Girl sentenced over Wolverhampton war memorial graffiti – BBC News
“A teenage girl who vandalised a city’s cenotaph has been told her actions were ‘despicable’.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Governments should have to justify privacy-affecting laws, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Governments should be forced to report on the impact of laws which affect citizens’ privacy after they have come into force, telling Parliament whether those laws have worked and what privacy rights have been infringed, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Content is ‘made available’ in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A company is responsible for ‘making available’ internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country where the material is read or used, the High Court has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Government rethinks TUPE stance – Law Society’s Gazette
“The coalition government has scrapped plans to reform controversial employment regulations in an apparent U-turn by the Conservatives, it has emerged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Stop and search powers to change – Home Office
“New proposals laid in parliament today will save an estimated 800,000 hours of police time each year.”
Home Office, 17th November 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Men jailed after police op uncovers £1m in fake notes – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed after counterfeit bank notes worth more than £1m were uncovered by police.”
BBC news, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal – BBC News
“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of girlfriend’s toddler – The Guardian
“A man was jailed for life today for the murder of his girlfriend’s toddler, whom he viciously attacked after her crying interrupted him playing on his Xbox computer game.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lorry driver who killed cyclist had ‘godawful hangover’ – The Guardian
“A lorry driver who crushed a cyclist while chatting on his mobile phone with ‘the most godawful hangover’ was today jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poundworld fined over faulty thermometers – The Independent
“Discount retailer Poundworld has been fined £5,000 for selling dangerously faulty digital thermometers and other medical items, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 18th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fingerprint identification evidence questioned by senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge has raised concerns over fingerprint evidence used in criminal trials, warning that it rests on ‘assumptions’ that have never been scientifically proven.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wiltshire policeman cleared of assault on appeal – BBC News
“A Wiltshire policeman convicted of assaulting a woman in custody has been cleared on appeal.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Making criminal justice statistics more transparent – Ministry of Justice
“Making criminal justice statistics more transparent and user friendly is the aim of a consultation launched today (17 November).”
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
High Court action over London City Airport expansion – BBC News
“A group of residents from east London are taking a council to court over a decision to allow 50% more flights a year from London City Airport.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Neuberger: mediation is no substitute for justice – Law Society’s Gazette
“Mediation ‘cannot be a substitute for justice’, the master of the rolls warned this week, in a view that appears sharply at odds with government proposals to replace many legal aid-funded cases with alternative dispute resolution.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judgement reserved in Phil Woolas election case – BBC News
“Three High Court judges considering former Labour MP Phil Woolas’s bid to overturn his ban from politics have reserved judgement.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court says News of the World staff who ordered phone hack must be named – The Guardian
“The private investigator at the centre of the phone-hacking scandal has been ordered by a high court judge to reveal who instructed him to engage in the illegal interception of voicemail messages of public figures.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Half of young offenders say custody does not work – Daily Telegraph
“More than half of young offenders believe detention does nothing to stop them going back to crime, a study has revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government suffers Lords defeat over ID card refunds – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the Lords over its refusal to offer people who bought ID cards a refund.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
