Media concession expected in injunction report – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in freedom of expression, injunctions, media, news, privacy by tracey

“A report by a top judge is likely to recommend the media are allowed into court when injunctions and so-called super-injunctions are being sought.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2011

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High Court: Council must not axe care for elderly – Daily Telegraph

“Britain’s biggest council has been told its plans to cut care services for elderly and severely disabled people are ‘unlawful’ and must be scrapped, in a landmark High Court judgement with wide-ranging implications for social care.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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No privacy law to gag press, Jeremy Hunt says – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, privacy by tracey

“The Government will not introduce a privacy law, Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, has said. Instead, Parliament will consider producing more detailed guidance for judges to interpret the Human Rights Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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Immigration appeal system tightened – The Independent

Posted May 20th, 2011 in appeals, immigration, news by tracey

“Migrants from outside the EU who want to stay in the UK will be banned from using the appeals system as a cheap second chance to supply evidence they should have used in their original application, the immigration minister said today.”

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The Independent, 20th May 2011

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Max Mosley, the media and UK privacy laws – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 19th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, privacy by tracey

“What better evening to launch the second edition of Tugendhat and Christie’s The Law of Privacy and the Media than the day on which the European Court of Human Rights handed down its hotly anticipated decision in Mosley v the United Kingdom? On 10 May, the publishers Oxford University Press must have been slapping themselves on the back for their good timing. The judges and senior practitioners present talked of little else.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th May 2011

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Peer raises Fred Goodwin injunction in Lords – BBC News

Posted May 19th, 2011 in banking, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, public interest by tracey

“A Lib Dem peer has used Parliamentary rules to reveal more details of the injunction relating to former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin.”

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BBC News, 19th May 2011

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Birmingham City Council care cuts ruling expected – BBC News

Posted May 19th, 2011 in disability discrimination, local government, news, social services by tracey

“High Court judges are to make a ruling on council care cuts that will have implications for all local authorities in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 19th May 2011

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Hospitals face £665,000 fines for putting men and women on same wards – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 19th, 2011 in fines, hospitals, news by tracey

“Hospitals will be fined £665,000 for leaving men and women in the same wards as a tough new regime comes into force.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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Stephen Lawrence: reporting of new murder trial proves court is intent on open justice – The Guardian

Posted May 19th, 2011 in murder, news, public interest, reporting restrictions, retrials by tracey

“In allowing the media to report that Gary Dobson and David Norris will stand trial at the Old Bailey in November for the murder in 1993 of Stephen Lawrence, the court of appeal has recognised the public interest in open justice.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2011

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Lincolnshire death crash police inspector loses appeal – BBC News

Posted May 19th, 2011 in appeals, careless driving, news, police, sentencing by tracey

“An off-duty Lincolnshire police inspector who killed a man in a car crash has failed in a Court of Appeal bid to clear his name.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2011

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Avon and Somerset Police neglected cell death man – BBC News

Posted May 19th, 2011 in alcohol abuse, death in custody, duty of care, news, police by tracey

“Failures by custody staff at Bath police station contributed directly to the death of a man found drunk in the street, an inquest has found.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2011

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David Cameron rules out further inquiries into death of Dr David Kelly – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 19th, 2011 in attorney general, inquests, inquiries, news by tracey

“David Cameron has ruled out further inquiries into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011

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Will sharing parental leave be fair? – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 19th, 2011 in maternity leave, news, parental rights, paternity leave by tracey

“Employers that offer generous maternity pay packages could land themselves in legal hot water if they fail to extend the benefit to fathers, experts have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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DNA retention judgment won’t see discriminatory policy destroyed – The Guardian

Posted May 19th, 2011 in bills, DNA, news, Supreme Court by tracey

“Time for the latest instalment in the enduring battle against excessive DNA retention. We have a new supreme court judgment, almost 10 years since the law was changed, on 11 May 2001, to permit the police to hold forever the DNA of everyone arrested, irrespective of their guilt. One of the most pernicious consequences of this policy has been the massive over-representation of black people on the DNA database.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2011

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Clarke forced to apologise for rape comments – The Guardian

Posted May 19th, 2011 in guilty pleas, lord chancellor, news, rape, sentencing by tracey

“Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, is expected to announce a climbdown over his plan for sentence discounts of up to 50% for early guilty pleas after he provoked a row by appearing to suggest that some rapes are more serious than others.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2011

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Chalet firm Avon Estates wins all-year court appeal – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2011 in local government, news, planning, time limits by tracey

“The owners of a Ceredigion holiday park have won a court ruling over the right to use their 42 chalets all year round.”

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BBC News, 16th May 2011

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Hogan Lovells dismisses senior litigator over £1m of false expenses – The Lawyer

Posted May 18th, 2011 in dismissal, expenses, false accounting, news, solicitors by tracey

“Hogan Lovells senior litigator Christopher Grierson has been dismissed from the partnership after claiming over £1m in false expenses over the course of four years.”

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The Lawyer, 17th May 2011

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OFT to act on ‘Big Four’ audit firms – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 18th, 2011 in accountants, competition, news, unfair commercial practices by tracey

“The ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms are to face regulatory intervention for anti-competitive behaviour, which would severely curb the industry’s most powerful companies and cost them hundreds of millions in revenue.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011

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Guidelines on DNA samples unlawful – The Independent

Posted May 18th, 2011 in DNA, fingerprints, news, police by tracey

“Police guidelines allowing forces to retain the fingerprints and DNA samples of innocent people are unlawful, a panel of leading British judges ruled today. The ruling was made by the Supreme Court in London nearly three years after the European Court of Human Rights reached a similar conclusion.”

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The Independent, 18th May 2011

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Dunstable dog owner’s sentence reduced over attack – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2011 in appeals, dogs, news, sentencing by tracey

“The owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier that attacked a nine-year-old girl in Bedfordshire has had his sentence reduced.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2011

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