Court halts Surrey library volunteers plan – BBC News
“Campaigners have won a High Court injunction stopping Surrey County Council from replacing paid staff at 10 libraries with volunteers.”
BBC News, 21st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Private clinics that offer abortions can advertise on TV – The Guardian
“Private clinics that charge for pregnancy services, including abortions, will be able to advertise on television and radio under new regulations.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hidden army’ of abuse survivors could sue councils after £1m payout to incest victims – The Guardian
“Four siblings who were sexually abused by their father and uncle have received what is believed to be a record £1m in damages from a social work department that failed to protect them as children.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (Associated Newspapers) v Lord Justice Leveson: Challenge to Anonymity Ruling Dismissed – UK Human Rights Blog
“On Friday 20 January 2012 the Administrative Court dismissed the second application for judicial review of the Leveson Inquiry. The Court dismissed an application by Associated Newspapers (supported by the Daily Telegraph) to quash the decision of the Chairman, Lord Justice Leveson. decision to admit evidence from journalists who wish to remain anonymous on the ground that they fear career blight if they identify themselves.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Bigamist wins ‘family life’ human rights case – Daily Telegraph
“A foreign drug-dealing bigamist has won the right to stay in Britain because of his human right to ‘family life’.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supergrass convictions face legal challenges – The Guardian
“A series of supergrass convictions are being investigated for possible legal challenges amid growing concern over the safety of using such criminal witnesses and the millions of pounds spent to cultivate them.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Top surgeons demand ban on advertising breast enlargements – Daily Telegraph
“Cosmetic surgery clinics should be banned from advertising their operations, leading plastic surgeons have demanded.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail faces wave of employment tribunals over delayed Christmas pay – The Guardian
“Royal Mail could be facing a wave of employment tribunal claims from temporary sorting office workers who say they have been subjected to serious delays and miscalculations in their pay packets over Christmas and the new year.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Locked-in syndrome sufferer begins high court battle for right to die – The Guardian
“A man paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke that left him with locked-in syndrome will on Monday begin a high court battle to allow doctors to end his life.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Mail publisher loses challenge to Leveson inquiry anonymity ruling – The Guardian
“The Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers, has lost its high court challenge to the Leveson inquiry over anonymous evidence from journalists. On Friday the high court ruled that it would not grant a judicial review to Associated Newspapers in a bid to stop the Leveson inquiry accepting anonymous submissions from journalists. The application was supported by Telegraph Media Group.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firefighter warehouse deaths: Warwickshire council pleads guilty – BBC News
“A council has pleaded guilty to a health and safety charge over the deaths of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire.”
BBC News, 20th January 2012
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Gibson inquiry into MI5 and MI6 torture collusion claims abandoned – The Guardian
“The judge-led inquiry into the UK’s alleged role in the torture and rendition of detainees after the 9/11 attacks, already boycotted by most human rights groups, has been scrapped by the government. The surprise decision to abandon the investigation led by Sir Peter Gibson into MI5 and MI6 officers’ participation, which carried out only preparatory research, was announced in parliament by the justice secretary, Ken Clarke.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurse murdered by husband was failed by police, IPCC rules – The Guardian
“A nurse who was murdered by her estranged husband was failed by police who dismissed her complaint that he was harassing her as a case of ‘bickering adults.'”
The Guardian, 20th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Direct Line and Churchill fined for file tampering – BBC News
“Insurance firms Direct Line and Churchill – both owned by RBS – have been fined £2.17m for tampering with customer complaint files before submitting them to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).”
BBC News, 18th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal orders retrial over Bevan Ashford ‘negligence’ case – Law Society’s Gazette
“A case concerning the standard of advice expected from a newly qualified solicitor in a brief, free, consultation with a distressed client is set for a retrial following an appeal court decision.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Extradition of murder accused to US not breach of human rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights has found that there would be no breach of Article 3 ECHR (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) in extraditing two men accused of murder to the US.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th January 2012
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
Phone hacking: Jude Law, Lord Prescott and Sara Payne get payouts – BBC News
“Jude Law and Lord Prescott are among the latest people given payouts over phone hacking by the News of the World. Actor Law received the highest payout of £130,000 ($200,000). The ex-deputy PM got £40,000, the High Court heard. Sara Payne, mother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah, and Shaun Russell, whose wife and daughter were murdered in 1996, were given undisclosed sums.”
BBC News, 19th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kevin Williams petition: Attorney General to consider inquest – BBC News
“The Attorney General has agreed to consider whether an application should be made for a new inquest to be held over a Hillsborough victim’s death.”
BBC News, 19th January 2012
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Dale Farm Travellers face new eviction battle after moving to nearby site – The Guardian
“The fight for Dale Farm, which saw 80 families evicted from an unauthorised Traveller site after a gruelling 10-year battle, is not over yet. Basildon council has confirmed it is set to start procedures to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm on to a neighbouring site.”
The Guardian, 19th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Juror must wait for judgement on contempt charge – The Independent
“The fate of a juror accused of contempt of court after causing a trial to collapse by carrying out internet research at home hangs in the balance after the High Court reserved its judgement yesterday. Dr Theodora Dallas’s actions led to the trial of Barry Medlock, accused of causing grievous bodily harm, to be abandoned in July last year after she revealed to fellow jurors he had previously been tried for rape but acquitted.”
The Independent, 20th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
