Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions
Queen’s Bench
“It was incumbent on police officers who were considering using force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, to establish first whether they had power to do so on account of some serious or dangerous incident having occurred. Police officers’ concern for the welfare of someone on the premises was not sufficient.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
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“Safeway has been given permission to continue a groundbreaking lawsuit against former employees and directors which seeks to recover competition law fines from the ex-employees and directors involved in the breaches.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2010
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“Pay TV company BSkyB has been told that it must follow the Competition Commission’s orders and sell over half of its stake in broadcaster ITV at a loss of around £500 million. The Court of Appeal backed the Commission’s ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2010
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“A teenager who was left profoundly disabled at birth is to receive £6.5m.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
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“An alleged armed robber who was shot dead by a police marksman was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
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“The government has suffered three House of Lords defeats over moves churches said would prevent them denying jobs to gay people and transsexuals.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
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“A businessman was jailed for life years after he raped and strangled a teenage girl and boasted to murder squad officers that he would never be caught.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2010
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“Lord Hutton’s decision to classify documents about the death of Dr David Kelly is likely to face a legal challenge amid claims by experts that there are increasing grounds to question the inquiry’s verdict of suicide.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2010
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“A severely disabled man who can only communicate by tapping a computer keyboard with his nose has received a £2 million payout for injuries he suffered at birth.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2010
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“Juries are a fundamental pillar of our justice system. But many believe that jurors are now routinely accessing and distributing so much prejudicial information online, that the very integrity of the system is in danger.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2010
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“The beleaguered local authority at the centre of the Edlington torture case controversy is to face an official investigation into its management and leadership, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2010
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“One devoted mother who helps her sick daughter to end her life with tablets and morphine walks free from court with a suspended sentence. Another is jailed for murder, to serve a minimum of nine years, after injecting her brain-damaged son with a lethal dose of heroin. The two contrasting cases have reignited the debate over ‘right to die’ and whether those who assist a loved one to end their suffering should be subject to criminal law.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
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“A High Court judge has criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions for personally pursuing an attempted murder charge against a ‘selfless and devoted’ mother who helped her acutely ill daughter fulfil her wish to die.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
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“Tony Blair’s decision to take Britain to war in Iraq was illegal, the Foreign Office’s former chief legal adviser will tell the Chilcot inquiry this week.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2010
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“Government officials withheld a document relating to the death of Blair Peach, the anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by police in 1979, because they feared it would portray the coroner as biased and lend weight to calls for a public inquiry.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2010
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“Solicitors are advertising in jails for prison inmates to make compensation claims for abuse against former carers and teachers. Some of the claims involve allegations stretching back decades.”
The Times, 24th January 2010
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“Full-body scanners may be a valuable addition to airport security, but profiling is likely to prove unjustified and ineffective.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2010
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“The government is facing allegations of duplicity over changes to the equality bill after a leaked document showed conflicting statements about the position of churches and other religious organisations.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2010
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“Tens of thousands of criminals will spend less time in prison under Government plans to limit the ability of judges to set jail sentences, an official document has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2010
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“The Crown Prosecution Service is blocking attempts to disclose details about the prosecution of Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, for race hate crimes, claiming that to do so would breach his data protection rights.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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