ICO reminds firms of requirement to gain clearance for personal data processing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2012 in data protection, news by tracey

“The UK’s data protection watchdog is reminding firms that they must notify it and be registered in order to process personal data.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2012

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Court of Appeal refuses Secretary of State Sandbach appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2012 in appeals, local government, news, planning by tracey

“The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that Secretary of State Eric Pickles must reconsider his refusal of plans for 280 homes on a greenfield site at Sandbach, Cheshire.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2012

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ISPs split over UK open internet code of practice – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2012 in codes of practice, internet, news by tracey

“Several leading UK internet service providers have refused to sign a code of conduct designed to guarantee ‘full and open access’ to the net.”

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BBC News, 25th July 2012

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Jeremy Hunt: Olympics wrong time for PCS border staff strike – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2012 in budgets, immigration, industrial action, news, sport, trade unions by tracey

“The government is urging Border Agency workers not to hold a strike on the eve of the Olympics, arguing it is the ‘wrong time.’ ”

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BBC News, 25th July 2012

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Father’s rights breached by mother ‘too upset’ to let him see children – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2012 in appeals, children, families, human rights, news, parental rights by tracey

“A father who was denied access to his children for three years because it upset their mother suffered a breach of his parental rights, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2012

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Former Dale Farm travellers face new eviction attempt – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2012 in housing, local government, news, planning, repossession, travellers by tracey

“Basildon council is preparing to bring back bailiffs after travellers removed from Europe’s largest illegal site at Dale Farm in Essex moved to a neighbouring settlement.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2012

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Police protest tactics ‘give officers excessive and disproportionate control’ – The Guardian

“Pre-emptive arrests, confinement by kettling and the gathering of personal data give police officers ‘excessive and disproportionate’ control over public protests, a report by a coalition of police monitoring groups has warned.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2012

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Public school teacher Bruce Roth jailed for sexual abuse – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2012 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by tracey

“A teacher has been jailed for 11 years for sexually abusing five boys at public schools in Berkshire and Kent.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2012

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Tottenham Court Road siege: Man jailed for office bomb hoax – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2012 in bomb hoaxing, false imprisonment, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by tracey

“A bomb hoaxer who caused the closure of London’s Tottenham Court Road after throwing equipment from the fifth floor of an office block has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 24th july 2012

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Inquest hears lessons learnt about IEDs after deaths in Helmand – The Independent

Posted July 25th, 2012 in armed forces, explosives, inquests, news, unlawful killing by tracey

” Two Royal Marines who died in Afghanistan last May were unlawfully killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), an inquest has ruled.”

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The Independent, 25th July 2012

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Gabby Agbonlahor’s ex-girlfriend spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2012 in harassment, internet, news, restraining orders, suspended sentences by tracey

“The former girlfriend of Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor has escaped a prison sentence for harassing his current partner for four years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2012

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High Court rules on the history of the caravan – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2012 in housing, news, planning by tracey

“A senior judge wrote a brief history of the caravan after the Court of Appeal ruled on a planning dispute.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2012

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Leeds United win high court ruling over police costs at Elland Road – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2012 in costs, news, police, sport by tracey

“Leeds United have won their high court action over who should pay for policing of matches at Elland Road. The Championship side asked for a decision on which of the services deployed by West Yorkshire Police for the last three seasons were special police services, and whether it was entitled to be repaid for services wrongly categorised.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2012

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Benefit fraud Lottery winner Edward Putman jailed – The Independent

Posted July 24th, 2012 in benefits, costs, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

” A convicted rapist who won nearly £5 million on the lottery but continued to fraudulently claim benefits has been jailed for nine months.”

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The Independent, 24th July 2012

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Gary McKinnon extradition decision due in October – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2012 in computer crime, extradition, news by tracey

“The home secretary will decide whether to order computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US by mid-October, the High Court has heard.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2012

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Amy Hofmeister car chase crash killers sent to prison – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2012 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“Two drivers have been sent to prison after being convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl during a car chase through Taunton.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2012

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ABS offers barristers at £75 an hour – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 24th, 2012 in alternative business structures, fees, law firms, news by tracey

“A new law firm which promises clients fixed fees and immediate face-to-face meetings with barristers has become the latest alternative business structure (ABS). Red Bar Law was formed in September last year and applied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority for ABS status in January. Today the SRA confirmed it has become the ninth organisation to be granted a licence, which will be effective from 10 July.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd July 2012

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Deech hits back over bar tribunal ‘collapse’ claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 24th, 2012 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news by tracey

“The chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has defended the process for disciplining barristers following a claim that it is in a ‘state of collapse’ amid allegations of secrecy, maladministration and incompetence.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2012

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Sky’s ‘totally unlimited broadband’ claims not misleading, ASA rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 24th, 2012 in advertising, internet, misrepresentation, news by tracey

“A major UK internet service provider’s (ISP’s) claim that it could offer a ‘totally unlimited broadband’ service to customers was not misleading, despite the fact the service would contain ‘inherent limitations’, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd July 2012

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Draft planning fees regulations laid before Parliament – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 24th, 2012 in fees, news, planning, regulations by tracey

“Draft regulations which propose to allow local planning authorities to increase the fees they charge for planning applications have been laid before Parliament, but the cap on the maximum fees that can be charged remains the same.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd July 2012

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