Plans to get prisoners into jobs and away from crime – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in news, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

“The Government has launched a report outlining plans to break the cycle of reoffending by giving offenders better access to skills that employers demand.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th May 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Privacy law unsustainable in age of social media, says Cameron – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in internet, media, news, privacy by sally

“David Cameron has suggested that the UK’s current law on privacy is ‘unsustainable’ and needs to ‘catch up’ with the advent of social media, which has left the press at a disadvantage.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phone hacking: journalist’s lawsuit against NoW revives ‘spying’ claim – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“A leading tabloid journalist has joined those suing the News of the World for allegedly hacking into voicemails, reviving claims that the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper has been spying on its rivals to steal their stories.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke is undermining rape case justice, Harriet Harman claims – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in news, rape by sally

“Kenneth Clarke is undermining work in bringing rapists to justice by returning to the ‘bad old days’ when the offence was treated less seriously, Labour’s deputy leader, Harriet Harman, will warn on Monday.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2011

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The stupidity of our copyright laws is finally laid bare – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in copyright, news by sally

“A fresh inquiry into the UK’s intellectual property regime is surprisingly tough, intelligent and radical.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Surrey facelift woman awarded £6m damages – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in cosmetic surgery, damages, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A woman has won more than £6m damages against a plastic surgeon who she said decided to “play God” with her life.”

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BBC News, 23rd May 2011

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Unpaid website intern celebrates court victory – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in employment, minimum wage, news, volunteers by sally

“Keri Hudson should be happy about her recent victory. She is one of the first interns in the UK to take on their employer and win the right to be recognised as a paid worker. In January, after six weeks of interning without pay for the online review site My Village, Hudson, 21, resigned in disgust.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£25 million cost of ‘bribing’ foreign criminals to go home – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in deportation, news by sally

“Half of foreign prisoners kicked out of the country are now ‘bribed’ to go home costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, The Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2011

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Twitter and WikiLeaks have made a mockery of the courts – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in defamation, injunctions, internet, media, news, privacy by sally

“The first modern battle for commonsense press freedoms was fought and won over three decades ago as Margaret Thatcher and massed ranks of lawyers toiled to suppress Spycatcher and its revelations about MI5’s lurid history.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Conservatives risking reputation on law and order, say ministers – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in budgets, criminal justice, industrial action, news, police by sally

“Senior Tories have raised concerns that the party is risking its reputation for being strong on law and order as the police unveiled plans for a summer campaign of protest against coalition cuts.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

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Bar Standards Board reviews barristers’ CPD requirements – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Standards Board has announced a review of the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for barristers.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2011

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Judges challenge use of parliamentary privilege – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The most senior judges in England and Wales veered towards confrontation with parliament on Friday when they challenged the media over reporting statements made by MPs and peers to prise open privacy-protecting injunctions.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

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30,000 Twitter users could face legal action over gag breaches – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news by sally

“The attempt to use super-injunctions to gag the media in the internet age reached new levels of absurdity yesterday.”

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The Independent, 23rd May 2011

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Judges block Home Secretary from deporting convicted terrorist – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“A convicted terrorist banned from Britain for being a risk to national security has been stopped from being deported by the courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2011

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Twitter row prompts call for superinjunctions debate in parliament – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news by sally

“Judges face a furious backlash from MPs who have demanded a parliamentary debate over the widespread use of superinjunctions.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

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Injunction served in England – published in Scotland – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, Scotland by sally

“Scottish newspapers have a history of serving scoops on stories which have been the subject of gagging orders passed by English courts. This has been possible because of Scotland’s distinct legal system.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

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Court orders man out of London – The Independent

Posted May 20th, 2011 in control orders, news, terrorism by sally

“A man security services say was the leading figure in ‘a close group of Islamic extremists based in north London’  must be moved out of the capital to protect the public, the High Court ruled today.”

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The Independent, 20th May 2011

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CPS gave woman’s phone number to her alleged stalker – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in complaints, Crown Prosecution Service, harassment, news by sally

“A woman from west London is suing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after a series of blunders, including her phone number being given to a man who was accused of stalking her.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2011

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Metropolitan Police pays damages over slave case women – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in complaints, news, police, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been ordered to pay £5,000 each to four women for failing to investigate allegations of slavery.”

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BBC News, 2oth May 2011

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Committee Reports Findings on “Super-injunctions” – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 20th, 2011 in anonymity, civil procedure rules, injunctions, reports by sally

“A Committee chaired by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, has published its findings on super-injunctions, anonymity injunctions and open justice.Its report has been made to the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor, and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk