Privacy laws must move with the times – The Guardian
“The internet has revolutionised the way information is stored. Public input can help us keep privacy laws strong and relevant.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Landmark ruling in drugs case – UK Border Agency
“A Spanish woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a landmark drug smuggling prosecution by the UK Border Agency.”
UK Border Agency, 6th July 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Test of endurance for CPS employee in race case – The Guardian
“Halima Aziz is approaching her tenth stressful year of litigation against her former employer, the Crown Prosecution Service. As an ex-CPS prosecutor in Yorkshire, her case for racial discrimination has so far been through four major court hearings, cost the state more than £1m, including a record £600,000 damages, and looks like becoming the longest-running discrimination case in history.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Data protection laws: chance to have your say – Ministry of Justice
“Plans were outlined today to seek views on the European Data Protection Directive and the Data Protection Act to ensure that current laws continue to safeguard people’s personal data in the 21st Century.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Munby calls for more openness in family courts – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legislation intended to open up the family courts is a ‘lost opportunity’ that will fail to bring about the openness needed to improve confidence in family proceedings, a leading judge has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Britain’s top law firms lose their magic touch in the downturn – Daily Telegraph
Britain’s top law firms are losing their magic touch in the downturn with Linklaters the latest to be hit by the dearth of mergers and acquisitions activity.
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government accused of declaring war on unions over strike law and redundancy plans – The Guardian
“The government was today (5 July) accused of declaring war on trade unions as ministers moved to cut the redundancy terms of public sector workers and reports emerged of plans to tighten up the law on strike ballots.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed indefinitely for ‘lolly stick’ row stabbings – The Independent
“A 23-year-old man who stabbed a City banker and a diplomat in a ‘shocking and violent’ attack after one of their friends accidentally threw a lollipop stick at a BMW was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What isn’t wrong with Sharia law? – The Guardian
“To safeguard our rights there must be one law for all and no religious courts.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver – BBC News
“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-teaching assistant jailed for child porn – The Independent
“A former teaching assistant caught with more than 21,000 indecent images of children was jailed for nearly eight years today.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Office advice to gay asylum seekers criticised – BBC News
“The Home Office has been accused of telling gay and lesbian asylum seekers to avoid persecution back home by keeping their sexuality secret.”
BBC News, 6th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, audit reveals – BBC News
“Courts in England and Wales are owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, confiscation and compensation orders.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last – The Guardian
“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5’s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant – BBC News
“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers – The Guardian
“The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK’s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child prison restraint rules to be disclosed – The Independent
“Child protection groups today welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Big brother’ traffic cameras must be regulated, orders home secretary – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has ordered that a national police camera network that logs more than 10m movements of motorists every day be placed under statutory regulation.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coalition to stick with Labour’s Equality Act – BBC News
“The government is pressing ahead with Labour legislation which could require employers to disclose whether they pay women as much as men.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
