blow to common lawyers and environmentalists. So this latest development in nuisance litigation should be welcome news.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th March 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Coroner rules father used ‘justified’ force to kill burglar – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 28th, 2012 in burglary, homicide, inquests, news, self-defence by sally

“A father who killed a burglar with a meat cleaver after being subjected to harrowing attack used ‘proportionate and justified’ defensive force, a coroner has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2012

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Criminal Cases Review Commission must be reformed, say campaigners – The Guardian

“Innocent people wrongly convicted of serious crimes are being routinely failed by the body set up to investigate miscarriages of justice, according to lawyers and campaigners. They will call this week for urgent reform of the Criminal Cases Review Commission – set up in the wake of high profile miscarriages of justice including the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four – on the 15th anniversary of the formation of the independent review body.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: Miscarriages of justice? Cases that campaigners want CCRC to reconsider

Ban on filming in British courts to be lifted – The Independent

Posted March 28th, 2012 in courts, media, news, video recordings by sally

“Television cameras are to be allowed into courts for the first time to film the sentencing of serious criminals.”

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The Independent, 28th March 2012

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Judiciary needs to be more diverse, peers say – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in diversity, equality, judiciary, news, reports by sally

“Setting targets to appoint more judges from among women and members of the ethnic minorities should be considered if the judiciary does not make itself more diverse within the next five years, peers recommend.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2012

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White and male: diversity and the judiciary – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in diversity, judiciary, news, reports by sally

“Are judges all white and male? Nearly – see exactly how the judiciary has changed.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2012

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Paedophile David Bryant jailed for 16 years – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2012 in child abduction, child abuse, DNA, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man who carried out sex attacks on four young girls in the 1980s and 1990s has been jailed for 16 years.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2012

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