FSA wins case to bar General Re chief – The Times
“Financial Services Authority says it has turned down appeal by former insurance chief over ban on working in the City.”
The Times, 6th April 2009
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“Financial Services Authority says it has turned down appeal by former insurance chief over ban on working in the City.”
The Times, 6th April 2009
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“New rules allowing same-sex couples undergoing fertility treatment to name both partners on the child’s birth certificate came into force on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
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“The Home Office has removed a link from its website after being alerted by the BBC that it linked to what appeared to be a Japanese pornography site.”
BBC News, 6th April 2009
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“Thousands of family hearings that take place behind closed doors will be opened to media this month, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, said yesterday.”
The Times, 7th April 2009
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“The right to ask employers for flexible work arrangements will be extended to 4.5 million parents of older children.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
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“Injured firefighters have won a major step in their legal battle to retain the right to claim ill-health pensions.”
BBC News, 6th April 2009
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“Scientists, doctors and other experts are to be stopped from giving misleading evidence in court after a series of miscarriages of justice involving unreliable testimony, under proposals published today.”
The Independent, 7th April 2009
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“The taxpayer could be facing a multi-million compensation bill after a court ruled the Home Office was wrong to change the settlement rules for skilled migrants.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
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“A mother and her two daughters who say that they sought sanctuary in Britain after fleeing persecution in Zimbabwe won a reprieve yesterday against deportation.”
The Times, 7th April 2009
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“Sir Ian Blair, the former commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said today that he did not ‘necessarily’ believe that the police officers who investigated the murder of Stephen Lawrence were racist.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2009
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“Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws on unfair contracts to take action on existing as well as future contracts, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th April 2009
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“Social workers in Nottingham failed to follow the correct legal processes in separating a baby from its teenage mother, a report has concluded.”
BBC News, 6th April 2009
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“A fireman who beat up his pregnant girlfriend has been spared a prison sentence by a judge because of his ‘valuable and important’ job.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2009
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“Police are investigating a report from a human rights group alleging UK involvement in the torture of British terror suspects abroad.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
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“A series of insider dealing scams, involving corporate takeover deals worth millions of pounds have been uncovered in the biggest-ever crackdown on market abuse in the City by its regulator.”
The Independent, 6th April 2009
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“Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand cannot be made to pay the £150,000 BBC fine by law, regulator Ofcom has said.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
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“Senior judges hearing a test case at the Court of Appeal have thrown out a claim by a dinner lady who was badly injured by a schoolboy playing tag. Michelle Orchard, 42, was claiming thousands of pounds in damages from Sebastian Lee, who was 13 when he tumbled backwards into her in the playground at Corfe Hills School in Corfe Mullen, Dorset.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
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“An actress who ran over and killed the father of her two children has been found not guilty of his murder.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
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“Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that accommodation for High Court judges is costing taxpayers £5.5 million a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2009
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“Senior family judges have joined Muslim leaders in condemning forced marriage as intolerable and a gross abuse of human rights.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
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