Category: news

Children’s Commissioner publishes review of age assessment cases since R (A) v Croydon LBC Supreme Court judgment – Family Law Week

Posted July 19th, 2012 in children, immigration, local government, news, reports by sally

“The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report The Fact of Age: Review of case law and local authority practice since the Supreme Court judgment in R (A) v Croydon LBC [2009]. The report has been written by Laura Brownlees , an independent research and policy consultant, and Zubier Yazdani, a solicitor with Deighton Pierce Glynn.”

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Family Law Week, 18th July 2012

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Mother of Hugh Grant’s baby wins paparazzi pledge – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2012 in harassment, media, news, photography, privacy by sally

“The mother of Hugh Grant’s baby has received a high court undertaking from a picture agency not to pursue or harass her, in a ruling that could give celebrities new protection against paparazzi photographers.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Man jailed for 16 years could be freed through fresh DNA evidence – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2012 in appeals, attempts, Criminal Cases Review Commission, DNA, miscarriage of justice, news, rape by sally

“A man who has spent almost 16 years in prison for a crime he always denied committing may soon be freed after DNA traces from another man persuaded investigators to refer his case to the court of appeal.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Grow Heathrow: Squatters lose court bid to stay – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2012 in airports, news, repossession, squatting by sally

“A group of squatters who set up a community garden project on private land close to Heathrow Airport have failed in a court bid to stay.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2012

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Offender behaviour not tackled before release – report – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2012 in news, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

“Serious criminals are being released from prison without going on programmes designed to change their offending behaviour, says a report.”

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BBC News, 19th July 2012

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Privy council blocks ‘vulture fund’ from collecting $100m DRC debt – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2012 in debts, news, Privy Council by sally

“The privy council has blocked a multimillionaire speculator from taking up to $100m (£64m) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a decades old debt that started out at $3.3m.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Apple ordered to run adverts stating Samsung did not copy iPad – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2012 in advertising, news, patents by sally

“Apple has been ordered to take out advertisements in major newspapers – including the Daily Mail, the Guardian and the Financial Times – pointing to a UK high court ruling that says Samsung did not copy its iPad, the Bloomberg news agency is reporting. It said the order came from Judge Colin Birss in a ruling on 18 July following his 9 July ruling in which he said that Samsung did not infringe Apple’s patents because the American company’s device was ‘cool’ but Samsung’s “are not as cool” even while they were “very, very similar” viewed from the front.”

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The Guardian, 19th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Huge spike in use of controversial new ‘deprivation of liberty’ orders despite critics arguing they are not fit for purpose – The Independent

Posted July 19th, 2012 in freedom of movement, mental health, news by sally

” More than 11,000 people were deprived of their liberty last year using controversial new legislation that critics have argued is ‘not fit for purpose’.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2012

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Healthcare company pays out over death of BBC reporter’s father – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 19th, 2012 in compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A private healthcare company was ordered to pay out nearly £130,000 after the elderly father of BBC health correspondent Fergus Walsh died due to neglect when he was allowed to fall from a hospital balcony.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012

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Police face inquiry over couple lost in landslide – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 19th, 2012 in complaints, news, police by sally

“The police are to be investigated after a couple’s bodies lay buried beneath a landslide for ten days, it emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012

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Supreme court strikes down Home Office’s back-door changes to immigration rules – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2012 in families, human rights, immigration, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Just over a week since far-reaching new immigration rules took effect – which will permanently separate many British citizens or settled residents from their non-European spouses, children and ageing relatives – the home secretary has suffered a severe defeat in the supreme court. In the case of Alvi [2012] UKSC 33, handed down today, the court struck down a previous attempt by the Home Office to introduce substantive immigration requirements through the back door of policy, guidance or instructions, rather than in the body of the immigration rules themselves.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Hans Rausing charged with highly unusual offence – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2012 in burials and cremation, news, preventing lawful & decent burial by sally

“Common law offence of preventing lawful and decent burial was last reported in 1986.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Relief Healthcare fined for selling unapproved beds – The Independent

Posted July 18th, 2012 in consumer protection, elderly, fines, guilty pleas, news by sally

” A company has been fined more than £10,000 for selling unapproved beds to vulnerable elderly people, a regulator has said.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2012

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UK Coal fined over miner Ian Cameron’s death – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2012 in costs, guilty pleas, health & safety, industrial injuries, news by sally

“UK Coal has been fined £200,000 after it pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a miner at a North Yorkshire pit.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2012

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Community policeman jailed for raping teenager – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2012 in community support officers, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A community policeman who raped a teenage girl after spiking her drink with a sleeping pill has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012

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Virtual courts: more speed, less justice? – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2012 in courts, criminal justice, legal services, news, video recordings by sally

“No one wants delay or waste in the criminal justice system, but the plans for virtual and flexible courts don’t look fair or efficient.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Andrew Gilligan wins apology over Ken Livingstone claims – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2012 in damages, defamation, media, news, publishing by sally

“Andrew Gilligan has won a high court apology and damages from the publisher of Ken Livingstone’s autobiography over false allegations he was ‘shown the door’ by the London Evening Standard.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

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Newspapers guilty of contempt in Levi Bellfield case – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2012 in contempt of court, kidnapping, media, news by sally

“Two national newspapers have been found guilty of contempt of court over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder of Milly Dowler.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2012

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Protesters lose royal wedding High Court case – The Independent

Posted July 18th, 2012 in demonstrations, freedom of expression, judicial review, news, police, royal family, stop and search by sally

” Royal wedding protesters have lost their High Court claim that they were the victims of unlawful searches and arrests.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2012

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Don’t believe everything you read: there is a case for socio-economic rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 18th, 2012 in bills, human rights, news, social security, state liability by sally

“Last week, a number of media commentators, politicians and others sought to subvert the second consultation of the Bill of Rights Commission. This consultation invites views on a number of key issues that form part of the Commission’s mandate. In the Daily Mail’s correspondent’s view, the Commission has committed an appalling transgression by asking potential respondents whether the UK Bill of Rights should include additional rights, referring amongst other things to socio-economic rights. This is echoed by the Sun which argues that the Commission has ‘suggested’ (which it clearly has not) that ‘all Brits be given handouts as a birth right’, and the Daily Express which suggests ‘Spongers can Sue to Claim Benefits’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com