Milly Dowler phone hacking: Speaker grants emergency Commons debate – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“The Speaker has granted a rare emergency Commons debate on Wednesday into calls for a public inquiry into phone hacking by News International journalists, and a potential cover up by its senior executives.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Vereniging van Educatieve en Wetenschappelijke Auteurs (VEWA) v Belgische Staat – WLR Daily

Posted July 6th, 2011 in copyright, EC law, fees, law reports, libraries by sally

Vereniging van Educatieve en Wetenschappelijke Auteurs (VEWA) v Belgische Staat (Case C-271/10); [2011] WLR (D) 216

“National legislation establishing a system under which the remuneration payable to authors in the event of public lending was calculated exclusively according to the number of borrowers registered with public establishments on the basis of a flat-rate amount fixed per borrower and per year was contrary to article 5(1) of Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (OJ 2006 L376, p28).”

WLR Daily, 30th June 2011

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War of the rose: Rival breweries fight legal battle – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2011 in competition, news, trade marks by sally

“More than 700 years after the Plantagenet’s death, his floral emblem has become the subject of a struggle as lawyers representing two neighbouring Yorkshire brewers – one large, one small – square up in the High Court to argue their claims over the right to use the symbol in what has been dubbed the civil war of the rose.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2011

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Life term for wife killer Malcolm Webster – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2011 in fraud, insurance, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered his first wife in a staged car crash and tried to kill his second in a copycat smash was jailed for life today.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2011

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Met police kettled pupils aged 11 during fee protests, court told – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in children, demonstrations, human rights, news, police by sally

“Metropolitan police officers illegally detained children as young as 11 for more than six hours during a ‘kettling’ operation against tuition fee protesters, the high court has been told.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Ex-ballerina Elaine McDonald to hear carer decision – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2011 in carers, disabled persons, human rights, judicial review, news by sally

“A former ballerina from west London left disabled by a stroke is to learn the outcome of her legal battle to get an overnight carer.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2011

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Sun and Daily Mirror articles ‘could have impeded trial’ in Yeates case – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, murder, news, trials by sally

“The Sun and Daily Mirror published three stories after the arrest of a suspect in the hunt for the killer of Joanna Yeates that could have ‘prejudiced’ and ‘impeded’ a trial, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, told the high court on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Are insurance referral fees a racket? – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2011 in compensation, fees, insurance, legal services, news by sally

“Amid the recent publicity about legal referral fees relating to car insurance claims, there has been more heat than light.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2011

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Navy ‘objector’ jailed – The Independent

“A Royal Navy medic was sentenced to seven months’ detention in a military correction facility today after he was found guilty of disobeying a legal order by refusing to attend rifle training because of his ‘moral objection’ to bearing arms and the war in Afghanistan.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2011

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Murder victims’ families treated awfully in court warns Louise Casey – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in bereavement, families, murder, news, victims by sally

“The families of murder victims receive worse treatment from the courts than the rich and wealthy who want to protect their privacy and they need a statutory ‘victims’ law’ to protect their rights.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Prosecutors to drop ‘significant’ number of Fortnum protest cases – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, evidence, news, trespass by sally

“A ‘significant’ number of the hundreds of cases bought against UK Uncut activists who stormed a central London department store in March are expected to be dropped, according to prosecutors.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2011

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Fast food worker jailed for four years for sexually abusing girls – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in child abuse, news, prisons, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A fast-food worker who groomed and sexually abused 18 girls, some as young as 12, has been jailed for four years.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Contempt of court rules are designed to avoid trial by media – The Guardian

“The arrest of Christopher Jefferies on 30 December automatically obliged the media to restrict reporting of legal proceedings against the retired Bristol schoolteacher.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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MI5 admits to wrongful surveillance of innocent people, new report says – OUT-LAW.com

“The UK’s Security Service wrongly gathered information about innocent telephone users during criminal surveillance, a report into the interception of communications has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2011

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Rio Ferdinand: Sunday Mirror ‘kiss and tell’ was gross invasion of privacy – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2011 in damages, media, news, privacy by sally

“Rio Ferdinand, the Manchester United and England footballer, told a high court judge on Tuesday how a ‘kiss and tell’ Sunday Mirror story put a strain on his relationship with his wife and caused him hurt and distress.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Queen appoints five Appeal Court justices – The Lawyer

Posted July 5th, 2011 in judges, news by sally

“The Queen has approved the appointment of five Court of Appeal justices following the elevation of Lord Justice Wilson to the Supreme Court and Lord Justice Thomas’s appointment as president of the Queen’s Bench Division.”

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The Lawyer, 5th July 2011

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Warrington husband Michael Meanwell jailed for gangrene death – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2011 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who left his collapsed wife lying on the floor of their Warrington home for at least four days has been jailed for 15 months for her manslaughter.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2011

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UK judge Sir Nicolas Bratza gets top human rights job – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2011 in human rights, judges, news by sally

“A British judge has been appointed to the highest post at the European Court of Human Rights.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2011

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Can jurors in the internet age avoid being in contempt of court? – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2011 in contempt of court, internet, juries, media, news by sally

“Omnipresent nature of news online makes it increasingly difficult for jurors not to stumble across court case details.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Public authorities should demonstrate equality commitments, proposed new regulations say – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 5th, 2011 in BBC, equality, local government, news, police, reports by sally

“Public authorities should have to publish annual reports that prove they comply with new UK equality laws from 2012, proposed new regulations say.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2011

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