Legal action over Furness General Hospital deaths – BBC News

“More than 30 families have taken legal action against a hospital in north-west
England for a catalogue of baby and maternal deaths and injuries.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

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NHS complaints system review launched – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in complaints, health, inquiries, news by tracey

“An MP who claimed her husband died ‘like a battery hen’ in a hospital bed is to lead a review of the NHS complaints system launched today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

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Sham groom caught out after going straight to ‘lads only’ holiday – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in conspiracy, fraud, marriage, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

“A man was jailed yesterday for his part in a sham marriage plot after he went on
a month-long ‘lads only’ holiday immediately after his supposed wedding.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

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Couple falsely accused of child abuse win damages from Haringey council – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2013 in child abuse, damages, news, social services by tracey

“Two experienced senior social workers who were plunged into a ‘nightmare’ after officials unlawfully investigated them over false allegations they had ill-treated their young daughter have won damages in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

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Cameron pulls the plug on press talks – and sets stage for fight – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2013 in freedom of expression, legislation, media, news, parliament, reports by tracey

“PM’s ejector-seat diplomacy over Leveson leaves him facing a complex parliamentary battle.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

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Alexander Litvinenko inquest delayed for five months – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2013 in disclosure, documents, inquests, news, spying by tracey

“The inquest into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London has been delayed until 2 October. The poisoned KGB agent’s inquest was due to start on 1 May, but at a pre-inquest review coroner Sir Robert Owen said he was postponing it ‘with great reluctance.’ The UK government and Russia had been slow to release material, he said at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing.”

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BBCNews, 14th March 2013

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Car insurance: MPs to investigate impact of whiplash claims – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2013 in insurance, news, personal injuries, select committees by tracey

“MPs are to investigate the extent to which claims for whiplash injuries are
pushing up the cost of car insurance.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

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‘Violence risk’ after military tours – BBC News

“Younger members of the armed forces returning from duty are more likely to
commit violent offences than the rest of the population, a study suggests.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

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Crown Prosecution accountant faces jail after £1m taxi fraud – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in accountants, conspiracy, Crown Prosecution Service, expenses, fraud, news by tracey

“A Crown Prosecution Service accountant who fiddled £1 million of taxi fares has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting fraud.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

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High Court to rule on bid to derail HS2 – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in consultations, environmental protection, judicial review, news, railways by tracey

“Opponents are asking a judge in London to declare in a series of five cases that
the multi-billion pound project is legally flawed and must be sent back for
reconsideration.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

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‘Police surveillance of this kind undermines our democracy’: Judges rule that action against peaceful protester John Catt was unlawful – The Independent

“Police face having to rethink their whole strategy for public demonstrations after judges ruled today that the surveillance they placed a peaceful protester under was unlawful.”

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The Independent, 14th March 2013

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Judges would regret Human Rights Act repeal, warns Lady Hale – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2013 in human rights, judges, judiciary, legislation, news, repeals by sally

“UK’s most senior female judge says withdrawing from Strasbourg human rights court would require Britain to exit EU.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2014

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Paralysed man to continue right-to-die battle – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2013 in assisted suicide, disabled persons, human rights, news by sally

“A paralysed road accident victim has won the right to continue the right-to-die campaign started by locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson, who died last year.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

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MPs alarmed at rising use of force to restrain young offenders in detention – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2013 in inquiries, news, reports, restraint, security companies, young offenders by sally

“MPs have raised serious concerns about the rising use of force to restrain young offenders in detention last year.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

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Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith returns to court – BBC News

“The former head of Haringey Council children’s services has returned to court over her sacking following the death of Baby P.”

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BBC News, 13th March 2013

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The future of personal injury – land of opportunity or time to get out? – Legal Futures

Posted March 14th, 2013 in fees, law firms, news, personal injuries by sally

“What many personal injury (PI) firms have long feared is finally upon us, and there is no turning back.”

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Legal Futures, 14th March 2013

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Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce sentences ‘unduly lenient’ – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2013 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“The Tory MP David Burrowes has written to the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, asking him to review the eight-month sentences imposed on Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce on the grounds that they are ‘unduly lenient’.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

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Judiciary: from friend of the state to champion of the people – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted March 14th, 2013 in human rights, judiciary, legal history, news by sally

“This week, statements about the role of Parliamentary government in ensuring our liberties seems to die on our lips, while judges seem to enjoy an increasingly high profile in promoting human rights and mitigating the apparent harshness of government schemes. Roll back the clock a few centuries, however, and you find the popular view of the judiciary as self-serving, or delighting in pointless legal technicalities at the expense of justice. The future seemed to require more Parliamentary statutes and less work by judges.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th March 2013

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Inter-authority recoupment – Education Law Blog

“The Inter-authority Recoupment (England) Regulations 2013 have now been made and will come into force on 1 April 2013.”

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Education Law Blog, 13th March 2013

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More consumer bodies given right to bring “super-complaints” to financial regulators – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 14th, 2013 in complaints, consumer protection, financial regulation, news by sally

“Bodies representing consumers and small businesses can now apply to be designated as a ‘super-complainant’, making it faster and easier for them to raise concerns about financial products with the new regulator, the Treasury has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2013

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