Court awards barrister’s wife £215,000 25 years after divorce – The Times

Posted April 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“The ex-wife of a leading barrister was awarded a lump sum of £215,000 from him yesterday, 25 years after the couple were divorced.”

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The Times, 1st April 2010

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DPP attacked over delays into G20 death probe – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2010 in assault, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, news, police by sally

“A letter signed by politicians, campaigners, lawyers and academics has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, criticising the ‘intolerable’ delays in the investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010

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Parole chief: release more prisoners – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2010 in news, parole, prisons, probation, release on licence by sally

“Large numbers of prisoners who pose no danger to the public are trapped in jail because society has become risk-averse over whether to release them on licence, the chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales said tonight.”

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The Guardian, 31st March 2010

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Solicitors who grew rich from sick miners’ scheme repay £6.9m – The Times

Posted April 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“Solicitors who grew wealthy by handling compensation claims for sick miners have been shamed into handing back £6.9 million that was sliced from their clients’ damages.”

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The Times, 1st April 2010

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Court sets deadline for Straw to settle case of 9/11 suspect Lotfi Raissi – The Guardian

“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, was ordered by a court yesterday to announce whether the government accepts responsibility for one of the UK’s longest-standing miscarriages of justice.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2010

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Prisoners denied release after fears of public backlash – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2010 in news, parole, prisons, probation, release on licence by sally

“Large numbers of prisoners are being held behind bars despite posing no threat to society, the chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales said last night.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010

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High cost of protection is eroding legal bastion – The Times

Posted April 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“Jury-less criminal trials have sparked controversy in the legal profession, pitting prosecutors against defence lawyers. The Criminal Justice Act 2003, which made them possible, was introduced amid concerns over jury nobbling. David Blunkett, who was Home Secretary, said that in London alone £9 million was being spent every year on surveillance of jurors. People who tried to intimidate jurors did so for one reason, he said — ‘because they think that those in front of the judge and jury will be convicted’.”

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The Times, 1st April 2010

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Network Rail to challenge strike ballot in high court – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2010 in ballots, industrial action, news, railways, trade unions by sally

“Network Rail will today try to avert next week’s planned four-day national rail strike by challenging the strike ballot in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2010

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted March 31st, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield Byelaws 2010

The Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2010

The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2010

The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2010

The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations 2010

The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding (Strategy for Birmingham City Region) Order 2010

The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010

The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Family Proceedings (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Jon Venables trial would not be held in secret – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, recidivists, trials by sally

“Jon Venables will not be tried in secret if he is charged with the alleged offences for which he was sent back to prison, Jack Straw has said.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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Prison monitor who had ‘phone sex’ with inmates spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“A prison monitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for sending explicit photographs of herself and engaging in ‘phone sex’ with inmates.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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Essex NHS trust must pay brain-damaged boy £1.75m – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The parents of a brain damaged boy from Essex have been awarded £1.75m compensation by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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Pair jailed for Manchester teenager’s shooting murder – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in firearms, gangs, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men must serve more than 20 years in prison for murdering a boy who was shot in the head in a revenge attack.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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Life term for father who raped baby daughter – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A father who filmed himself raping his baby daughter has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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£1 coins counterfeiter jailed – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in counterfeiting, news, sentencing by sally

“A 49-year-old man was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after he admitted running a counterfeit coin factory producing thousands of pounds of fake £1 coins, police said.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

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G20 riot officer Delroy Smellie cleared of assault on Nicola Fisher – The Times

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news by sally

“A policeman who was filmed striking a woman protester with his baton during the G20 protests was cleared of assault today.”

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The Times, 31st March 2010

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Jailed policeman Ali Dizaei booted off force – The Times

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news by sally

“The disgraced police officer Ali Dizaei was dismissed from the force today.”

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The Times, 31st March 2010

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69-year-old jailed for four years over rape – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“The former president of a village bowls club was jailed for more than four years today for raping a grandmother.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

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Armed raiders jailed after trial without jury – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in firearms, news, robbery, trial without jury by sally

“The leader of an armed robbery gang learned today that he was likely to die in jail after being convicted by a judge in an historic trial without a jury.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

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Nursery manager cleared of child cruelty charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in child cruelty, news by sally

“Laura Pettitt, 27, was accused of cruelty to 10 different children while she was working at Little Stars nursery in Bromley, south London, between January 2006 and November 2008. But after a week-long trial a jury at Croydon Crown Court found her not guilty on all counts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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