Mosley Vs the UK – BBC News
“Privacy – who has a right to it and in what circumstances – has become one of the most contentious legal issues of our times.”
BBC News, 17th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Asian detective loses appeal over Met race battle – The Independent
“An Asian detective locked in a race battle with Scotland Yard has lost his appeal against a decision clearing his employer of victimisation.”
The Independent, 17th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regulators demand clearer privacy policies – OUT-LAW.com
“Two-thirds of people surveyed by the UK privacy watchdog want marketing opt-outs to be clearer, while 62% want a clearer explanation of how personal information will actually be used. The survey found that 71% did not read or understand privacy policies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Data on police accidents and firearms no longer sent to Home Office – Daily Telegraph
“Police will no longer have to tell the Home Office how many road accidents involve officers or when police use firearms in a controversial bid to cut red tape.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorist threat ‘exploited to curb civil liberties’ – The Independent
“Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has accused the Government of exploiting public fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties. ”
The Independent, 17th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Comment is Free: Judges possess the weapon to challenge surveillance – The Guardian
“The British are the most spied upon people in the democratic world, but only the judiciary can restrain parliament.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court awards inventors £1.5m for outstanding work – OUT-LAW.com
“Two researchers have been awarded £1.5 million under a little-used section of patent law which allows employees extra compensation for inventions which are of “outstanding benefit” to employers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Laws strong enough’ after deaths – BBC News
“A police officer has defended road laws after a Portuguese lorry driver was jailed for causing the deaths on the M6 of a family by careless driving.”
BBC News, 17th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed for taking on drug dealer – Daily Telegraph
“A father was jailed for storming into a drug dealer’s home and flushing his heroin stash down the toilet.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-terror code ‘would alienate most Muslims’ – The Guardian
“The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New war of words over family legal aid cuts – The Times
“With widespread job cuts and a recession in full swing, the news is hardly front page — but fresh hostilities have broken out over cuts to legal aid.”
The Times, 16th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees – The Guardian
“A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry into tabloid payments to family of schoolboy father Alfie Patten – Daily Telegraph
“The media bidding war over the 13-year-old boy who fathered a child is to be investigated by the newspaper watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Companies told to review rules to avoid ‘indirect’ religious discrimination – Daily Telegraph
“Companies have been urged to review their workplace rules to ensure they are not discriminating against religious employees, after a sharp rise in the number of faith-related employment tribunals.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-terror tactics ‘weaken law’ – BBC News
“Anti-terror measures worldwide have seriously undermined international human rights law, a report by legal experts says.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment Tribunals should ignore previous harassment rulings, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com
“Employment Tribunals should ignore precedents set in harassment cases that predate the introduction in 2003 of new definitions from an EU Directive, the Employment Appeals Tribunal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Corby council accused in first birth defects case since thalidomide – The Times
“A council was today accused of causing birth defects to 18 babies after its redevelopment of a gigantic former steelworks was allegedly marred by negligence, greed and nepotism. ”
The Times, 16th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lager court cost for wife attack – BBC News
“A ‘drunken bully’ who broke his wife’s wrist has been spared jail, but ordered to pay £1 a day – ‘the cost of a can of Special Brew’ – in court costs.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three years’ jail for killing family of six – The Independent
“A Portuguese lorry driver was today jailed for three years for causing the deaths of a family of six.”
The Independent, 16th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The ethics of keeping a child from its parents – BBC News
“A child is removed after its parents are accused of abuse. The child is adopted and settles with a new family. If the parents are then cleared, should the child be returned, ask ethicists Rebecca Roache and Barbro Bjorkman.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
