Simon Singh in court to appeal ruling over Guardian article – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in appeals, defamation, medical treatment, news by sally

“The science writer Simon Singh is in court today to appeal against a preliminary libel ruling over a Guardian article in which he criticised the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).”

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The Guardian, 23rd February 2010

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Tesco fined over mice in aisles at Suffolk store – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in fines, food hygiene, news by sally

“Tesco has been ordered to pay £74,000 in fines and costs after mice were seen between the aisles of a Suffolk store.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2010

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Depressed dog handler forgot about alsatians he left to die in hot car – The Times

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in news by sally

“A police dog handler who caused the death of two alsatians by leaving them in a hot car should have been treated for depression, a judge said yesterday.”

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The Times, 23rd February 2010

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Punishment must fit the crime when paying tax bills late – The Times

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in news by sally

“As the recession began to bite, the Chancellor gave an undertaking that HM Revenue & Customs would take a more accommodating approach to businesses that genuinely had difficulty in making tax payments on time. However, as the recession has progressed and tax revenues have plummeted, this undertaking has often been less apparent in practice.”

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The Times, 23rd February 2010

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Heathrow third runway plans face legal challenge – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in airports, consultations, judicial review, news by sally

“Environmental groups, local councils and residents opposed to a third runway at Heathrow are beginning a legal challenge to the government’s plans.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2010

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Female NHS manager jailed for sexual assault on woman colleague – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in assault, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A senior NHS manager has been jailed for subjecting a female colleague to a violent and humiliating sexual assault while the two women shared a hotel room.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2010

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The law: bullying in the workplace – The Independent

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in bullying, news by sally

“Q. What constitutes ‘bullying’?

A. Differences of opinion and even short-lived arguments are an unavoidable part of the workplace. The natural conflicts of a working environment turn into bullying when aggressive behaviour becomes regular and vindictive. It often – but not always – is associated with a position of authority being abused. Bullying generally comes down to demeaning able staff in front of others or giving them unrealistic quantities of work to carry out. It can involve excluding them from meetings, conversations and social activities, making them feel like outsiders in their own workplace.”

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The Independent, 23rd February 2010

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Has the John Terry case doomed super-injunctions? – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“The lifting of so called super-injunctions in the cases of the footballer John Terry and the multi-national company Trafigura have been heralded by the papers as victories for the press in the battle over tightening publication laws.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2010

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Family court reforms face opposition from judges and childrens’ groups – The Times

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in news by sally

“Reforms to open up the family courts to the media are at risk of being scuppered by mounting opposition from senior judges, lawyers, children’s groups and MPs, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 23rd February 2010

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Crown Prosecution Service in London is ‘near meltdown’ – The Independent

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, London, news by sally

“Parts of the Crown Prosecution Service in London are in ‘meltdown’ with criminals being handed ‘get out of jail free cards’ while ‘open and shut’ cases are being thrown out of court, a memo seen by The Independent claims.”

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The Independent, 23rd February 2010

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Prisoner early release scheme to be halted – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in early release, news, prisons by sally

“The prison service’s early release scheme under which more than 80,000 prisoners have walked out of jail 18 days early is to end by 10 April, when the general election campaign is widely expected to be getting under way.”

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2010

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Jail for paedophile who groomed girl, 14 – The Independent

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in internet, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“A predatory paedophile who stealthily groomed a 14-year-old girl with depraved and crude sexual chats before taking her to woods for sex was jailed for four years today.”

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The Independent, 22nd February 2010

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New Code for Crown Prosecutors issued – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, today issued a clarified and updated edition of The Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code).”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd February 2010

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The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in judges, news, rule of law by sally

“Stephen Sedley finds the insights of a senior law lord clear and compelling.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2010

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War hero fantasist cleared of deception on legal technicality – The Times

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in news by sally

“A fantasist who claimed to be a decorated war veteran has had all charges against him dropped at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court because of a legal technicality.”

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The Times, 20th February 2010

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PROFILE: Jonathan Sumption – The Times

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in news by sally

“The barrister Jonathan Sumption has been described as the cleverest man in Britain, with ‘a brain the size of the planet’ and fees to match. So when David Miliband hired this top legal banana to help to suppress evidence of MI5’s complicity in torturing a terrorist suspect, the foreign secretary did not envisage any slip-ups.”

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The Times, 21st February 2010

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Assisted suicide: law to be decriminalised ‘by back door’ from next week – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Assisted suicide will be effectively decriminalised by the back door in landmark guidance to be published next week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2010

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Bamber case reviewed – The Independent

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, news by sally

“A man who has spent the past 23 years in jail for shooting dead five of his relatives is to have his conviction re-examined after doubts were raised over key evidence used during his trial.”

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The Independent, 22nd February 2010

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Robbery suspect Peter Blake ‘opened court doors and strolled to freedom’ – The Times

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in news by sally

“After walking through the double doors of Court 35, Peter Blake turned down a winding staircase and within three minutes had navigated his way unnoticed through the Gothic maze of the Royal Courts of Justice.”

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The Times, 20th February 2010

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Regulation of estate agents ‘unnecessary’, says OFT – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in estate agents, news, reports, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Office of Fair Trading did not propose the regulation of estate agents in its home buying and selling report published last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2010

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