Drug charity director sues after he is wrongly targeted by sniffer dogs – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2009 in dogs, drug offences, news, stop and search, trespass to the person by sally

“A drugs charity director is suing British Transport Police after he was wrongly targeted by sniffer dogs at an Underground station.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2009

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Jewish school wins right to appeal against ruling its entry policy was racist – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2009 in appeals, Judaism, news, race discrimination, school admissions by sally

“Europe’s largest Jewish school succeeded today in winning leave to appeal against a court judgment that said its entry policy was racist.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2009

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Emails and phone calls did not establish a contract, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 4th, 2009 in contracts, electronic mail, news, telecommunications by sally

“A series of emails and phone calls were not sufficient to establish a contract, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The communications did not contain enough information or the formal qualities necessary for a contract to have been made, it said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2009

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Man is jailed over cold case rape – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who was found guilty of raping a 41-year-old woman near Manchester city centre more than 11 years ago has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 3rd August 2009

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No VAT charged for carbon trades as Government widens anti-carousel fraud battle – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in carbon dioxide emissions, EC law, emissions trading, fraud, news, VAT by sally

“Criminals have been using EU green schemes to commit VAT carousel fraud, the Government has said. It has put an end to the charging of VAT when carbon emissions are traded to stop the activity, it said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2009

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Criminal trials from 18th and 19th centuries go online for first time – The Times

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in archives, internet, news, trials by sally

“The records, published in a collaboration between the website and the National Archives, include every criminal trial in England and Wales that was reported to the Home Office between 1791 and 1892.”

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The Times, 3rd August 2009

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Britain’s torture role must be investigated, say MPs – The Independent

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in intelligence services, news, rendition, torture by sally

“Joint Commons and Lords committee expected to issue damning report on MI5’s part in the rendition of terror suspects.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2009

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Disinherited family win High Court battle for thousands – The Times

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in news, wills by sally

“The family of a wealthy philanthropist have won a High Court battle to reclaim their inheritance after she left her estate to a man she might never have known.”

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The Times, 1st August 2009

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MoD payout decision ‘incredible’ – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in armed forces, compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“The former Head of the Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, has said he wants a review into compensation for injured troops to be independent.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2009

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Court orders Tchenguiz to return computer data – The Independent

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in confidentiality, divorce, news by sally

“The multimillionaire businessman Vivian Imerman won a court order yesterday preventing his estranged wife’s brothers – property tycoons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz – from using confidential information about his financial assets.”

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The Independent, 1st August 2009

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Assisted suicide: Whose life is it anyway? – The Times

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Debbie Purdy was ‘ecstatic’. It was a strange reaction to the news that it had suddenly become easier to be killed in Zurich. But the real reason for her elation was that the news also meant it might soon become easier to be killed in Britain.”

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The Times, 2nd August 2009

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Schools pay £16,000 a day in compensation – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in compensation, health & safety, news, personal injuries, school children by sally

“Schools are paying out £16,000 a day in compensation to pupils injured in the playground and PE lessons, new figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2009

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Purdy: ‘Now let me die in Britain’ – The Independent

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Pressure mounts for assisted suicide to be allowed on the NHS after MS sufferer’s landmark legal victory.”

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The Independent, 1st August 2009

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Guidelines on assisted suicide ‘heading for challenge in the courts’ – The Times

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“A former Lord Chancellor has warned that new guidelines on assisted suicide will expose the Director of Public Prosecutions to challenge in the courts.”

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The Times, 1st August 2009

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Judges rule on child discipline – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in child abuse, corporal punishment, news by sally

“Judges in the case of a girl who was kicked and slapped by her parents have drawn a line at which disciplining children becomes physical abuse.”

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BBC News, 1st August 2009

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Criminal Records Bureau errors lead to hundreds being branded criminals – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“More than 1,500 people have been wrongly branded as criminals or mistakenly given a clean record by the government agency set up to vet those working with children, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2009

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Government ‘would push for Gary McKinnon to serve sentence in UK’ – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The government will push for Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker fighting extradition to the US, to serve his sentence in a British prison if he is found guilty, Labour’s deputy leader said today.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2009

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New bid to cut youth re-offending – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in news, recidivists, young offenders by sally

“More than £8m will be spent over the next two years in a bid to reduce youth re-offending in England and Wales, the government has announced.”

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BBC News, 3rd August 2009

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Probationers commit 1,167 crimes – The Independent

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in news, probation by sally

“Criminals being supervised by the probation service have committed more than 1,100 serious offences over the past two years.”

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The Independent, 1st August 2009

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Two jailed over hit-and-run death – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2009 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed over the death of a grandfather who was hit by a car which failed to stop.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2009

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