Stephen Lawrence killer drops appeal against conviction – The Guardian
“Gary Dobson, who was given life sentence for murder last year, has abandoned battle against conviction, officials say.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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£1million compensation for man who fell in pothole – Daily Telegraph
“A man who suffered a brain injury after tripping in a pothole has won an
estimated an estimated £1 million in damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson: Father in court bid for access – BBC News
“A father who was jailed after abducting his daughter and taking her to Pakistan
for three years has appeared in court to make a bid for access to the child.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Setback for high speed rail after High Court ruling – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s HS2 high-speed rail scheme suffered a setback today when the
High Court ruled that the consultation process for compensating those affected
by the multibillion-pound project ‘was so unfair as to be unlawful’.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ipswich School teacher William Stansbury jailed over indecent photos – BBC News
“A former senior teacher at a Suffolk private school has been jailed for
possessing more than 40,000 indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carmarthenshire blogger loses libel case against council chief – BBC News
“A blogger who sued a council chief executive for libel says she is ‘absolutely devastated’ after losing the case and being told to pay him £25,000 damages when he counter-sued.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terrorism Reviewer: Control Order successor “broadly acceptable” – UK Human Rights Report
“David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of terrorism legislation, has released his first report into the operation of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, introduced in 2011 with the aim of protecting the public from persons believed to have engaged in terrorism, but who can neither be prosecuted nor deported.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Privacy and data protection developments in 2013: Google, Facebook, Leveson and more – Panopticon
“Data protection law was designed to be a fundamental and concrete dimension of the individual’s right to privacy, the primary safeguard against misuse of personal information. Given those ambitions, it is surprisingly rarely litigated in the UK. It also attracts criticism as imposing burdensome bureaucracy but delivering little in the way of tangible protection in a digital age. Arguably then, data protection law has tended to punch below its weight. There are a number of reasons for this.”
Panopticon, 11th March 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
New rules for employment tribunals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Employment tribunals are to become the ‘last resort, not the first port of call’ after the government’s announcement today that it has accepted proposals in a fundamental review of procedure for tribunals.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th March 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal action over Furness General Hospital deaths – BBC News
“More than 30 families have taken legal action against a hospital in north-west
England for a catalogue of baby and maternal deaths and injuries.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS complaints system review launched – Daily Telegraph
“An MP who claimed her husband died ‘like a battery hen’ in a hospital bed is to lead a review of the NHS complaints system launched today.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sham groom caught out after going straight to ‘lads only’ holiday – Daily Telegraph
“A man was jailed yesterday for his part in a sham marriage plot after he went on
a month-long ‘lads only’ holiday immediately after his supposed wedding.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple falsely accused of child abuse win damages from Haringey council – The Guardian
“Two experienced senior social workers who were plunged into a ‘nightmare’ after officials unlawfully investigated them over false allegations they had ill-treated their young daughter have won damages in the high court.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cameron pulls the plug on press talks – and sets stage for fight – The Guardian
“PM’s ejector-seat diplomacy over Leveson leaves him facing a complex parliamentary battle.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Car insurance: MPs to investigate impact of whiplash claims – BBC News
“MPs are to investigate the extent to which claims for whiplash injuries are
pushing up the cost of car insurance.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Violence risk’ after military tours – BBC News
“Younger members of the armed forces returning from duty are more likely to
commit violent offences than the rest of the population, a study suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crown Prosecution accountant faces jail after £1m taxi fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A Crown Prosecution Service accountant who fiddled £1 million of taxi fares has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court to rule on bid to derail HS2 – Daily Telegraph
“Opponents are asking a judge in London to declare in a series of five cases that
the multi-billion pound project is legally flawed and must be sent back for
reconsideration.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police surveillance of this kind undermines our democracy’: Judges rule that action against peaceful protester John Catt was unlawful – The Independent
“Police face having to rethink their whole strategy for public demonstrations after judges ruled today that the surveillance they placed a peaceful protester under was unlawful.”
The Independent, 14th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
