Religious rule may let Muslim sex offenders off jail therapy – The Times

Posted April 9th, 2008 in Islam, news, prisons, sexual offences by sally

“Muslims convicted of sex offences could opt out of treatment programmes intended to stop them offending because open discussion of their crimes is against their religion.”

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The Times, 9th April 2008

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Al Fayed gives up 10-year bid to prove conspiracy theories – The Independent

Posted April 9th, 2008 in inquests, news, royal family by sally

” Mohammed Al Fayed announced last night that he was finally giving up his 10-year campaign to prove that his son Dodi and Diana, Princess of Wales, were killed in a conspiracy involving the Royal Family and the secret services.”

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The Independent, 9th April 2008

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Bank details ‘being sold for £5 on the internet’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 9th, 2008 in banking, computer crime, internet, news by sally

“Bank account details are selling for as little as £5 as part of a thriving trade in stolen information on the internet, according to a report.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008

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Rape case to be reopened after police are criticised – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2008 in news, police, rape by sally

“A police force which failed to carry out a thorough investigation into a rape case has been told by the Crown Prosecution Service to reopen the inquiry.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2008

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‘Internet sperm’ founder jailed – BBC News

Posted April 9th, 2008 in company directors, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“The founder of a website offering sperm to lesbians wanting children has been jailed for 16 months for fraud at Wood Green Crown Court in north London.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2008

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Christian group mounts challenge to HFEA on hybrid embryo research – The Times

Posted April 8th, 2008 in embryology, news by sally

” The legality of the licences that allowed the creation of Britain’s first human-animal hybrid embryos is to be challenged by a Christian group, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 8th April 2008

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Five guilty of Kodjo gang murder – BBC News

Posted April 8th, 2008 in murder, news, young offenders by sally

“Five teenagers have been found guilty of killing 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2008

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Immigration rule change ‘illegal’ – BBC News

Posted April 8th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“The government acted unlawfully in changing immigration rules for highly skilled workers who want to stay in the UK, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2008

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Search engines must delete data after six months, say watchdogs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 8th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news by sally

“Search engines must delete search logs after six months if they are to comply with data protection laws, according to a committee of EU countries’ privacy watchdogs. Google has said that the findings do not take account of commercial reality.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th April 2008

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Omagh bomb relatives launch action in high court – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2008 in news, personal injuries, terrorism by sally

“The civil action by relatives of the Omagh bomb victims against the Real IRA is an attack on terrorists unprecedented anywhere in the world, the lawyer representing the families said yesterday. On the opening day of a case brought by some of the relatives of those who were killed or injured in the 1998 atrocity, Lord Brennan QC said: ‘For the first time the victims of terrorism are suing the alleged perpetrators … private citizens are confronting terrorists in our courts.'”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2008

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Government changes mind on contract rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 8th, 2008 in contracts, EC law, news, treaties by sally

“The UK Government wants to sign up to a European Regulation which would standardise how the law is applied in cross-border contractual disputes, it has said. The Regulation, known as Rome I, replaces existing rules governing such disputes.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th April 2008

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Lawyer took paralysed client’s £1.2m payout – The Times

Posted April 8th, 2008 in abuse of position of trust, news, sentencing, solicitors, theft by sally

“A solicitor who stole £1.25 million from a client left paralysed by a traffic accident was jailed yesterday for ten years for what the judge described as the ‘very worst breach of trust for a professional man’.”

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The Times, 8th April 2008

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‘Sin bins’ fail to improve anti-social families – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 8th, 2008 in ASBOs, news by sally

“Plans to put disruptive families through expensive so-called sin bin programmes to improve their behaviour are proving a costly failure, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2008

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Jail threat for data thieves recedes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 8th, 2008 in data protection, news, punishment, theft by sally

“Plans to jail personal data thieves have been shelved due to a surprise amendment to a proposed new law. The new law will contain a clause threatening jail, but that clause will not be implemented.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th April 2008

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Rastafarian temple drugs trial collapses – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2008 in drug offences, news, trials by sally

“A £100,000 cannabis-dealing trial, launched following a high-profile police raid on a Rastafarian temple in south London, has collapsed in legal confusion.”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2008

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Chauffeur and paparazzi to blame for Diana death, jury finds – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2008 in inquests, news, royal family, verdicts by sally

“Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed by the reckless driving of their chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi who chased them, jurors in the inquest into their deaths decided today.”

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The Guardian, 7th April 2008

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Mother kept boy in wheelchair for five years – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2008 in child abuse, news by sally

“A mother who kept her son in a wheelchair for five years and convinced him and doctors that he could not walk has been jailed for four years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008

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Killer lawyer gets early release – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in homicide, news, probation by sally

“A lawyer who stabbed his wife to death after she told him she was leaving him has been released after serving less than half of his sentence.”

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BBC News, 7th April 2008

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Diana coroner to accept majority – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in inquests, news, royal family, verdicts by sally

“The coroner at the inquest into Princess Diana’s death has authorised the jury to return a majority verdict.”

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BBC News, 7th April 2008

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Star Wars costume-maker strikes back against George Lucas – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2008 in merchandising, news by sally

“Lucas’s business empire claims that it owns all the rights to the uniforms, while the lawyers at Simmons Cooper Andrew will argue that the rights are in fact vested in an obscure prop designer from Twickenham who made the first helmets and suits for the 1977 film.”

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The Times, 7th April 2008

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