‘Not up to standard’: 25% of care agencies providing services to people in their homes are failing – The Independent

“A quarter of agencies that provide care to people in their own homes do not meet all five national standards of quality and safety, regulators said.”

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The Independent, 13th February 2013

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UBS fined £9.45m for mis-selling to wealthy clients – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2013 in banking, compensation, complaints, fines, mortgages, news by sally

“Swiss bank UBS has been fined £9.45m and ordered to pay a similar sum in compensation for mis-selling an investment fund that took in more than £6bn from wealthy customers.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2013

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‘He is the devil himself’: Britain’s youngest ever ASBO holder, once branded an ‘imp of Satan’, turns to murder 10 years on – The Independent

Posted February 13th, 2013 in ASBOs, murder, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend at a house party almost 10 years after he became Britain’s youngest ever ASBO holder.”

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The Independent, 12th February 2013

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Un-savvy leaseholders are paying the cost for hidden or unexplained terms – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2013 in housing, landlord & tenant, leases, news, unfair contract terms by sally

“Hidden clauses in leasehold agreements cost unlucky leaseholders thousands, warns property lawyer Stephen Hill.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2013

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Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2013 in costs, fines, judges, news, road traffic offences by sally

“[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

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GCSE grading row: Result of court case due – BBC News

Posted February 13th, 2013 in education, examinations, judicial review, news by sally

“Thousands of teenagers are awaiting a ruling from the High Court on Wednesday over the grading of GCSE English exams sat in June last year.”

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BBC News, 13th February 2013

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Ken Clarke fights amendments to security bill – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2013 in amendments, bills, civil justice, closed material, human rights, news, private hearings by sally

“Judges should be given the ‘maximum amount of discretion’ in deciding whether or not to order a secret court hearing under the justice and security bill, Ken Clarke has told MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2013

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Genital photo surgeon Erik Scholten has suspension lifted – BBC News

Posted February 13th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical ethics, news, photography by sally

“A plastic surgeon suspended for photographing a female patient’s genitalia on his phone without her consent has been allowed back to work.”

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BBC News, 12th February 2013

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Back-to-work scheme breached laws, says Court of Appeal – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in appeals, benefits, forced labour, news, volunteers by sally

“The government’s back-to-work schemes have suffered a setback after Appeal Court
judges agreed with a university graduate’s claim that unpaid schemes were
legally flawed.”

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BBC News, 12th February 2013

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Council tax challenge goes to the Court of Appeal – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in appeals, benefits, consultations, council tax, local government, news, poverty by sally

“A single mother is taking her legal battle over a north London council’s plans
to make people on benefits contribute to their council tax bill to the Court of
Appeal.”

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BBC News, 12th February 2013

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Shouting is a lawful interrogation technique, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 12th, 2013 in armed forces, human rights, news, public interest, torture by sally

“Ali Hussein v Secretary of State for Defence [2013] EWHC 95 (Admin) –
Collins J has dismissed a claim that the MOD’s policy of allowing interrogators to shout at a captured person in order to obtain information is unlawfully oppressive. Not only did the complaint fail but it was denounced as ‘misconceived’ and one which should never have been pursued.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th February 2013

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Remembering James Bulger – BBC Radio 4

Posted February 12th, 2013 in children, murder, news, victims by sally

“The Bulger family still lives on a council estate in Kirkby and on the
surface of it very little has changed since Winifred last saw them two
decades ago when the children who had abducted and killed two year old
James were convicted of murder. But in the intervening years she often
reflected on the case and wondered about what had happened to the large
extended family and its campaign for justice for James.”

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BBC Radio 4, 12th February 2013

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Does VTB v Nutritek foreshadow the Supreme Court’s approach to the Petrodel appeal on piercing the corporate veil? – Family Law week

“Emily Marshall, family law professional support lawyer at Irwin Mitchell considers the possible implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in a commercial case on the forthcoming appeal in the Petrodel appeal, to be heard in March.”

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Family Law Week, 11th February 2013

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Doctors call for Dr David Kelly inquest to resume – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 12th, 2013 in doctors, inquests, news, suicide by sally

“A group of doctors which has been investigating the death of government
scientist Dr David Kelly wrote to the Chief Coroner today calling for his
inquest to be resumed and the suicide verdict re-examined.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2013

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iPhone used to bring child sex attacker William Walker to justice – BBC News

“A tattooist who raped a child has been jailed after his victim recorded a
conversation with him 20 years later.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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Ian Brady’s mental health advocate will not face charges – BBC News

“Moors murderer Ian Brady’s mental health advocate will not face charges over
allegations she failed to disclose information about the location of one of his
victims’ remains.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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Church of England vicar faces jail for spying on woman and children – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 12th, 2013 in Church of England, indecent photographs of children, news, voyeurism by sally

“A Church of England vicar is facing jail after admitting spying on and filming
intimate pictures of three children and a woman.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2013

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Probe into ‘high death rate’ hospitals extended – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in hospitals, human rights, inquiries, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“Another nine hospital trusts are to be investigated for high death rates in the
wake of the damning report on the NHS over its handling of the Stafford Hospital
scandal.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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Theresa May: Derbyshire police chief to head undercover police probe – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in inquiries, news, police by sally

“An investigation into undercover policing at the Metropolitan Police is to be
overseen by another force.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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James Bulger killing: 20 years on – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2013 in children, criminal responsibility, murder, news, parole, sentencing by sally

“Society’s view of young people still as venomous as 1993 says the lawyer who represented one of the two-year-old’s killers.”

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The Guardian, 1th February 2013

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