High Court ruling means newspapers can charge businesses for their web content – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 29th, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“News monitoring agencies will have to pay publishing companies to use their web content, the High Court has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2010

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‘Horrific abuse’ by Cornwall paedophile ring – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2010 in child abuse, news, sexual offences by sally

“A major paedophile ring which abused about 30 young girls in Cornwall has been smashed by police.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2010

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Government ready to cut terror detention limit – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 29th, 2010 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The Coalition government is preparing to cut the limit for terrorism suspects to be held before charge to 14 days — against the advice of senior lawyers — it can be disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2010

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Legal executives seek independent conveyancing rights – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 29th, 2010 in conveyancing, legal executives, news by sally

“Legal executives could be granted independent rights to provide conveyancing services from next September, if a forthcoming application to the Legal Services Board is successful.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th November 2010

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Northumbria Police face Stephen Mitchell damages claims – BBC News

“A police force which admitted failings over its recruitment of an officer who raped and assaulted vulnerable women is facing damages claims from his victims.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2010

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Lawyers should right-size their love of corporate jargon – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2010 in legal language, news by sally

“The legal profession is addicted to impenetrable language, but the fact is that phrases like ‘added value’ rarely … add any value.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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Paedophile name-change ‘danger’ threatens Sarah’s Law – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2010 in change of name, child abuse, news, sexual offences by sally

“A law being brought in to protect children from sex offenders will be undermined because it is too easy for them to change their name without informing the authorities, a children’s charity has warned.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2010

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Ken Clarke plans tough changes to community service – run privately – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2010 in community service, news, sentencing by sally

“Justice ministers are looking at proposals to turn community sentences into intensive programmes that run five days a week and are enforceable by the withdrawal of benefits, in an attempt to create alternatives to prison that are perceived as credible by the public.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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Whitehall proposals ignore people who could fill civil legal aid void – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 29th, 2010 in legal aid, news by sally

“The most common reaction to last week’s Ministry of Justice green paper on legal aid is shock. That shock is manifested among legal aid practitioners, clients and the groups that speak for clients.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2010

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Why women who report rape fall foul of a harsh criminal justice system – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2010 in criminal justice, news, rape, victims by sally

“The idea that we are faced with the mutually exclusive objectives of protecting victims of rape and the innocent is false.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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Related link: I accused my husband of rape. I was locked up – and he was set free

Disability equality forty years on – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2010 in disability discrimination, equality, news by sally

“Forty years after the first Disability Act was introduced, a new BBC survey has shown that people with disabilities still face discrimination.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2010

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Sentence review to slash numbers of women in jail – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2010 in imprisonment, news, self-harm, sentencing, women by sally

“Ministers plan to slash the number of women sent to prison amid complaints that women behind bars are exposed to increased risks of mental illness, self-harm and even suicide.”

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The Independent, 28th November 2010

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Assisted suicide law to be reviewed by Lords – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2010 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Lord Falconer, the former lord chancellor, is to chair a commission that will question whether or not relatives should be able to apply to a judge for permission to assist a loved one to commit suicide.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

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Fixed share partners are not employees, EAT rules – The Lawyer

Posted November 26th, 2010 in employment, law firms, national insurance, news, partnerships by sally

“An attempt to have fixed share partners legally defined as employees has failed at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.”

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The Lawyer, 26th November 2010

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Jail for man who knifed friend in ‘initiation ceremony’ – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2010 in homicide, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A weapons collector who killed his friend by knifing him in the heart while they were testing out an armoured vest has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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Man jailed for shooting two brothers in Croydon – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for at least 37 years for shooting two brothers in the head, killing one of them, after being thrown out of a south London pub.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2010

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PCC makes formal apology for Buscombe’s phone-hacking remarks – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2010 in defamation, interception, media, news by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission, which oversees the newspaper industry’s editorial code, today found itself in the embarrassing position of formally apologising and paying damages for misleading remarks made by its chairman, Lady Buscombe.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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The Spectator apologises for falsely accusing Muslim of antisemitism – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2010 in compensation, defamation, news by sally

“Apology follows settlement in which magazine and contributor Melanie Phillips agreed to pay Mohammad Sawalha compensation and his legal costs.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

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Serial rapist from Hengoed jailed indefinitely – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A serial rapist who used his minimum experience as a soldier to seduce women has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 25th November 2010

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Pair jailed for Cardiff fatal quad bike burglary – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2010 in burglary, news, sentencing by sally

“Two burglars have been jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court for a raid which left two of their gang dead after being hit by a train.”

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BBC News, 25th November 2010

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