Weston paedophile babysitter facing jail – BBC News
“A man who babysat for a family is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting a string of sex attacks on young children.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
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“A man who babysat for a family is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting a string of sex attacks on young children.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
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“An ad for Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium perfume that featured a woman who appeared to be under the influence of drugs has been banned by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2011
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“Former Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein corporate financier Christian Littlewood has been jailed for three years and four months for his role at the centre of an eight-year insider dealing ring involving his wife and her best friend.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2011
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“Cohabiting couples who split up should get new legal rights to share property and money, according to Britain’s most senior family judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
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“A Mexican woman has accused the BBC programme Top Gear of racism and instructed lawyers to bring a test case against the show after remarks made by the presenters characterised Mexicans as lazy and oafish.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
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“An Essex dinner lady, who was sacked after telling parents their daughter had been bullied, has lost her claim for compensation.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
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“Government proposals to modify Lord Jackson’s comprehensive package of civil litigation reforms would be a ‘disaster’, according to Lord Jackson.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2011
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“A man who upset children by dressing up as a schoolgirl was wrongly jailed by magistrates, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
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A revised and expanded version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts will be available from February 14th as a PDF document.
Transcripts of Judicial Proceedings in England and Wales: a Guide to Sources
Compiled by Sally Mclaren
© Inner Temple Library, 2011
165 pages
The guide is intended primarily for librarians and information services staff who may need to obtain, or assist others to obtain, transcripts of the proceedings of courts and tribunals in England and Wales.
A major feature of this new edition is its greatly expanded coverage of tribunals. It is hoped that users of the guide may find this particularly useful at a time of change and transition in tribunal administration.
The guide may be purchased here:
www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/Transcripts/TranscriptsGuide.htm
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the European Commission to show restraint in considering new proposals on European contract law.”
The Bar Council, 1st February 2011
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“A case by 100 families against a drug company collapsed when legal aid dried up. As the cuts bite, expect more such failures.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
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“A man cleared in a background check had child abuse convictions and went on to abuse a child, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 1st February 2011
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“An Indian Sikh holy man who is suing a journalist in the British courts for libel has been ordered to put up quarter of million pounds in security costs in order to pursue the case further.”
The Independent, 1st February 2011
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“The government may be forced to grant the vote to prisoners serving sentences less than four years by this May’s local and European elections or face substantial compensation payouts.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry for a third time, as its public hearings come to an end.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
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“Immigration authorities will have to listen to the views of children whose parents are facing deportation, the supreme court has said, in a landmark human rights ruling on the rights of children born to illegal immigrants.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“A High Court bid to block plans for a hotel and flats on a derelict site on the opposite side of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace has failed.”
BBC News, 31st January 2011
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“The Press Complaints Commission is setting up a working group to ‘draw together lessons learned’ from the new police investigation and various legal cases relating to the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
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“The Government has been urged to change the law to ensure pensions of all workers are protected if their employer goes bust.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
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“British companies may face international blacklisting as a result of the government’s attempts to water down the Bribery Act, the chairman of an international anti-corruption watchdog warned.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk