Plans to regenerate London’s Crystal Palace Park upheld – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2012 in housing, London, news, planning by sally

“Multi-million pound plans to regenerate historic Crystal Palace Park were upheld by the High Court today.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2012

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Elderly relatives of immigrants banned from claiming benefits for 5 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 12th, 2012 in benefits, elderly, immigration, news by sally

“Immigrants who want elderly relatives to join them in Britain must swear they will not claim benefits for five years, under the Government’s latest attempt to limit the number of overseas arrivals.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2012

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No reprieve for Specialist Support Service – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 12th, 2012 in consultations, law centres, legal services, news by sally

“The Specialist Support Service (SSS) will be scrapped at the end of this month, the Legal Services Commission has announced following a consultation.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2012

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Q&A: Who are internet trolls – and how is the law changing? – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2012 in defamation, harassment, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Website operators in the UK may soon have to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online, allowing the victim to undertake legal action against the ‘troll’ rather than against the website.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2012

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Will the European Court force churches to perform gay marriages? – UK Human Rights Blog

“The Government’s Consultation on Equal Civil Marriage ends on Thursday 14 June: you can fill in the brief online survey here if you haven’t already. In the meantime, the Church of England is on the front pages this morning with its own response, which amongst other things, warns that ‘it seems extremely doubtful’ that the European Court of Human Rights ‘would uphold the right of a state to retain gender inequality in civil partnerships once the state had legislated for equal marriage’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2012

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Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, police, race discrimination, reports, statistics, stop and search by sally

“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

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Patel and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted June 12th, 2012 in appeals, immigration, law reports, removal directions by sally

Patel and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 741; [2012] WLR (D) 174

“The decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to refuse an extension of leave to remain in the United Kingdom was not invalidated by the fact that she had made no removal direction in respect of the applicant at the same time as or shortly after the refusal of the extension application.”

WLR Daily, 1st June 2012

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Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in age discrimination, care homes, elderly, medical treatment, news by sally

“Doctors will be in breach of the law from October if they withhold medical help to patients purely on the basis of their age, the home secretary Theresa May will announce on Tuesday in a tightening of Britain’s age discrimination laws.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2012

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July 21 failed suicide bombers fight conviction – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 12th, 2012 in appeals, evidence, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“Three of the July 21 failed suicide bombers are using the European Court of Human Rights to try and overturn their convictions, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2012

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Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in bills, defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

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Sex offenders being released from prison without accessing treatment programme – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, rehabilitation, release on licence, reports, sexual offences by sally

“Too many sex offenders are being released from prison without having access to a treatment programme at all, inspectors said today.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2012

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Laying down the law on nanotechnology – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in asbestos, EC law, environmental protection, health & safety, news by sally

“Regulating nanotechnology is fraught with difficulties. Current environmental law simply doesn’t apply on the nano-scale.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2012

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