Lord Neuberger to lead appeal panel over Channel Four libel jury case – The Lawyer

Posted June 9th, 2010 in appeals, defamation, media, news, trial without jury by sally

“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger will examine Mr Justice Tugendhat’s decision to disallow a jury in a major libel trial against Channel Four.”

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The Lawyer, 8th June 2010

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Hospital fined £50,000 over death of disabled man – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2010 in disabled persons, fines, health & safety, hospitals, news by sally

“A hospital where a severely disabled man died when he caught his head in the rails around his bed was today fined £50,000.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2010

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Child abuse reports to be published – The Independent

Posted June 9th, 2010 in child abuse, news, reports, social services by sally

“Full reports of official investigations into the most notorious cases of child abuse are to be published, ministers confirmed.”

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The Independent, 8th June 2010

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Royal College of Nursing takes legal action against Government’s anti-paedophile database – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 9th, 2010 in child abuse, judicial review, news, nurses by sally

“Nursing leaders are taking legal action against the Government’s controversial anti-paedophile database in another blow to the troubled scheme.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2010

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Former head of prisons: short sentences don’t stop reoffending – The Independent

Posted June 9th, 2010 in community service, news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“Prison has no effect in stopping thousands of criminals reoffending and politicians should look again at whether it is a suitable punishment for minor crimes, the outgoing head of the prison service has said.”

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The Independent, 9th June 2010

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Don’t delay deportation flight, government warns judges – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2010 in deportation, injunctions, Iraq, judicial review, judiciary, news by sally

“Government lawyers have warned high court judges that last-minute legal challenges should not be allowed to ‘disrupt or delay’ a deportation flight to Baghdad due to leave Britain early tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2010

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President of the Supreme Court defends terror rulings – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2010 in news by sally

“The judge who heads Britain’s top court last night defended the Human Rights Act and recent rulings by courts that terrorist suspects cannot be sent home to their own countries.”

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The Times, 9th June 2010

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The Academies Bill – a simple idea, complex problems – The Times

Posted June 8th, 2010 in news by sally

“Academies are a hybrid: independent schools funded by central government. Those that exist – about 200 – were created because of population growth, parental demand or closure of a failing school.”

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The Times, 8th June 2010

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‘Sexual predator’ jailed for string of assaults – The Independent

“A ‘sexual predator’ who admitted a string of sexual assaults on woman was given an indeterminate jail sentence, police said.”

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The Independent, 8th June 2010

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Nick Clegg signals rethink over rape trial anonymity – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2010 in anonymity, news, prosecutions, rape by sally

“Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, today signalled a new willingness to drop the government’s plans to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases, after growing opposition to the proposal.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2010

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Activists plead lawful excuse for causing damage at arms factory – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in conspiracy, criminal damage, defences, news, weapons by sally

“Activists claim they were legally justified in causing £180,000 damage to an arms factory as they were seeking to stop what they believed were Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a court heard today.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2010

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An unhappy anniversary for the Equal Pay Act – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in employment tribunals, equal pay, legislation, news by sally

“Forty years on, the gender pay gap remains a yawning chasm. And with access to justice through employment tribunals loaded against the ordinary person, that is unlikely to change.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2010

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Children victims of half of all sex offences – BBC News

Posted June 7th, 2010 in children, news, sexual offences, statistics, victims by sally

“Almost half of all sex offences are committed against children, despite them making up just 21% of the population, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2010

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Sir Mark Potter: children in danger due to court service crisis – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in children, family courts, legal aid, news by sally

“Children are being put in danger because the family court service is facing an ‘acute situation of crisis’, according to Sir Mark Potter, the former president of the family division and head of family justice for England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2010

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Michael Mansfield QC awarded outstanding achievement prize – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in barristers, DNA, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“The Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards honour Michael Mansfield QC and other lawyers who show a commitment to publicly-funded work.”

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The Guardian, 4th June 2010

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Minister plays down quick change to self-defence law – BBC News

Posted June 7th, 2010 in defences, news, proportionality, self-defence by sally

“There will be no swift law change to give people greater rights to defend themselves against burglars, Justice Minister Nick Herbert has suggested.”

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BBC News, 6th June 2010

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Race bias claim over insurance for minority ethnic lawyers – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in insurance, news, race discrimination, solicitors by sally

“Black and minority ethnic lawyers are being refused compulsory insurance in what they describe as blatant race discrimination in the legal profession.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2010

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Age of criminal responsibility should be raised, says leading barrister – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 7th, 2010 in criminal responsibility, news by sally

“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 to better protect the ‘truly young’, one of the country’s leading barristers has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2010

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Buncefield verdict to renew focus on oil safety – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2010 in hazardous substances, health & safety, news by sally

“The safety practices of oil companies operating in Britain will be highlighted on Tuesday in the conclusion of a criminal case following the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2010

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Calls for change to leasehold law – BBC News

Posted June 7th, 2010 in leases, news, tribunals by sally

“Lawyers want the rules surrounding leasehold homes to be clarified amid claims some freeholders are charging too much for extensions.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2010

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