Three men from Colne jailed for badger and cat cruelty – BBC News
‘Three men who set dogs on a badger and a cat have been jailed after video of the cruelty was discovered on one of their mobile phones.’
BBC News, 12th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NSA surveillance data: UK access to information faces legal challenge – The Guardian
‘The biggest domestic legal challenge to UK intelligence agencies accessing the mass data harvested by the US National Security Agency (NSA) begins on Monday, and may be one reason behind the government’s decision to introduce emergency surveillance laws into parliament next week, campaigners have suggested.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Power of attorney: how flawed system cost one family £30,000 – Daily Telegraph
‘Rules granting other people control over your money when you are elderly or infirm are open to abuse. We highlight one sobering case.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office’s lost child abuse files: a victim’s story – The Guardian
‘When it emerged last week that 114 files containing allegations of child sex abuse had disappeared from the Home Office, survivors began to ask questions about whether their abuse had been deliberately covered up or ignored by the authorities.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rude’ police officers to be formally punished under new rules – The Independent
‘Police officers who are rude to the public will face disciplinary action according to new rules, ministers are expected to announce next week.’
The Independent, 12th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tribunal to hear legal challenge to GCHQ surveillance claims – BBC News
‘A tribunal is to hear a legal challenge by civil liberty groups against the alleged use of mass surveillance programmes by UK intelligence services.’
BBC News, 14th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal court: if you earn £18,600 a year your foreign spouse can live in UK – The Guardian
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to Home Office rules for UK citizens who want their overseas spouses to live with them in Britain, affecting more than 3,600 families.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman, 61, jailed for seven years after drink-drive death of cyclist – The Independent
‘A woman who fatally struck a cyclist while driving under the influence has been jailed for seven years.’
The Independent, 12th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Passport official suspended over ‘interrogation’ of gay applicant – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has suspended a passport official and ordered a disciplinary investigation after the employee subjected a gay father-of-two to a lengthy interrogation about his sexual history and the details of his adoptions in front of the man’s four-year-old son.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Police blamed over 1985 Cherry Groce Brixton shooting – BBC News
‘Police failures contributed to Dorothy “Cherry” Groce’s death, whose shooting triggered the 1985 Brixton riots, a jury inquest has found.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eystna Blunnie murder: ‘Chances missed’ to prevent death – BBC News
‘Opportunities were missed to protect a heavily-pregnant teenager who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend, a report has revealed.
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Emergency data law: What you need to know about the bill that makes ISPs store your data – The Independent
‘The Government has caused uproar this morning by introducing an emergency bill that forces telecom companies to store users’ personal data for 12 months despite the European Union ruling this April that such powers are illegal.’
The Independent, 10th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court sets out new procedure to help families of asbestos victims access employment records – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has set out a new procedure to help the families of workers who died from asbestos-related diseases trace their employment histories.’
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Litigation Futures, 11th July 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Brussels takes UK to court over boats using red diesel – BBC News
‘The European Commission is taking the UK to court in a long-running row over its policy of allowing leisure boats to use lower-taxed red diesel.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Scales of justice still unbalanced for female judges – The Guardian
‘The lord chief justice admitted progress on diversity is too slow, while Chris Grayling’s offer of ‘partnership’ should be eyed warily.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lover Gillian Clemo’s fake will conviction quashed – BBC News
‘A dead estate agent’s girlfriend found guilty of using a forged will to stop his estranged wife inheriting his £3m fortune has had her conviction quashed.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dogma in telecoms, cream for the CAT: 08- numbers in the Supreme Court – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgment in British Telecommunications plc v Telefónica O2 UK Ltd & Ors [2014] UKSC 42. Reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal (blogged on here by Emily Neill), Lord Sumption for a unanimous Supreme Court held that there had been no basis for Ofcom to disallow BT’s introduction of “ladder pricing” in wholesale termination charges for certain non-geographic telephone numbers (specifically 080, 0845 and 0870, whence the litigation’s popular name among telecoms lawyers: “08- numbers”).’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th July 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Contract killer ‘Freddy’ guilty of Tottenham Turks gang boss murder – BBC News
‘A hired killer nicknamed “Freddy” after the Nightmare on Elm Street character has been found guilty of killing a gang boss and shooting the getaway driver.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
