Chairman responds to the Times on Bar’s diversity – The Bar Council

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in barristers, news by sally

“The Chairman of the Bar has responded robustly to an article by Edward Fennell (At the cutting edge of advocacy) in yesterday’s edition of the Times. Timothy Dutton QC says in his letter that the Bar, rather than being stuck in a time warp, has led the way on issues of diversity and was the first profession to publish an equality and diversity code in 1995.”

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The Bar Council, 19th September 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Payout over Diana and Dodi photos – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in damages, media, news, privacy, royal family by sally

“A British photographer has been ordered to pay damages to Mohamed Al Fayed for taking pictures of his son Dodi Fayed kissing Princess Diana on his yacht.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sex with trafficked women to be criminalised – The Independent

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A clampdown on kerbcrawlers and men who pay for sex with trafficked women has been launched by Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary.”

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The Independent, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

How we all break the law every day – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in crime, news by sally

“Millions of people who declare themselves innocent law abiding citizens actually commit around seven crimes a week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ex-wife wins new home and £50,000 a year maintenance – for her horses – The Times

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in animals, divorce, news by sally

“Forget bitter divorce battles with wives seeking multimillion-pound maintenance awards for themselves and their progeny — the latest arena for dispute could be a couple’s animals after a landmark ruling in which a wife has been awarded £50,000 a year in maintenance, just for the upkeep of her three horses.”

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The Times, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Convicts push for benefits rights – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in benefits, news, prisons by sally

“Two inmates of Broadmoor secure mental hospital – convicted of murder and rape – are arguing for the right to claim full state benefits.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father jailed after faked suicide – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in news, perverting the course of justice, suicide by sally

“A father from South Yorkshire who faked his suicide before using his mobile phone to report his disappearance to police has been jailed for 12 months.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008

The Consumer Credit Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Menezes shooting inquest starting – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in inquests, news, police, terrorism by sally

“The inquest into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by police hunting a suicide bomber is due to begin.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Straw vows to act against ‘scandalous’ ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in fees, legal profession, news by sally

“A crackdown on the ‘scandalous’ behaviour of ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers, who have ramped up their fees in recent years, is to be launched by the government.”

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The Guardian, 21st September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gay judge shatters ‘pink glass ceiling’ – The Independent

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in homosexuality, judges, news by sally

“It is often said that the ‘pink glass ceiling’ which holds back the promotion of gay and lesbian people in British society is double glazed when it comes to professional mobility among the higher echelons of the judiciary.”

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The Independent, 20th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Asbo threat to surfers who steal swimmers’ waves – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in news by sally

“Surfers who ride waves through areas reserved for swimmers off a Cornish beach could be taken to court and issued with antisocial behaviour orders, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shipyard workers must be compensated for asbestos exposure – The Times

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in asbestos, industrial injuries, special report by sally

“The Justice Committee has the opportunity to reverse a decision to deny those with pleural plaques the right to compensation”

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The Times, 21st September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

EU extradition law faces legal challenge – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in EC law, extradition, news by sally

“Civil rights groups are considering a legal challenge to new EU laws that would allow British citizens to be extradited automatically if they are convicted in their absence by foreign courts.

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jail rates for under-14s among Europe’s highest – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in detention, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“More children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales – increasingly for more minor offences – than in any western European country, the charity Barnardo’s warns today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gamekeeper who clubbed badgers to death spared jail – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in animal cruelty, game laws, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenage gamekeeper who clubbed to death badgers and shot buzzards then recorded the illegal killings in a coded diary has been spared jail.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sex offenders to face lie tests – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in lie detectors, news, sexual offences by sally

“Sex offenders in some parts of England and Wales could be made to take compulsory lie detector tests to see if they are still a danger to the public.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police want law change to uphold pay decisions – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in news, police, remuneration by sally

“Police want a change in the law to ensure the Government upholds future pay decisions of independent arbiters.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

GMC revokes ban on shamed paediatrician – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“The paediatrician who accused the husband of the late solicitor Sally Clark of murdering their two children is to be allowed to return to child protection work.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Give prisoners right to vote, says UN – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2008 in elections, news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners in British jails should be allowed to vote and the government should enact legislation to that effect, according to a United Nations report. The call was welcomed yesterday by prison reform groups.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk