‘Petite’ firearms officer wins sex discrimination case because gun was too big for her hands – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2014 in appeals, firearms, news, police, sex discrimination, tribunals, women by sally

‘Victoria Wheatley, part of the armed unit which protects the Sellafield atomic complex, could not reach her weapon’s trigger’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Over 140 children identified as sex slaves in 2013 – The Independent

Posted February 18th, 2014 in children, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘More than 140 children were identified as being trafficked for sexual abuse last year as the numbers of people rescued from being held as slaves soared by nearly half.’

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The Independent, 18th February 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mother’s permissive parenting harmed sons, court rules in custody battle – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2014 in news, parental rights, residence orders by sally

‘A woman has lost custody of her two sons after a judge said she had “significantly failed” the children through permissive parenting, accepting the argument that she acted “more like a friend than a parent” to the two boys.’

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The Guardian, 17th February 2014

Source: www.guaridan.co.uk

Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins: Claims paedophile could have been caught sooner – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2014 in child abuse, complaints, inquiries, news, sexual offences, social services by sally

‘Calls have been made for an inquiry into claims paedophile rock star Ian Watkins could have been caught sooner.’

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BBC News, 18th February 2014

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Gangster husband of BBC executive jailed after two month extortion campaign – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2014 in arson, blackmail, gangs, news, sentencing by sally

‘Career criminal Tommy Roye recruited two enforcers to have his victim’s car torched on his driveway.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Whole-life sentences verdict due – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2014 in appeals, human rights, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘Leading judges are to give a crucial ruling on Tuesday on whether whole-life sentences are legal.’

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The Guardian, 18th February 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Smoking ban in cars – right idea, wrong execution – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted February 17th, 2014 in children, news, prosecutions, smoking by sally

‘MPs were given a free vote last week on whether they wanted to create a law making it illegal to smoke in a car whilst a child is present.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 17th February 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

‘One Bar: one voice – United for justice’ – audio recording – The Bar Council

Posted February 17th, 2014 in barristers, budgets, legal aid, news, speeches by sally

‘Audio recordings of the speeches, and contributions from the floor, from the event ‘One Bar: one voice – United for Justice’ on Saturday 8 February 2014.’

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The Bar Council, 13th February 2014

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Court of Protection Update – Family Law Week

‘Sally Bradley and Michael Edwards, barristers of 4 Paper Buildings, consider the President’s guidance on transparency in the Court of Protection as well as the most important recent judgments.’

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Family Law Week, 16th February 2014

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Regina (Walford) v Worcestershire County Council and another – WLR Daily

Posted February 17th, 2014 in care homes, community care, elderly, fees, law reports, local government, news by sally

Regina (Walford) v Worcestershire County Council and another [2014] EWHC 234 (Admin) ; [2014] WLR (D) 65

‘Whilst a “home” in paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 4 to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 was to be read as the only or main home it also denoted a place to which a person had a degree of both physical and emotional attachment.’

WLR Daily, 10th February 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Dispute over traffic orders and equality duty set for Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 17th, 2014 in appeals, equality, local government, news, road traffic by sally

‘A county council this week won a High Court battle over its decision to end blue-badge access to part of a town centre, but the case looks certain to end up in the Court of Appeal.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th February 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Knowledge of specific conditions not needed to show that landowner “knowingly permitted” illegal waste activities – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 17th, 2014 in environmental protection, news, strict liability, waste by sally

‘A landowner can be said to have “knowingly permitted” waste activities as soon as it becomes aware that controlled waste has been deposited on its land, the Court of Appeal has held. ‘

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

Customers lose right to sue after taking ombudsman compensation – Daily Telefgraph

Posted February 17th, 2014 in compensation, financial advice, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Financial services customers who have accepted compensation from the ombudsman can no longer sue for further redress in court following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling.’

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Linking to free web content is legal, says EU Court – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2014 in copyright, EC law, internet, news by sally

‘Websites can link to freely available content without the permission of the copyright holder, the European Court of Justice says.’

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BBC News, 14th February 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court untangles claim and counterclaim over law firm sale – Legal Futures

Posted February 17th, 2014 in insurance, law firms, limited liability partnerships, news by sally

‘The High Court has had to unpick the fall-out of the sale of a law firm, with the seller claiming unpaid purchase money and the buyer arguing that the failure to disclose potential legal action against the firm led to sharp increases in the cost of its indemnity insurance.’

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Legal Futures, 17th February 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Judicial review changes: inevitably the same result if no unlawfulness? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 17th, 2014 in environmental protection, judicial review, listed buildings, news by sally

‘One of the proposals in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is that a challenge to an unlawful decision should fail if it is highly likely that the outcome for the applicant would not have been substantially different, had the public authority not acted unlawfully. This compares with the current test which is that the decision should be quashed unless it is inevitable that the decision would be the same.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th February 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

BNP activist Adam Walker loses Michael Gove teaching ban challenge – BBC News

‘A British National Party (BNP) activist who was given a lifetime teaching ban has lost his legal challenge against Education Secretary Michael Gove.’

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BBC News, 14th February 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Logbook lenders’ are flouting the law, say debt advisers – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2014 in debts, financial regulation, loans, news by sally

‘Innocent car buyers can lose their vehicles under ‘bills of sale’ rules dating back to the Victorian era.’

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The Guardian, 16th February 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Record number of foreign criminals cannot be deported – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 17th, 2014 in deportation, human rights, news, statistics by sally

‘In 2012/2013 602 appeals were allowed by the immigration courts, including 324 criminals allowed to stay in Britain because of their right to a family life.’

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Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ryaheen Banimuslem balcony death: Sheffield man jailed over girl’s fall – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2014 in children, homicide, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

‘A maintenance worker has been jailed over the death of a girl who fell 60ft (18m) from a balcony in Sheffield.’

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BBC News, 14th February 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk