“The internet industry must take more responsibility for protecting young people from the ‘dark side’ of digital content relating to abuse, violence and suicide, according to a committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Where do the plans for new rules come from? Earlier this year, Tanya Byron, a psychologist advising the Government, said that video game ratings should to be overhauled to make them easier for parents and children to understand.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Coleman v Attridge Law (a Firm) and Another Case C-303/06
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The prohibition of direct discrimination against and harassment of disabled people in employment, provided for in the Community disability directive, was not limited to employees who were themselves disabled but extended to unequal treatment and harassment of a non-disabled employee for reasons connected with the disability of his child.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A former immigration officer from Kent has been jailed for 10 years after admitting 17 sex offences including the rape of a girl under the age of 13.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coleman v Attridge Law and another (Case C-303/06); [2008] WLR (D) 257
“The person whose disability gave rise to direct discrimination against an employee, so as to constitute an infringement of Directive 2000/78 on equal treatment and occupation, could in principle be a disabled child of the employee, and was not limited to the employee himself, and the same was true of harassment of the employee.”
WLR Daily, 25th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Parents whose children download music and films illegally will be blacklisted and have their internet access curbed under government reforms to fight online piracy. ”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“No one was jailed for selling a knife to a child in England and Wales in the five years up to 2006, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A schoolboy who was sent away from hospital three times before he collapsed and died at home could have survived if he had been admitted for observation, a coroner has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The father of two children killed by their mentally ill mother yesterday condemned as ‘scandalous whitewash’ an inquiry that stopped short of blaming any individual for the tragedy.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Health professionals failed to assess the risk a mentally ill mother posed to her two young children, a report into their deaths has found.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain should stop detaining thousands of children of foreigners seeking asylum, the Independent Asylum Commission said in a report published on Thursday.”
Reuters, 10th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“Children being held in secure units are still subjected to restraining techniques designed for adults, with no consistent system of recording the reasons for its use, according to the prisons inspector.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group of children were told they face anti-social behaviour orders for playing football in the street.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Children under 14 should not be held criminally responsible and should never be locked up for their crimes, according to a scathing report.”
The Independent, 30th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” Children as young as 5 will be identified as being at risk of becoming criminals or troublemakers under government plans to tackle offending and disorder on the streets.”
The Times, 27th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Children are illegally buying violent video games over the internet because traders are failing to check their age, an investigation has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has unveiled an action plan to make the internet safer for children with a £9m ad campaign promoting “e-safety” and setting up a council on child internet safety.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A toddler who underwent a series of operations to improve her hearing is facing a lifetime of total deafness after the Home Office refused her family permission to stay in the UK.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Activists have urged the UK government to take action on child labour after clothing firm Primark fired three of its Indian suppliers who used children.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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