Information Commissioner calls for new powers and ban on electoral roll sale – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 14th, 2008 in data protection, electoral register, news by sally

“The Information Commissioner has repeated his call for more powers to protect personal data and has said that local authorities should not be selling the electoral roll to marketers.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2008

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Actor loses court battle over £2.3m estate of mother’s lesbian lover – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, wills by sally

“An actor today lost a high court challenge over the £2.3m estate of a distinguished sculptor who had a 50-year lesbian relationship with her mother.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Top 30 firms record 93 per cent PEP rise since turn of century – The Lawyer

Posted July 14th, 2008 in law firms, news, remuneration by sally

“The average profit per equity partner (PEP) of the UK’s top 30 law firms has grown by 92.7 per cent to £764,900 since the turn of the century.”

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The Lawyer, 14th July 2008

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Magdalene Bayim-Adomako: ‘There are not many black lawyers in the City’ – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in minorities, news, solicitors by sally

“The co-head of White & Case’s banking practice says that, for her, becoming a solicitor felt ‘normal'”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Terror convicts to be released fom prison early – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in early release, news, terrorism by sally

“Dozens of inmates convicted of terrorism offences will be released after serving half their sentences under rules introduced by the Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2008

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Appeal court quashes hydroponic cannabis convictions – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in drug offences, news by sally

“A court of appeal decision has shone a light on the homegrown cannabis industry. The quashing of the convictions of three men involved in hydroponics comes at a time when cultivation of cannabis in the UK is at record levels.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Landowners and hunt join forces in legal battle to ban saboteurs – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in hunting, news by sally

“A group of 84 landowners is backing a hunt’s attempt to ban saboteurs from almost every piece of open land and countryside in West Sussex.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Youth violence: Tactics against gangs fatally flawed – report – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in gangs, news, offensive weapons by sally

“The government’s drive to curb street gangs and knife crime is challenged today by research suggesting official tactics are fundamentally misinformed, frequently failing, and sometimes actively strengthen the gangs they target.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Magistrates should be banned from handing out custodial sentences – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in magistrates, news, sentencing by sally

“Magistrates should be banned from handing out custodial sentences to help ease overcrowding in prisons, an influential report says.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2008

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How mother’s stand after job humiliation won her £120,000 – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, pregnancy, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

“Sarah Vince-Cain describes herself as a child of the Eighties, brought up in the age of ‘hard work, power suits and Margaret Thatcher’, and felt guilty about taking time off to start a family.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Community punishments can be pointless, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in community service, news, sentencing by sally

“A judge has said there was no ‘point’ in community punishments if offenders were given nothing to do and were ‘sitting around’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2008

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Knife offenders to meet victims’ families as police take tougher line – The Independent

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, victims by sally

“Police are to be ordered to mount a new offensive against knife crime, with more young people searched for weapons in the eight parts of the country worst affected by stabbings.”

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The Independent, 14th July 2008

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MoD faces legal action after teenage Iraqi claims sexual humiliation by soldiers – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is facing fresh court action over as many as 11 cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis, including the alleged sexual humiliation of a teenage boy by British soldiers at a base near Basra in 2003, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Solicitor fights ‘ageist’ law firm which forced him to retire at 65 years old – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in age discrimination, law firms, news, retirement by sally

” A solicitor who was forced by his law firm to retire at 65 will lodge a test appeal today, claiming that he was the victim of age discrimination.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Equality laws ‘are now holding women back’ – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in flexible working, news, women by sally

“The radical extension of maternity leave and parents’ rights is sabotaging women’s careers, according to the head of the new equalities watchdog.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Commuter Nzube Udezue files complaint over armed arrest ordeal – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in complaints, detention, news, police by sally

“An innocent commuter mistakenly detained at gunpoint has filed an official complaint over his arrest after it emerged that he did not match the description of the armed suspect police had been seeking.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Family of barrister shot dead by police launch landmark legal battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in barristers, complaints, firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of a barrister shot dead by police in London has launched a landmark legal battle over the way officers collaborated on their account of the killing.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2008

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Hope of £5,000 compensation for asbestos victims – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in asbestos, compensation, industrial injuries, news by sally

“People suffering from pleural plaques through exposure to asbestos could qualify for a £5,000 payment if the outcome of a new government consultation goes in their favour.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2008

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Serious Fraud Office drug case thrown out of court – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in medicines, news, price fixing by sally

“The biggest case ever to be brought by the Serious Fraud Office, involving an alleged price-fixing conspiracy said to have defrauded the NHS of millions of pounds, has been thrown out of court after more than six years of investigation and pre-trial hearings.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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Max Mosley case: bend over, free speech, this is going to hurt – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in freedom of expression, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley is suing for breach of privacy over reports he participated in a sadomasochistic ‘Nazi orgy’. The case has big implications for tabloid culture and freedom of expression”

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The Times, 13th July 2008

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