Football club reports tabloids’ fan death coverage to press watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 15th, 2011 in complaints, media, news by tracey

“A Welsh football club has claimed that three national newspapers’ coverage on the death of a fan at a recent international match breached reporting rules.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Parents of Madeleine McCann and Hugh Grant named as participants in hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 15th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, news, telecommunications by tracey

“The parents of Madeleine McCann, actor Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling were named today as core participants in the first stage of the inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt urges web firms to join anti-piracy drive – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2011 in copyright, intellectual property, internet, legislation, news by tracey

“UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has delivered a hard-hitting speech, calling on net firms, advertisers and credit card companies to cut ties with websites that link to unlawful content.”

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BBC News, 14th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Peers end deadlock over fixed term parliaments – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2011 in bills, constitutional reform, news, parliament by tracey

“Ministers have narrowly won their parliamentary battle over plans to hold general elections every five years.”

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BBC News, 14th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Couple sentenced to four years each for abuse of 14-month-old girl – The Guardian

Posted September 15th, 2011 in child cruelty, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

“A mother and her partner are starting custodial sentences for a catalogue of abuse that left a 14-month-old girl covered in injuries, with every fingernail blackened and bruised.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK supreme court’s jurisdiction in Scotland upheld by review panel – The Guardian

Posted September 15th, 2011 in constitutional law, news, reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by tracey

“An expert panel has upheld the right of the UK supreme court to overrule Scottish judges despite heated and vigorous attacks on its powers by Alex Salmond and his justice minister Kenny MacAskill.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man in al-Qa’ida arrest wins £20,000 payout – The Independent

Posted September 15th, 2011 in compensation, detention, news, terrorism, wrongful arrest by tracey

“A student who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist after downloading an edited copy of The al-Qa’ida Training Manual for his PhD course, has been paid £20,000 in compensation by police.”

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The Independent, 15th September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Nurse held over hospital deaths is cleared to work despite drug theft – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 15th, 2011 in criminal damage, disciplinary procedures, medicines, news, nurses, theft by tracey

“A nurse who was accused of tampering with saline at a hospital can return to work despite admitting stealing opiate-based drugs, a regulatory body ruled yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Banned preacher wants to sue for unlawful imprisonment – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 15th, 2011 in deportation, detention, immigration, imprisonment, news by tracey

“A banned Islamic preacher who was allowed in to the UK because of a Home Office blunder is now suing the taxpayer for wrongful imprisonment.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 15th, 2011 in legislation by tracey

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2011

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Public Prosecutor Specification) Order 2011

The Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Investment Bank Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2011

The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011

The Renewable Heat Incentive (Amendment to the Energy Act 2008) Regulations 2011

The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Jet Formation Display Teams) (No. 3) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011

The Derelict Land Clearance Area (Highbarns, Hemel Hempstead) Order 2011

The Railway Byelaws Amendment Order 2011

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011

The National Savings Bank (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

More offenders to face the consequences of their crimes: new Restorative Justice Register launched – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 14th, 2011 in press releases, recidivists, restorative justice by tracey

“More offenders are to face the consequences of their actions following today’s launch of the first-ever register of qualified restorative justice practitioners, funded by the Ministry of Justice and implemented by the Restorative Justice Council (RJC).”

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Ministry of Justice, 13th September 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Children as young as four reprimanded for racist behaviour – Daily Telegraph

“The equivalent of around 100 primary school pupils a day were reported to local authorities after using offensive language in lessons and the playground, it is claimed. In some cases, pupils were reprimanded for relatively trivial squabbles and employing insults such as ‘gaylord’ and ‘broccoli head’. Researchers said many children – some as young as four – are being reported despite being ‘unlikely to understand the meaning of these words’. Schools are obliged to report all ‘hate speech’ incidents to local authorities as part of the 2000 Race Relations Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lord Justice Jackson: legal aid should remain for clinical negligence – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 14th, 2011 in bills, budgets, legal aid, medical treatment, negligence, news by tracey

“Lord Justice Jackson spoke in strong terms last week to the Cambridge Law Faculty on the controversial topic of legal aid and legal costs reforms.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th September 2011

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Kettled British woman takes case to European court of human rights – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2011 in demonstrations, detention, human rights, news, police by tracey

“A case that will decide the legality of the police containment tactic of kettling is to be heard at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg later.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2011

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Council ‘abusing law’ on travellers – The Independent

Posted September 14th, 2011 in housing, international law, local government, news, travellers by tracey

“A UN representative has accused a council of ‘violating international law’ over the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site.”

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The Independent, 14th September 2011

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Phone Hacking: News International discover new documents – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in evidence, interception, media, news by tracey

“A huge cache of previously undiscovered documents and emails which could reveal the true scale of phone hacking at the News of the World have been found by the newspaper’s publisher, the High court heard today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in appeals, drug offences, early release, education, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Care Quality Commission: MPs criticise health regulator – BBC News

Posted September 14th, 2011 in care homes, health, hospitals, news by tracey

“Patients were put at risk by an unacceptable fall in the number of inspections of hospitals and care homes, MPs say.”

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BBC News, 14th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Forced marriage crime ruled out by ministers – BBC News

Posted September 14th, 2011 in forced marriages, news by tracey

“Ministers have ruled out creating a forced marriage crime, despite pressure from MPs to do so. In an interview for the BBC’s Asian Network, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone said that it was not on the government’s agenda. The Home Affairs committee has called for an offence to complement court orders to protect potential victims.”

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BBC News, 14th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Magistrates were told to send rioters to crown court, emails show – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2011 in Crown Court, magistrates, news, sentencing, violent disorder by tracey

“Magistrates were urged to abandon sentencing guidelines when dealing with rioters last month because ‘nothing like this was envisaged’, according to court documents released to the Guardian. The text of two controversial emails circulated to justices’ clerks immediately after August’s disturbances raises questions about judicial independence and the use of blanket guidance irrespective of individual cases. One human rights group described the emails as ‘disturbing’.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk