Newcastle University student Vladimir Aust jailed over bomb scare – BBC News
‘A 19-year-old Russian student who sparked a major scare after making explosives in his room has been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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Court refuses to say if killer was allowed to stay in UK – Daily Telegraph
‘Bernard Finlay was found guilty of stabbing a mother of two to death with three kitchen knives and a cleaver in 1997.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Multi-million pound divorce ‘can be heard in England’ – BBC News
‘A multi-million pound divorce between a wealthy Malaysian couple can be heard in an English court, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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Watchdog to pursue inquiry into sex sting against MP Brooks Newmark – The Guardian
‘The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) is to continue to investigate the Sunday Mirror for the sex sting carried out against MP Brooks Newmark even though the complaint against the newspaper has been dropped.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Elvis impersonator Derrel Weaver jailed over guns offences – BBC News
‘An Elvis impersonator who sparked a 24-hour armed police manhunt that led to a primary school being closed has been jailed for illegal gun possession.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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Judge calls for more openness in controversial secret court – Daily Telegraph
‘District Judge Anselm Eldergill says Court of Protection should normally be open to the Press, in moves first mooted almost a year ago by another senior judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Maesbrook gatecrashers jailed for violent disorder – BBC News
‘A gang of 10 men who gatecrashed a teenager’s house party in what a judge described as “the spirit of the mob” have been jailed for violent disorder.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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Police ‘use loophole’ to access phone and email records – Daily Telegraph
‘Police forces have used a loophole to access phone and email records, it has been claimed.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Building a super-prison for children is a terrible idea – The Guardian
‘he Ministry of Justice’s bizarre plan includes a regime of physical punishment and restraint that would be a recipe for child abuse.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New dog laws: What pet owners need to know from today – Daily Telegraph
‘A breakdown of the new legal powers police have to help prevent dog attacks.’
Daily Telegraph,
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Ched Evans conviction to be fast-tracked by watchdog investigating miscarriages of justice – The Independent
‘The watchdog which investigates possible miscarriages of justice has said it is fast-tracking an application by Ched Evans to review his rape conviction.’
The Independent, 19th October 2014
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Internet trolls face four times longer in jail, Chris Grayling pledges – The Guardian
‘Internet trolls who spread “venom” on social media could be jailed for up to two years, the justice secretary Chris Grayling has said as he announced plans to quadruple the maximum prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2014
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Martin Foran wins second miscarriage of justice appeal – BBC News
‘A terminally-ill man has won a second miscarriage of justice appeal over robberies he was mistakenly convicted of in the 1970s and 80s.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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‘Background’ trade marks may be valid even if never used as registered , UK court rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘Wordless logo trade marks that are never used in isolation can defeat a legal challenge brought on the basis that they have never been used, a UK court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal: employer not in breach of duty of care by beginning disciplinary proceedings – OUT-LAW.com
‘A university did not breach its duty of care towards an employee by beginning disciplinary proceedings against her after what the employee argued was an inadequate investigation, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Munchausen, MMR and mendacious “warrior mothers” – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A Local Authority and M (By his litigation friend via the Official Solicitor) v E and A (Respondents) [2014] EWCOP 33 (11 August 2014). And now the Court of Protection has published a ruling by Baker J that a a supporter of the discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield embarked on an odyssey of intrusive remedies and responses to her son’s disorder, fabricating claims of damage from immunisation, earning her membership of what science journalist Brian Deer calls the class of “Wakefield mothers.” ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th October 2014
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina (Detention Action) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
‘All those subject to the Detained Fast Track policy, operated by the Secretary of State, for the detention of some asylum seekers while their asylum claims were being determined would now have four clear working days from allocation of a lawyer to substantive interview.’
WLR Daily, 9th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Father wins custody battle after being falsely accused of sexually abusing his daughter – Daily Telegraph
‘A father has won custody of his daughter after his former partner falsely accused him of sexually abusing their child. The man was investigated by police and social workers after the woman said her daughter had made “disclosures of sexual abuse”. But Judge Jane Miller has ruled that the girl, now nine, should live with her father after concluding the woman’s allegations were untrue.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2014
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David Walliams settles phone-hacking damages claim – The Guardian
‘Actor and comedian David Walliams has settled his phone-hacking damages claim. Walliams, who is best known for the sketch show Little Britain but is also an author and a trustee of Comic Relief, accepted substantial undisclosed damages and his legal costs from News Group Newspapers, publisher of the now-defunct News of the World.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
