Polish cleaner demands compensation claiming lack of English is disability – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in disability discrimination, news by sally

“A Polish cleaner claimed her lack of English should be classed as a disability as she tried to sue her employers for alleged discrimination.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

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Thomas Cook workers will face trial over children’s gas deaths – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in holidays, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“Two Thomas Cook workers are to face trial in Greece over the deaths of two British children killed following a gas leak at a Corfu hotel.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2008

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Neighbour attack pensioner jailed – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2008 in ASBOs, elderly, harassment, news by sally

“A Nottingham pensioner who threatened and attacked neighbours has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 8th September 2008

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Boy, 16, jailed over crash death – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2008 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for five years for killing a teenage passenger in a car crash during a police pursuit in Brighton.”

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BBC News, 8th September 2008

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Schools charity donation broke law – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2008 in charities, education, news, political parties by sally

“An education charity has been found to have breached charity laws by donating £7,500 of its funds to the Labour party.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2008

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Former nanny jailed for injuring baby – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2008 in child abuse, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A former nanny to the stars who left a 10-week-old boy with temporary brain damage and a broken arm was jailed today for three years.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2008

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Database rights are too tough on business, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 8th, 2008 in copyright, database right, electronic commerce, news by sally

“The European Union’s Database Directive is too restrictive and has the opposite of the desired effect of boosting e-commerce, an intellectual property expert has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Police consider extending curfews on young people – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in children, news, police by sally

“A controversial curfew banning youths from the streets after nightfall could be extended.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2008

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Peer faces asbo threat in row over leylandii hedge – The Guardian

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

“A peer could find himself facing magistrates under asbo legislation after allegedly failing to keep his leylandii hedge under control.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2008

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Executive set for £250,000 sex discrimination payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in news, sex discrimination by sally

“A woman executive could receive a £250,000 payout after winning a sexual discrimination case after she claimed she was sacked her for putting family before career.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

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Mail and phone conmen make £3.5bn a year – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in consumer protection, fraud, news by sally

“Three million people a year fall victim to frauds that range from misleading prize draws, fake foreign lotteries and bogus clairvoyants. The trading watchdog uncovered the extent of the rip-offs for the first time after asking the public to report their experiences in a nationwide campaign.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

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Shannon Matthews’ mother, Karen Matthews, charged with her kidnap – The Times

Posted September 8th, 2008 in kidnapping, news by sally

“The mother of Shannon Matthews, the schoolgirl who vanished for 24 days earlier this year, has been accused of being directly involved in her daughter’s alleged abduction and imprisonment.”

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The Times, 6th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lib Dems face court over funding – The Observer

Posted September 8th, 2008 in news, political parties by sally

“The Liberal Democrats are facing an embarrassing High Court battle with a lawyer who says that the party wrongly accepted £632,000 of his money as part of a donation.”

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The Observer, 7th September 2008

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Penalties for partners who block child access – The Observer

Posted September 8th, 2008 in community service, contact orders, news by sally

“Separated husbands and wives who block their former partners from seeing their children could be forced to do community service under new laws coming into force in the autumn.”

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The Observer, 7th September 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Mystery inmate refuses to leave jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 5th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“The male prisoner, who is a foreign national, has exploited a loophole in the system by refusing to divulge his real name and country of origin.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2008

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Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in children, computer crime, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”

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The Independent, 5th September 2008

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Fake death canoeist launches appeal bid – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in appeals, fraud, insurance, news, pensions by sally

“Back from the dead canoeist John Darwin has launched a bid to appeal against his sentence, his solicitor said today.”

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The Independent, 5th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

CPD Channel

Posted September 5th, 2008 in legal education, news by sally

For solicitors and barristers with busy professional lives, finding time to fit in the annual CPD requirement can be difficult. A leading provider of CPD courses, CPD Channel, provides televised courses online at affordable prices.

Courses cover employment, personal injury, litigation, mediation, corporate, commercial, property, family and IT and are presented by experienced members of the bar: Andrew Goodman, Angus Pier, Nicholas Stewart QC, Helen Conway, Stephen Mason and William Evans to name but a few.

The convenience of being able to watch a detailed televised talk online and complete the reading all online, at a time of your choosing, is surprisingly relaxing to do. Prices start from £105 for
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Visit CPD Channel | See a Preview and see if the online medium suits you at www.cpdchannel.com

Poison coroner slams government – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2008 in inquests, news, waste, water by sally

“A coroner has criticised the government after he was forced to adjourn an inquest involving a major water poisoning incident.”

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BBC News, 5th September 2008

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Why do women solicitors earn less than men? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 5th, 2008 in equal pay, news, solicitors, women by sally

“When Fiona Fitzgerald, chair of the Association of Women Solicitors, was preparing to launch the joint campaign with the Law Society on equal pay, she first checked her own firm’s record.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 4th September 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk