Eleven people sentenced over £1m iTunes and Amazon royalties fraud – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2012 in electronic commerce, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

” Ten men and one woman including a former IT teacher have been given jail terms, suspended prison sentences and community service for their part in a £1m ‘fake royalties’ fraud of iTunes and Amazon.”

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The Independent, 30th March 2012

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Shrien Dewani extradition halted on mental health grounds – Daily Telegraph

“Two judges in London ruled that it would be ‘unjust and oppressive’ to order the removal of Dewani, who is accused of arranging the contract killing of wife Anni in Cape Town in November 2010 during their honeymoon.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

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Haringey London Borough Council v Mountplace Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2012 in duty of care, environmental protection, law reports, news, waste by tracey

Haringey London Borough Council v Mountplace Ltd: [2012] EWHC 698 (Admin);  [2012] WLR (D)  100

“The duty of care imposed on a producer of waste (or anyone else who fell within one of the different categories of waste holder) by section 34(1)(c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 was a duty to secure the results set out in the subsection which fell to complied with on the occasion of a given transfer of waste, and the question as to what were the reasonable measures applicable to him ‘in that capacity’ to secure those results fell to be answered by reference to his capacity on that occasion in the circumstances prevailing at that time. However, that did not mean that a waste holder could not comply with that duty on the occasion of the transfer by having reference to measures he had already taken on days prior to that occasion in anticipation of that occasion, nor did it preclude the court from considering such measures, or the absence thereof, in determining whether the duty had been complied with.”

WLR Daily, 28th March 2012

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Cornish waste incinerator case reversed- expectation not legitimate after all – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 30th, 2012 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, planning, pollution by tracey

“The CA has just held that Collins J was wrong to hold (per my previous post) that the local NGO had a legitimate expectation that the Secretary of State would decide an air pollution issue, rather than leave it to the Environment Agency. In a nutshell, the Inspector (and hence the Secretary of State) was entitled to change his mind on this issue. So the expectation crumbled, and so did this judicial review to quash a decision to allow a waste incinerator to proceed.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2012

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ICO expects electronically stored personal data to be searchable in order to meet access requirements – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 30th, 2012 in data protection, electronic mail, news by tracey

“Organisations should have the ability to search their computer systems for records of personal data they store and should have transparent policies and practices if they delete that information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2012

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The Mark Duggan case shows we must change the law on evidence – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in evidence, inquests, interception, investigatory powers, news by tracey

“A legal anomaly that continues to cause injustice may be preventing an inquest into Mark Duggan’s death.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

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Angelika Dries-Jenkins: Murderer John Mason given minimum 30 years’ jail – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man has been jailed for life and must serve at least 30 years for the ‘brutal and heartless murder’ of his mother’s next-door neighbour at her home.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2012

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Michael Gove appeals against ruling on misuse of email – The Guardian

“The education secretary, Michael Gove, is challenging a ruling by the information commissioner that he used a private email account for departmental business.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

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Banks failing to carry out anti-bribery measures, says FSA – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in banking, bribery, financial regulation, news by tracey

“The City watchdog has warned that many banks are failing to provide proper controls to prevent bribery and corruption despite the high profile introduction of the Bribery Act last year.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

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Council left with multi-million pound bill over pothole crash – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in accidents, compensation, local government, news, personal injuries, roads by tracey

“A council has been left with a multi-million pound compensation bill after a High Court judge ruled that it was responsible for causing a serious crash by failing to repair a pothole.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012

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Mistakes in one in every 15 criminal prosecution cases, report suggests – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in mistake, news, prosecutions by tracey

“An investigation into standards at the Crown Prosecution Service uncovered mistakes in one in every fifteen cases examined, with some defendants being brought to court inappropriately while others go unpunished.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

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Forced marriage: Girl aged five among 400 minors helped – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in children, consultations, forced marriages, news by tracey

“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2012

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NHS trust head Margaret Foster dealt with complaint concerning surgeon husband – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in complaints, conflict of interest, hospitals, news by tracey

“A health trust chief executive who dealt with a complaint about a patient’s treatment failed to declare she was married to a surgeon involved. Margaret Foster, who was then head of Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust, wrote to the patient’s daughter after complaints about a routine operation. A health watchdog agreed that not revealing the relationship may have been seen as a conflict of interest.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2012

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Calls for law change to allow phone tap evidence in Duggan inquest – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in evidence, inquests, interception, investigatory powers, news, police by tracey

“Evidence from a police phone tap in the runup to the operation against Mark Duggan that led to his fatal shooting is at the centre of the growing dispute over his inquest. Senior Metropolitan police officers have supported calls for changes to the law to allow the Independent Police Complaints Commission to reveal sensitive surveillance information unearthed during its investigation into Duggan’s death at a public inquest.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

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NHS watchdog not ready for new responsibilities, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in care homes, complaints, health, news, quality assurance, reports by tracey

“England’s NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under the government’s health reforms, according to a damning report by MPs.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2012

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Extradition treaty with US needs radical overhaul, say MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in extradition, news, treaties by tracey

“An urgent review of the ‘one-sided’ rules is needed because it is easier to extradite Briton to America than vice versa and public confidence in the treaty has been shattered, according to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

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Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in child abuse, domestic violence, news, social services, torture, violence by tracey

“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

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Suspected terrorist regranted British citizenship – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 29th, 2012 in appeals, asylum, citizenship, news, terrorism by sally

“The Court of Appeal has allowed the suspected terrorist Al‐Jedda’s appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive him of his British nationality.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th March 2012

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O2 disclosure ruling could impact on workings of imminent new anti-piracy code, campaigners say – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 29th, 2012 in copyright, disclosure, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“A High Court judge has laid out flaws in using internet protocol (IP) addresses to identify alleged copyright infringers which should have ‘ramifications’ for how imminent new anti-piracy rules operate, a campaign group has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2012

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Torture case report is ‘insufficient’ says Michael Gove – The Independent

Posted March 29th, 2012 in child abuse, children, news, reports, torture by sally

“Education Secretary Michael Gove today said a report into the torture of two young boys was ‘insufficient’ and showed the current system of serious case reviews is ‘failing’.”

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The Independent, 29th March 2012

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