Border Agency may be discriminating against Pakistanis, says inspector – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2010 in news, Pakistan, race discrimination, visas by sally

“The UK Border Agency has been warned it may be discriminating unlawfully against Pakistanis applying for British visas and in favour of applicants from Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2010

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Control orders are like nothing I have experienced in my career – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in control orders, legal profession, news by sally

“It should come as no surprise that Lord Macdonald, the eminent QC and former director of public prosecutions who is reporting on terror laws for the government, is strongly opposed to control orders. Lawyers do not like them. And if, like me, you have represented men trying to challenge their control orders, it is easy to see why: they are like nothing you have experienced in your legal career.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

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Law Society criticises jury trial proposals as ‘entirely wrong’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in news, trial without jury by sally

“Proposals to scrap jury trials for lesser offences were today criticised by the Law Society as ‘entirely wrong’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd November 2010

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July 7 inquests will not hear intelligence material in secret – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in inquests, intelligence services, news, private hearings, terrorism by sally

“The coroner hearing the inquests for the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings ruled today that she cannot hear top secret intelligence material in closed sessions.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010

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Woman jailed for life for attack on MP Stephen Timms – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A 21-year-old student has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2010

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Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses publishes new report – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in criminal justice, news, victims by sally

“Louise Casey, the independent Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, has today published a new report on improving support for victims in the criminal justice system.”

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Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2010

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Google in breach of UK data laws – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Google breached UK data laws in its collection of personal data via Street View cars, the UK’s Information Commissioner has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2010

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Why big brand legal services are bad news for solicitors – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in alternative business structures, law firms, legal services, news by sally

“As the AA and Saga launch online portals, more than half of law firms say they expect to lose work to non-lawyer competitors.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

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Red tape swamping the criminal justice system, warns watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in criminal justice, delay, news by sally

“Red tape swamping police and prosecutors is at ‘unacceptable’ levels, a watchdog warned today as it revealed officers and officials have to go through 1,000 different steps just to deal with a simple burglary.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010

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Call to scrap jury trials for lesser offences – The Independent

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in news, trial without jury by sally

“Scrapping the right to a jury trial for lesser offences that ‘clog up the courts’ could save £30 million a year in prosecutors’ costs alone, the Government’s victims’ commissioner said today.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

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Stephen Timms attacker faces sentencing for attempted murder – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, proscribed organisations by sally

“Police believe a gifted student convicted of attempting to stab to death a former government minister for supporting the Iraq war is the first Briton to have been inspired by al-Qaida to try to assassinate a politician on British soil.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

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Child killer takes fight for vote to appeal court – The Independent

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in elections, news, prisons by sally

“Convicted child killer Peter Chester today takes his groundbreaking fight for the right to vote to the Court of Appeal.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

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Legal bid to stop export of ‘execution drug’ – The Independent

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in customs and excise, death penalty, medicines, news by sally

“Campaigners launched legal action today in an attempt to ban the export from Britain of an anaesthetic used to execute prisoners in the United States.”

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The Independent, 2nd November 2010

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Lesbian couple vow to take battle for same-sex marriage to court – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in civil partnerships, homosexuality, marriage, news by sally

“A lesbian couple have pledged to go to court in an attempt to overturn the ban on same-sex marriages after a register office refused to grant them a civil licence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2010

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Gun control and ownership laws in the UK – BBC News

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in firearms, licensing, news by sally

“Derrick Bird, who shot dead 12 people in Cumbria, had held a firearms licence for 20 years.”

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BBC News, 2nd November 2010

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Police marksman in inquest ‘song titles’ probe – The Independent

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, firearms, inquests, news, police by sally

“A police marksman responsible for shooting a lawyer dead during an armed siege faced punishment today after it emerged that he peppered evidence about his actions with song titles.”

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The Independent, 2nd November 2010

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Stephen Timms attacker guilty of attempted murder – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news by sally

“Police believe a gifted student convicted today of attempting to stab to death a former government minister for supporting the Iraq war is the first Briton to have been inspired by al-Qaida to assassinate a politician on British soil.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

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Derrick Bird Cumbria killings – gun rules may change – BBC News

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in firearms, licensing, news by sally

“Changes to national firearms licensing have been recommended after a review into the Derrick Bird killings.”

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BBC News, 2nd November 2010

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Courts launch crackdown on fine dodgers – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in enforcement, fines, news by sally

“People who try to avoid paying court fines across England and Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2010

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Landlords face fines for energy inefficiency – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in energy, environmental protection, news by sally

“The government is to beef up legislation forcing landlords to pay a fine if they rent properties without proper insulation.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

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