On camera – what impact will televised court proceedings have on justice? – Legal Week

Posted April 20th, 2012 in courts, media, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“Television cameras were yesterday allowed to record the sentencing of David Gilroy in the High Court in Edinburgh. This is the first time that sentencing in a UK court has been filmed for broadcast the same day – normally proceedings in Scotland are only occasionally filmed for documentaries to be broadcast weeks or months later and are heavily edited by lawyers involved in the case. Filming in most English courts has been banned since 1925.”

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Legal Week, 19th April 2012

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Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 20th, 2012 in closed circuit television, fines, news, parking by sally

“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012

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OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2012 in consumer protection, news, trade names by sally

“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2012

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Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2012 in child abuse, hospitals, murder, news by sally

“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2012

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