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“The days of soft-touch regulation of the City are over, the head of the financial watchdog said yesterday, as he revealed that a new cadre of higher-paid regulators would ask tougher questions about the health of financial institutions in the wake of the credit crisis.”

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The Guardian, 17th October 2008

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Scrap qualifying conditions for abortion and let women decide, say academics – The Times

Posted October 17th, 2008 in abortion, news by sally

“Britain’s 40-year-old abortion law flouts the legal principles that underpin modern medical practice, 85 academic lawyers and ethicists say today.”

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The Times, 17th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother is sentenced over truancy – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2008 in news, parental responsibility, sentencing, truancy by sally

“A mother who claimed her daughter was too old and too big to be forced to go to school has been sentenced.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2008

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Cannabis murderer jailed for life – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2008 in drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A cannabis user who stabbed his girlfriend to death after becoming convinced she was part of a plot to kill him has been jailed for murder.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2008

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Ofcom to have wider remit with more online powers, says David Currie – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2008 in internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“Outgoing Ofcom chairman David Currie has said that his successor should expect the communications regulator to have an expanded remit with responsibility for stricter control over internet content.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2008

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Training just got harder for would-be barristers (but easier for solicitors) – The Times

Posted October 16th, 2008 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“If it’s already tough getting into the Bar, it’s about to become a great deal tougher. All aspiring barristers will soon have to take a special aptitude test before they can sit the one-year vocational training course, a move that could weed out hundreds of applicants a year.”

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The Times, 15th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Information Commissioner orders naming of Tribunal employers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 16th, 2008 in employment tribunals, freedom of information, news by sally

“Organisations involved in Employment Tribunals will have their identities published after a ruling by privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ruling reinstates a practice that was discontinued in 2001.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008

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End sleepwalk rape defence – MP – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2008 in news, rape, sleepwalking by sally

“A Labour MP is seeking to outlaw the defence of sleepwalking in rape cases, arguing that acquittals on such grounds are ‘political correctness gone mad’. ”

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BBC News, 15th October 2008

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Trust fined over scalding death – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2008 in fines, health & safety, hospitals, news by sally

“A healthcare trust has been ordered to pay £20,000 following the death of a man who was scalded in a bath.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2008

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Rugby player sues over injuries – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2008 in news, personal injuries, sport by sally

“A rugby player is claiming damages after suffering a serious eye injury which ended his career.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2008

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Body-in-suitcase murder inquiry is abandoned – The Independent

Posted October 16th, 2008 in inquests, missing persons, news by sally

“No criminal charges will be brought over the death of a disabled man whose decomposed remains were found in a suitcase, it emerged yesterday”

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The Independent, 16th October 2008

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Compulsive gambler who lost £2m begins appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 16th, 2008 in duty of care, gambling, news by sally

“A compulsive gambler who lost £2million to a bookmaker begins his appeal after losing a compensation claim earlier this year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008

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Watchdog to investigate XL auditors – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2008 in accounts, auditors, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“The auditors of the collapsed tour operator XL Leisure are to be investigated by the profession’s disciplinary watchdog after a request from Britain’s largest accountancy institute.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk