RFU plans tough sanctions against ticket resellers after Supreme Court dismisses privacy concerns around disclosure – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in data protection, electronic commerce, internet, news, privacy, proportionality, sport by sally

“A website operator must disclose the names and addresses of people who used the site to trade rugby tickets after the Supreme Court said that doing so would not be a disproportionate infringement of those individuals’ privacy rights.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012

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Online behavioural advertising transparency and opt out requirements to be set out in UK advertising rules – OUT-LAW.com

“Behavioural advertising networks will be subject to UK advertising rules from February next year, the advertising regulator has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012

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Deja Vu All Over Again (and again) – NearlyLegal

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in benefits, disabled persons, EC law, homelessness, housing, immigration, news by sally

“In Samin v Westminster CC [2012] EWCA Civ 1468, the Court of Appeal had to decide what was meant by someone being ‘temporarily unable to work’ so as to determine if Mr Samin retained his status as a ‘worker’ under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.”

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NearlyLegal, 22nd November 2012

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Female genital mutilation – time for a prosecution – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in evidence, female genital mutilation, news, prosecutions by sally

“There has been legislation in this country to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM) for a long time and not one successful prosecution. The three cases referred to the CPS in the last two years had significant evidential difficulties and there was no realistic prospect of conviction.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th November 2012

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Children’s experience of parental separation: research challenges law change proposal – Family Law week

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in children, contact orders, divorce, news, parental responsibility, young persons by sally

“Government plans to amend the 1989 Children Act by introducing a presumption of shared parenting are well-intentioned but misguided, say the authors of new research into childhood experience of family break-ups.”

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Family Law Week, 22nd November 2012

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Children: Private Law Update (November 2012) – Family Law Week

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in children, civil partnerships, education, families, news, residence orders by sally

“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews important recent developments relating to private children law.”

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Family Law week, 22nd November 2012

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Women and the criminal justice system: what do the latest statistics show? – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in criminal justice, news, sentencing, statistics, women by sally

“Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today look at women and the Criminal Justice System.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

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Lorry driver jailed over ‘hero’ PC’s death on M1 hard shoulder – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“The widow of a policeman killed while helping a stranded motorist on a motorway hard shoulder today told of her ‘agonising’ grief after a lorry driver was jailed for his death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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Prisoner votes: government is playing for more time – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“On the face of it, the government is respecting the rule of law but it is unattractive to knowingly put forward proposals that breach human rights.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

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Wildlife park run by TV presenter and husband fined £70,000 – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in animals, fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A wildlife park run by TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and her husband has been fined £70,000 for health and safety breaches. Colin MacDougall, 46, the interior designer’s husband, was fined a further £4,000 for two identical breaches.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

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Postal workers ‘need new law to stop dog attacks’ – BBC News

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in dogs, news, personal injuries, postal service by sally

“The law in England and Wales offers ‘inadequate’ protection to postal workers who are attacked by dogs, a report says. The report, commissioned by Royal Mail, recommends a change in law to help deal with the owners of dogs who attack. The report points out that currently action cannot be taken if an attack takes place on private property.”

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BBC News, 23rd November 2012

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NHS radiographer who couldn’t speak English finally dismissed after six years – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in dismissal, hospitals, news by sally

“Ramani Ramaswamy, who was recruited from his native India, was given lessons to help him improve, but his command of the language only deteriorated, it was claimed. He was dismissed from his job and suspended from the national radiography register for a year after a string of complaints were made against him. The Health and Care Professions Council found that he had showed a ‘lack of competence’ in a number of areas during his term of employment at The Christie Hospital in Manchester.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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Britain’s first profit-making university opened – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in legal education, news, universities by sally

“In a groundbreaking move, it was revealed that the College of Law, the country’s largest provider of legal education and training, had been granted full university status. It is the first private university to be established since Buckingham – officially a charity – was awarded the full title almost 30 years ago. But it the first time a profit-making organisation has been turned into a university.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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First part of Leveson Inquiry report to be released next Thursday – The Independent

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in inquiries, media, news, reports by sally

“The report from the first part of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards is to be released next Thursday.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2012

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Cambridge Crown Court rapist anonymity order overturned – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in anonymity, appeals, media, news, rape, reporting restrictions by sally

“The Court of Appeal has overturned an order made by a Cambridge judge who said a convicted rapist could not be identified by the media.”

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BBC News, 22nd November 2012

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A £1,000 prisoner vote signing on bonus? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in damages, elections, news, prisons by sally

“Today, the Government is to outline its legislative proposals on prisoner votes to Parliament. MPs are apparently to get three options to choose from, including removing the ban for prisoners serving six months or less and those serving four years or less. A third option will be to maintain the status quo, with no convicted prisoners being able to vote.”

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UK Humann Rights Blog, 22nd November 2012

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Facebook faux pas and disciplinary proceedings – when do human rights come in? – UK Human Rights Blog

“Two employment cases, about Facebook and train tickets respectively, indicate the difficulties of deciding where human rights may or may not be raised in disputes between private parties – neither defendant in these cases was a public authority.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st November 2012

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Employee benefit trust payments to Rangers staff and players were not illegal, says tribunal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in benefits, employment, news, sport, tax avoidance, tribunals, trusts by sally

“The former Rangers Football Club did not act illegally when it used employee benefit trusts (EBTs) to distribute money to players and staff, a tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012

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Danny Nightingale: the Attorney’s right, Hammond was wrong – Head of Legal

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in appeals, armed forces, attorney general, courts martial, firearms, news by sally

“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has been criticised for refusing to intervene in the case of Danny Nightingale, a soldier who pleaded guilty at a Court Martial recently to illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Apparently Danny Nightingale’s solicitor intends to appeal, presumably against the sentence of 18 months detention. Grieve refused to intervene following a written request to do so from the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond.”

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Head of Legal, 20th November 2012

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Parents win five-figure sum after hospital failed to spot baby’s meningitis – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in children, compensation, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“The parents of a baby boy who died of meningitis have won a five-figure payout from a hospital trust after doctors twice failed to spot the symptoms of his illness.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012

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