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Test of endurance for CPS employee in race case – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2010 in appeals, Crown Prosecution Service, disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in consultations, data protection, legislation, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in family courts, judges, lectures, news by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in law firms, news by sally

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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in ballots, civil servants, government departments, industrial action, news, redundancy, trade unions by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing, wounding by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in arbitration, children, islamic law, news, tribunals, women by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, teachers by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in asylum, government departments, homosexuality, news, refugees by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in compensation, confiscation, courts, fines, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“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

Posted July 6th, 2010 in assault, child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“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

Posted July 5th, 2010 in homosexuality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, legal profession, news, reports by sally

“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

Posted July 5th, 2010 in children, disclosure, news, prisons, restraint, young offenders by sally

“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

Posted July 5th, 2010 in news, police, road traffic, speed cameras, traffic signal cameras by sally

“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

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in age discrimination, disabled persons, employment, equal pay, equality, legislation, news by sally

“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

£11m compensation awarded to 7/7 victims – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in criminal injuries compensation, news, victims by sally

“Victims of the 7 July attacks have received £11m in compensation so far, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) said.”

BBC News, 2nd July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Contract law does not bind ‘Part 36’ offers to settle, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in appeals, civil procedure rules, contracts, news, part 36 offers by sally

“An offer to settle court proceedings that is made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales can still be accepted after it has been rejected, unless a formal withdrawal has been made, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Parliament Square protesters win eviction reprieve – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in appeals, demonstrations, London, news, trespass by sally

“The Parliament Square peace camp remained in possession of the bleached square of grass in front of the Houses of Parliament today (2 July) after winning a stay of execution minutes before an eviction order was due to be imposed.”

The Guardian, 2nd July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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