“Government fails to provide proof that the former attorney general was not pressured to change his initial opinion that 2003 invasion could be illegal.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
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“Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal data might be used for, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th January 2009
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“Six in ten adults think anyone caught illegally carrying knife should face an automatic jail sentence to curb the menace.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2009
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“Young people who join gangs could face banning orders to control their movements and prevent gun and knife crime, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 13th January 2009
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“Gary McKinnon’s case is only the latest in a string of high-profile extraditions involving British citizens to the United States. It comes after the NatWest Three and Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, fought extradition battles through the courts – in the latter case successfully. Both highlighted the threat to the British business community from what is seen as the ‘long arm’ of US jurisdiction.”
The Times, 13th January 2008
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“Careless workers and their bosses could be more likely to go to prison than muggers when new health and safety legislation comes in to force this week, lawyers have warned.”
The Times, 12th January 2009
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“Ministers have been accused of blocking compensation claims brought by hundreds of nuclear test veterans who believe they developed cancers and other illnesses after being forced to witness atomic bomb experiments in the 1950s and ’60s.”
The Independent, 11th January 2009
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“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker facing extradition to the US for hacking into the Pentagon and Nasa systems, could now be prosecuted in Britain.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2009
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“An 85-year-old pensioner who regularly followed young boys into the toilets at St Paul’s Cathedral was told by a judge today he could remain free provided he did not spend too long in public lavatories.”
The Independent, 9th January 2009
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“Controversial plans for a ‘superdatabase’ tracking all phone and internet communications today received the tacit support of the new director of public prosecutions (DPP).”
The Guardian, 9th January 2009
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“The 30-year rule on government secrets should be changed to 15 years, allowing confidential papers from the Thatcher and Major administrations to be revealed, an official review is expected to recommend.”
The Independent, 11th January 2009
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“The government is spending millions of pounds in legal fees fighting the claims of sick miners in a move that lawyers say will recreate the mistakes of the past.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2009
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“It’s been a long time coming, but the Northern Rock trial, which kicks off this week (13 January), is sure to be well worth the wait – if for no other reason than the sheer spectacle it promises to provide.”
The Lawyer, 12th January 2009
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“Lawyers are taking the government to court today over the way two Iraqi men were sent for trial in Baghdad despite last-minute injunctions ordering them to remain in British custody.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2009
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“Government departments have failed to tighten data handling rules despite losing 30 million personal files in two years, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2009
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“A Law Society survey finds that even after being reformed, the system for appointing new silks has its critics.”
The Times, 12th January 2009
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