“Police officers often face ‘no realistic option’ other than locking children as young as 11 years old in cells under mental health laws, it has emerged.”
The Independent, 18th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Children in care are being threatened with separation from siblings and other family members because local authorities are attempting to rush through inappropriate and premature adoptions, high court judges have told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2012
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“A man who shot dead three women had been allowed to keep his guns by police despite complaints of domestic violence and then threatening to shoot himself, according to a report seen by the BBC.”
The Guardian, 19th Npvember 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pensioner claiming to be a Catholic nun who sent envelopes containing white powder to parliamentary figures including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
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“The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail today when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents’ house.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
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“A Christian who was demoted in his job for a comment he wrote on Facebook about gay marriages has won a breach of contract action against his employers.”
BBC News, 16th November 2012
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“You may have heard that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) decided on Tuesday that Abu Qatada, an alleged terrorist who has been detained for the best part of the last seven years awaiting deportation to his native Jordan, cannot be deported. There would be a real risk, ruled SIAC, that he would face a flagrant denial of justice in his ensuing trial.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The nature of messages posted on social media platforms and not how many people read those comments should determine whether public prosecutors pursue legal action against those that breach UK communications laws, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate the use of ‘personalised pricing’ in a bid to discover if the practice treats consumers fairly.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
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“A teenager who killed her best friend after crashing her car into a tree while ‘showing off’ has been jailed for six months, as their grieving families have to be separated by police in court.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“New faith schools could be forced to admit pupils from non-religious backgrounds if a judicial review currently being heard in the High Court is successful.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings unfairly racially stereotyped the UK’s Gypsy and Traveller communities.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Newsnight scandal shows that the status quo does very little for defamation victims.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“PR guru Matthew Freud has been banned from driving after being caught at 117mph (188km/h) with his young son asleep in the front of the car.”
BBC News, 15th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former Conservative politician Lord McAlpine has commenced legal action against a long list of organisations and individuals who wrongly linked him to a paedophile ring after coming to a £185,000 settlement with the BBC.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two women who between them made more than £600,000 by following share tips from their two-timing banker boyfriend are set to keep the money after they were cleared of insider trading.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Child protection standards in the social services department at the centre of the Edlington torture scandal have got worse rather then better despite high-profile Government intervention, a report will show today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter and for the disclosure of such data in criminal record checks infringe Article 8 of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A contract for a ‘single specific event’ need not necessarily be of ‘short-term duration’ to prevent workers being caught by regulations governing the employment rights and status of a particular worker when there is a change in service provider, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
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