Met offer £5,000 compensation to arrested royal wedding protester – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in compensation, freedom of expression, news, police, public order, stop and search by sally

“A protester who was held in police cells for six hours during a crackdown on street protests during the royal wedding has received £5,000 compensation and an official apology from the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teacher sentenced for pupil ’embrace’ – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A teacher caught by a caretaker in an embrace with an underage schoolgirl in a darkened classroom after hours avoided a prison sentence today.”

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The Independent, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stalking victims failed by the law – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in harassment, news, victims by sally

“Victims of stalking are being failed by the law, according to the first study of its kind, which has resulted in calls for new ways to tackle the crime.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Squatting law is being misrepresented to aid ministers’ reforms, claim lawyers – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, squatting, trespass by sally

“Letter from 160 leading legal figures says law change is not needed and accuses ministers of fostering ‘ill-informed debate’.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who raped Manchester students jailed indefinitely – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A 21-year-old man who raped two students in Manchester and threatened one of his victims with a knitting needle has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BT advert contained claims that were not suitably qualified, advertising watchdog rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 26th, 2011 in advertising, consumer protection, internet, news by sally

“The UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled that a BT press advert was misleading and should not appear in its current form again.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Broadmoor patient becomes first to have his appeal heard in public – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in mental health, news, private hearings, secure hospitals, tribunals by sally

“A man detained at Broadmoor high-security hospital has spoken of his ‘determination to get heard’ ahead of becoming the first psychiatric patient to have an appeal against detention open to the public.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Riots, camera, action: what media footage should police be allowed to see? – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in evidence, media, news, police, video recordings, violent disorder by sally

“Media should not be an evidence-gathering arm for the police, and the constant demands for it to play that role undermine the independence of journalism.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: English riots: ‘Journalists’ video footage should be protected in law’

Timothy Bradley jailed for drunken rant on BA flight – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2011 in aircraft, alcohol abuse, assault, news, sentencing by sally

“A US businessman who drunkenly abused staff on a British Airways flight to London has been jailed for three months.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fresh ruling due on Dale Farm traveller eviction – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, injunctions, local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“Travellers fighting to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal site should today discover whether they have won the latest round of a legal battle.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

NHS hospital managers may seek court orders to halt strikes – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in hospitals, industrial action, injunctions, news by sally

“Hospitals are being advised to consider blocking tactics to thwart as many as 700,000 staff taking industrial action on 30 November as part of the public sector day of action over pensions.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawcast 197: John Cooper QC on legal aid and the pernicious effect of Clause 12 LASPO – Charon QC

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in legal aid, podcasts by sally

“Today, I am talking to John Cooper QC about legal aid and, in particular, Clause 12.”

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Charon QC, 21st September 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Charity in legal aid challenge on clinical negligence – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in charities, judicial review, legal aid, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“Action Against Medical Accidents has launched a legal challenge against the government’s controversial plans to scrap legal aid for clinical negligence cases.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police forces cease recording race of people they stop – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in minorities, news, police, statistics by sally

“Police forces with some of the worst records of targeting black people have decided to stop recording the ethnicity of the people their officers stop and ask to account for their movements, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wife-killing Yorkie advert man walks free from court – BBC News

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in diminished responsibility, euthanasia, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who appeared in the original Yorkie chocolate bar adverts has walked free from court after he admitted killing his terminally-ill wife.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2011

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Why the world sees London as the leading light in legal services – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in law firms, legal services, news by sally

“Kenneth Clarke is right, the City is as much a legal centre as a financial one – but there are still jurisdictions to conquer.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Telephone gateway plan could face judicial review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in judicial review, legal aid, news, telecommunications by sally

“Government plans to introduce a mandatory telephone gateway to the civil legal aid scheme are facing a legal challenge which is supported by The Law Society. The Public Law Project, acting on behalf of ten specialist legal aid firms, has issued an application for permission to apply for a judicial review of the plan.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New rules set pension protection levy at reduced level for next three years – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in compensation, insolvency, news, pensions by sally

“The levy paid into a special fund by pension schemes to pay compensation to their members should the scheme go insolvent has been reduced for the next three years, the fund organisers have announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Dale Farm residents prepare for latest court ruling – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, injunctions, news, planning, travellers by sally

“The residents of Dale Farm are once again facing the prospect of imminent removal from their home as a judge prepares to rule on Friday morning whether the bailiffs can move in and mount one of the largest evictions in British history.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-soldier jailed for another rape – The Independent

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in news, rape, release on licence, sentencing by sally

“An ex-soldier who raped a woman while on licence after serving a prison term for another rape was jailed for seven years today.”

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The Independent, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk