Jimmy Savile scandal: How will it affect future abuse cases?- BBC News

“Jimmy Savile’s ability to commit hundreds of serious sexual offences inside public institutions, ‘hiding in plain sight’ as Friday’s police and NSPCC report on his crimes puts it, seems almost incredible. And for his victims, it is indeed credibility which is the issue at the heart of this scandal.”

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BBC News, 12th January 2013

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Husband tricked into believing wife’s children were his awarded £25,000 damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2013 in bereavement, damages, deceit, DNA, news, paternity by sally

“A husband has won £25,000 in damages for ‘bereavement’ after his wife tricked him into believing children whom he raised until they were teenagers were his rather than the products of affairs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2013

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Man who threw bottle at Usain Bolt at Olympics found guilty – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2013 in bail, DNA, mental health, news, public order, sport, threatening behaviour by sally

“A man who threw a plastic beer bottle at Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt moments before the Olympic 100m final has been found guilty of public disorder at Stratford magistrates court.”

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The Guardian, 11th January 2013

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OFT to act on unfair gym membership contracts – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2013 in consumer protection, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, unfair contract terms by sally

“At the end of what is always the busiest month of the year for gyms, the OFT is expected to announce that it will outlaw contracts that last longer than 12 months or do not contain a get-out clause for members who, for example, lose their job or sustain an injury. The move follows a year-long investigation into a number of gym chains, believed to include LA Fitness, Fitness First and Bannatyne’s. The OFT is also understood to be looking at debt collectors that some reports say use aggressive practices in chasing money owed to gym groups.”

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The Guardian, 12th January 2013

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Flat-rate pensions plan revealed – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2013 in contracting out, national insurance, news, pensions by sally

“Details of the government’s plans to introduce a flat-rate pension by 2017 – equivalent to £144 per week in today’s money – have emerged ahead of an official announcement next week.”

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BBC News, 12th January 2013

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Barnardo’s concern over child sex trafficking rise – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2013 in child abuse, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The UK has seen an ‘alarming’ 22% year-on-year rise in children being sexually exploited, the charity Barnardo’s says.”

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BBC News, 13th January 2012

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Daughter who stole £160,000 to impress father ‘blames herself for his death’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2013 in assets recovery, fraud, news, proceeds of crime, sentencing, suspended sentences, theft by sally

“A company executive who led a Walter Mitty existence by stealing £160,000 to fund a luxury lifestyle and impress her millionaire father escaped jail after a judge heard she blamed herself for her father’s death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2013

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Banning drugs drives a ‘rising tide’ of legal highs, peers warn – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2013 in crime, drug offences, inquiries, news, parliament by sally

“The current classification system simply cannot keep up as a new legal high emerges every six days in the UK and young people share links to where they can be bought online and via their mobile phones, Baroness Meacher, chairwoman of the parliamentary inquiry into legal highs, said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2013

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Probe launched: Did drive to track illegal immigrants breach data laws? – The Independent

Posted January 11th, 2013 in data protection, immigration, news by sally

“The information watchdog has launched an investigation into a drive to track down people who are in the country illegally, which was contracted out by the UK Border Agency to private company Capita.”

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The Independent, 11th January 2013

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OFT bars RBS debt collecting that puts homes at risk – Daily Telegaph

Posted January 11th, 2013 in banking, charging orders, debts, news by sally

“Regulator imposes requirements on Royal Bank of Scotland’s use of charging orders – a way of collecting unsecured debts that could see borrowers lose their homes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2013

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Competition round-up: January 2013 – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted January 11th, 2013 in competition, news by sally

“As today is the first day of the new court term, I thought it would be a good moment for a round-up of last term’s competition cases.”

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Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 11th January 2013

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Christian who refused Sunday work was not constructively dismissed – Richard Wayman – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 11th, 2013 in Christianity, constructive dismissal, news, religious discrimination by sally

“Mba v London Borough Of Merton (Religion or Belief Discrimination) [2012] UKEAT 0332/12/1312 (13 December 2012). The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed the appeal of a Christian care worker against the decision of an Employment Tribunal that she was not constructively dismissed as a result of her refusal to work on Sundays.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 10th January 2013

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Proposed new teaching exception to copyright will be welcomed by universities, says sector body – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 11th, 2013 in copyright, education, news, universities by sally

“Universities will welcome Government plans to reform laws governing the copying of works for educational purposes, a representative body for the sector has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2013

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Nicklinson posthumous right-to-die appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 11th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, murder, news by sally

“A widow has been granted leave to continue her late husband’s challenge to the existing law on murder and assisted suicide.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2013

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IPCC to supervise Stuart Lawrence race case investigation – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2013 in complaints, news, police, race discrimination, stop and search by sally

“The police watchdog will supervise an investigation into a complaint by Stephen Lawrence’s brother that officers stopped and searched him because he was black.”

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BBC News, 10th January 2013

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Fewer than one in 30 rapes lead to a conviction, figures show – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 11th, 2013 in news, rape, statistics by sally

“Fewer than one in 30 rape victims see their attacker convicted, figures showed, as it emerged one in 20 women are raped or subjected to serious sex attacks by the time they are 60.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013

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Hacking: corrupt Yard officer found guilty of trying to sell information to NotW – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 11th, 2013 in corruption, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police by sally

“A senior Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officer has been convicted of misconduct after she offered to sell information about the phone-hacking investigation to the News of the World.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013

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Blind man Tasered by police seeks compensation – The Guardian

“A blind stroke victim has made a claim for compensation after he was shot in the back with a 50,000-volt Taser stun gun by a police officer who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2013

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Christians and working on Sundays: what the tribunal really said – The Guardian

“Written rulings should be published when tribunals give judgments in order to properly inform public debate.”

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The Guardian, 10th Janaury 2013

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Runaway child rapist David James jailed for 16 years – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2013 in child abuse, extradition, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A child rapist brought back from the US after more than 20 years on the run has been jailed for 16 years.”

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BBC News, 10th January 2013

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