Baby force-feeding death: Mother Gloria Dwomoh jailed – BBC News

“A mother who force-fed her baby girl who later died has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 11th November 2011

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Ex-soldier jailed for 1987 rape – The Independent

Posted November 11th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by tracey

” A former soldier who raped a nine-year-old girl while serving in Germany 24 years ago was today jailed for seven years after justice finally caught up with him.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2011

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UK Border Agency official faces jail – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, immigration, news, sentencing, visas by tracey

“Official admits he issued indefinite visas to people who should not have been allowed to stay in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Expert says ‘right to be forgotten’ could cause problems for publishers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 11th, 2011 in archives, data protection, EC law, internet, media, news, public interest by tracey

“A system where newspaper stories can be ‘locked away’ but not entirely deleted from archives under new data protection law proposals could be used to ensure a balance is struck between privacy and free speech rights, a media law expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2011

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Bar Conference 2011: barristers ‘ready to strike’ over tendering plan – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 11th, 2011 in barristers, competition, criminal justice, news, tenders by tracey

“Criminal barristers will take ‘direct action’ – including withdrawing their services – if the government presses ahead with its plans for price-competitive tendering, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has warned. Max Hill QC (pictured) said that the proposal to introduce best value tendering for the provision of publicly funded services will spell the ‘end of the bar’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th November 2011

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UK solar companies take legal action against subsidies cuts – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in energy, judicial review, news by tracey

“A coalition of UK solar companies has initiated legal action against the government in response to its plans to more than halve solar subsidies.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Gun runner’s accomplice found guilty of conspiracy to import – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in conspiracy, firearms, news by tracey

“A man has been found guilty of helping an international gun runner to smuggle dozens of handguns into Britain on commercial transatlantic flights.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Dumo Sibanda house fire murder: George Sithole jailed – BBC News

Posted November 11th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A ‘jealous and possessive’ man has been jailed for life for murdering a six-year-old girl who died in a Sussex house fire seven years ago.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Met Police chief inspector sacked over sex and drugs boast – BBC News

Posted November 11th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, news, police by tracey

“A Metropolitan Police chief inspector has been sacked after boasting on a dating website of committing a sexual offence and taking drugs.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Taxman wins £100m on slot machine VAT ruling – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in EC law, gambling, news, VAT by tracey

“Revenue & Customs could claw back more than £100m after European court ruling on VAT for slot machines and bingo games.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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MPs in freedom of information call for release of files on secret rendition – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in freedom of information, intelligence services, news, rendition, torture by tracey

“Intelligence documents showing how British officials were involved in the secret rendition of UK residents to Guantánamo Bay and other jails – where they say they were abused and tortured – must be disclosed, an information tribunal was told on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Legal aid cuts ‘will stop the most vulnerable getting justice’ says report – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in civil justice, Civil Justice Council, legal aid, litigants in person, news by tracey

“Civil Justice Council says planned £350m reduction in legal aid budget will also result in courts struggling to manage caseloads.”

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The Guardian, 11th November 2011

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Council cuts to elderly care fees ruled illegal – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2011 in budgets, care homes, elderly, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

“Councils across England could be forced to spend hundreds of millions of pounds extra on care for the elderly after a landmark High Court case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2011

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Clegg orders inquiry into ‘sex discrimination’ by banks – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2011 in banking, news, sex discrimination by tracey

“High street banks are guilty of sex discrimination, refusing pregnant women mortgages and charging higher interest rates on business loans to female entrepreneurs, research has found.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2011

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Muslims Against Crusades banned from midnight – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2011 in demonstrations, Islam, news, proscribed organisations by sally

“Home Secretary Theresa May is banning Muslims Against Crusades, a group planning an anti-Armistice Day protest.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Channel Islands VAT loophole to close from April – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 10th, 2011 in news, tax avoidance, VAT by sally

“A tax loophole which allows retailers to avoid VAT charges by bringing low-value goods into the UK via the Channel Islands is to end from 1 April 2012, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2011

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Cohabitees’ property rights: still as clear as mud – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2011 in cohabitation, mortgages, news, precedent, Supreme Court by sally

“The Jones v Kernott judgment does little to resolve the grey area of ex-cohabitees’ entitlements to a share in their former home.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Public school gangster jailed for 30 years – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2011 in drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A former public schoolboy who wanted to be a gangster was jailed for a minimum 30 years for murder today.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2011

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Wandsworth Prison murder: Killers jailed for life – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2011 in murder, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Two men convicted of murdering a man outside a prison in south London have been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Man faces libel allegations over Amazon book review – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2011 in defamation, litigants in person, news by sally

“A father of three from the West Midlands is set to appear in the High Court tomorrow to defend himself against libel allegations over a book review he wrote on Amazon’s website last year.”

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The Independent, 9th November 2011

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