Media: Mosley to sue News of the World for libel after high court success – The Guradian

Posted July 28th, 2008 in defamation, media, news by sally

“Max Mosley is suing the News of the World for libel, having last week won a record £60,000 in damages from the paper for invasion of privacy.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2008

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MPs ‘misled over army torture’ – The Independent

Posted July 28th, 2008 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“Claims that a senior army general and a defence minister misled MPs and peers over British troops’ use of banned interrogation techniques will be examined by a public inquiry into the mistreatment of prisoners, the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, said.”

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The Independent, 28th July 2008

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After 21 years in a freezer, baby boy will be buried against his parents’ wishes – The Times

Posted July 28th, 2008 in burials and cremation, news by sally

“The body of a baby boy that has been lying in a mortuary freezer for 21 years is to be buried against his parents’ wishes after a council used new powers to formalise his death.”

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The Times, 28th July 2008

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Daily Cause List, 28th July 2008

Posted July 28th, 2008 in news by sally

Monday 28th July 2008

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Legal aid for canoe fraud couple – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2008 in fraud, legal aid, news, proceeds of crime by sally

“Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne have been awarded legal aid to fight attempts to recover their assets.”

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BBC News, 25th July 2008

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Nanny walks free after judge orders jury to find her not guilty of baby killing – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2008 in child abuse, homicide, news by sally

“A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers walked free from court after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. “

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008

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Human rights lawyer Keir Starmer named as new prosecution service chief – The Times

Posted July 26th, 2008 in barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

“A barrister renowed for his ground-breaking human rights work was named yesterday as the next Director of Public Prosecutions.”

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The Times, 26th July 2008

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Man jailed over tiny gun shooting – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2008 in firearms, news, sentencing, wounding by sally

“A man has been jailed for nine years for shooting a fellow clubber with a mini four-inch key-ring gun.”

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BBC News, 25th July 2008

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Punishment that was not a crime: why Mosley won in the high court – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2008 in defamation, news, privacy by sally

“It was at 7:50am on Thursday July 10 when it all started to go really wrong for the News of the World. It was then, on the fourth day of Max Mosley’s privacy action, that the paper’s barrister, Mark Warby QC, received the devastating news from his clients. Woman E, the dominatrix paid £12,000 to secretly film Mosley in a sadomasochistic orgy, wasn’t coming to court that morning to appear as the paper’s star witness after all. ‘Her emotional and mental state is such that it would not be fair or reasonable to call her to give evidence’, Warby told the judge, Mr Justice Eady.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2008

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Judge pulls out knife during court case – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2008 in judges, news, offensive weapons by sally

“Judge Roger Connor brandished the pocket knife in front of a teenage defendant during the hearing at Oxford Crown Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008

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Fayed strikes oil in the high court – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2008 in news, oil wells, trespass by sally

“He is a hotelier, football club chairman and the owner of Harrods, but until now, as far as he knew, the multimillionaire Mohamed Al Fayed was not an oilman.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2008

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Council punishes decorator with on-the-spot fine for smoking in his van – The Times

Posted July 25th, 2008 in news, smoking by sally

“A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a £30 on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own van because it is classified as a workplace.”

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The Times, 25th July 2008

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Disability Discrimination Act can extend to carers, rules ECJ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2008 in disability discrimination, news by sally

“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that disability discrimination laws can apply to the carers of disabled people as well as the disabled themselves. It has backed the claim of a woman who sued a London law firm in a groundbreaking case.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2008

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Canoe couple’s assets frozen in attempt to retrieve £250,000 – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2008 in fraud, freezing injunctions, news by sally

“The assets of the fake canoe death couple, John and Anne Darwin, have been frozen in a first step towards retrieving the £250,000 they conned out of insurance companies, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2008

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Music companies to police illegal downloads – The Times

Posted July 25th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“No sooner had Britain’s six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) agreed to monitor illegal file sharing than the web was abuzz with suggestions to get around the scheme.”

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The Times, 25th July 2008

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Illegal filesharing: ISPs pledge not to ‘spy’ on web users – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Internet service providers have pledged not to ‘spy’ on the web habits of customers as part of an agreement with the government to punish illegal sharing of music and films.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2008

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‘Fake Facebook profile’ victim awarded £22,000 – The Times

Posted July 24th, 2008 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“A man who sued a former school friend for creating a fake profile on the social networking site has won his libel case”

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The Times, 24th July 2008

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Max Mosley wins ‘Nazi’ sex case against the News of the World – The Times

Posted July 24th, 2008 in defamation, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley has won his High Court privacy action against the News of the World, the newspaper which accused him of taking part in a Nazi-style orgy.”

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The Times, 24th July 2008

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Husband who stole £200,000 to fund wife’s spending sprees spared prison – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 24th, 2008 in news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A ‘timid’ husband has been spared jail after a judge heard he only stole £205,000 to fund his domineering wife’s spending sprees.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2008

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Police killer David Bieber wins appeal against ‘life means life’ sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 24th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Former American marine David Bieber was told that although the killing of Pc Ian Broadhurst was ‘horrifying’, it did not justify the whole-life jail term he was given in 2004.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk