‘Staff failed’ in Newport police cell death says IPCC – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in complaints, death in custody, duty of care, news, police by sally

“An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into the death of a ‘vulnerable’ man in a police cell has found “staff failed” to protect him.”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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NSPCC says child sex abuse has risen to 64 crimes a day – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in child abuse, news, sexual offences, statistics by sally

“At least 64 children are sexually abused every day in England and Wales, figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest.”

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BBC News, 26th May 2011

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Legal bid to halt Sittingbourne magistrates court closure – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in courts, judicial review, news by sally

“The fate of a Victorian magistrates building serving a deprived part of Kent has emerged as a test case for opposition to government plans to close nearly 150 courts across the country.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Quarter of young offenders ‘come from care homes’ – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in care homes, housing, news, recidivists, young offenders by sally

“A quarter of the 1,600 children held in young offenders’ institutions in England and Wales have been in care, a report by prison inspectors has found.”

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BBC News, 26th May 2011

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Twitter will notify users accused of gagging order breaches – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news, notification by sally

“Twitter will notify its users before handing their personal information to UK authorities seeking to prosecute them over alleged breaches of privacy injunctions, a senior executive at the company said on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Jury set to retire in Lord Hanningfield expenses trial – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliament by sally

“The jury in the case of a Conservative peer accused of expenses fraud is due to retire to consider its verdict on Thursday.”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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£137,000 benefits scam pair jailed – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2011 in benefits, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A couple who lived a luxury lifestyle on the back of a £137,000 benefits swindle were both jailed for 16 months today.”

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The Independent, 25th May 2011

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Superinjunctions: Judge defends role in financier’s secret libel suit – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in anonymity, defamation, injunctions, news by sally

“The judge who has allowed a financier to bring a secret libel suit against his own sister-in-law defended his decision to make all the parties anonymous on Wednesday, in the wake of the uproar over superinjunctions and the outing of footballer Ryan Giggs in defiance of court orders.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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There is more to privacy law than injunctions on secrets – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“That’s why it should be a matter for parliament, not a running battle between the media and the courts.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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ICO gives site operators a year to comply with new cookie law – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 25th, 2011 in internet, news, penalties, privacy by sally

“Website operators have a year to change the way they use cookies to comply with new laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. Those that make no effort to change could still face sanctions, though, the ICO said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2011

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Rape attack lies girl sentenced – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2011 in news, perverting the course of justice, rape, sentencing by sally

“A Bedford girl who had sex with three men and then claimed she had been raped has been given a suspended sentence.”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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Home Office falsely imprisoned sex offender – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in detention, false imprisonment, immigration, news by sally

“The Home Office falsely imprisoned a convicted sex offender in immigration detention for two years because of a failure to carry out regular reviews, a court has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Identity theft gang jailed – Home Office

“Eight members of an organised crime group have been sent to jail for more than 24 years for their part in large scale identity fraud and money laundering which resulted in the loss of millions of pounds.”

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Home Office, 24th May 2011

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Gloucester man cleared of murdering baby daughter – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2011 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, murder, news by sally

“A Gloucester man who said he was suffering from post-natal depression has been found not guilty of murdering his baby daughter.”

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BBC News, 24th May 2011

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Lord Wakeham: law must be changed to stop judges handing out gagging orders – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 25th, 2011 in human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“The Human Rights Act should be amended urgently to end the ‘shambles’ of judges gagging newspapers over the private lives of celebrities, the former head of the press watchdog says today (24 May).”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2011

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Related link: Lord Wakeham on the Human Rights Act – the letter in full

Could Twitter become a threat to the justice system? – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2011 in internet, juries, media, news, reporting restrictions, trials by sally

“During the row over privacy injunctions, critics have emphasised that it is near impossible to stop people revealing information on Twitter. But what if people use it to name victims in rape cases or reveal information from court that could see trials abandoned?”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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Injunction publicity backfires on celebrity law firm – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, law firms, news, privacy by sally

“The present furore over superinjunctions is one in the eye for some London firms of celebrity lawyers, who have made large sums out of their new tools of ‘reputation management’.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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The untold story of gagging orders – The Independent

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“Hundreds of other reporting restrictions remain in force, and the public knows next to nothing about them.”

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The Independent, 25th May 2011

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Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law fails to retain superinjunction – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“A superinjunction obtained by the father-in-law of the television chef Gordon Ramsay has been partially lifted by an order of the court of appeal.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Financier seeks to jail sister-in-law over injunction breach – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in contempt of court, defamation, injunctions, internet, news by sally

“A wealthy British financier is seeking to have his sister-in-law secretly jailed in a libel case, in the latest escalation of the controversy over superinjunctions and the internet, the Guardian can disclose.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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