Dentists defeat fashion giant that cried “snap” over croc logo – The Times

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in news, trade marks by sally

“It was a battle that pitted a dental practice in the suburbs of Cheltenham against the might of a global fashion corporation – all because of the grinning crocodile on the surgery’s sign. And the dentists have won. For the second time in a year, a trademark judge has overruled the objections of the French clothing giant Lacoste to the crocodile symbol that adorns a private dentist’s surgery in Gloucestershire.”

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The Times, 3rd January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Public shame for lawyers who break the rules – The Times

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in news, solicitors by sally

“Thousands of solicitors who are found guilty each year of a range of crimes and misdemeanours, from ignoring letters to plundering clients’ money, are to be identified publicly.”

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The Times, 3rd January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Whitehall should be prosecuted over data loss, say MPs in call for new law – The Times

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“MPs are calling for new offences to allow Whitehall departments to be prosecuted for data security blunders such as the loss of child benefit records for 25 million people.”

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The Times, 3rd January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Senior police officer accused of plundering widow’s assets – The Guardian

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in elderly, news, police, theft by sally

“A high-ranking policeman who befriended an elderly widow bought her house for half its true value and then spent years plundering her assets until she was penniless, a court heard yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More families take inheritance battles to court – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in news, wills by sally

“Families are increasingly using the courts to dispute relatives’ wills, as the size of inheritances increases, legal experts have said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gordon Brown to keep 24-hour drinking law – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in licensed premises, licensing, news by sally

“Gordon Brown may be forced to keep controversial 24-hour drinking laws after it emerged that his own review of the measures had found little evidence that they had fuelled Britain’s alcohol culture.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Warning on high-risk transfers to open jails – The Observer

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Increasing numbers of high-risk prisoners are now being moved to open jails after they have served only small portions of their sentences in secure conditions, in an apparent breach of official guidelines.”

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The Observer, 30th December 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Police shoot man dead on village road in Kent – The Observer

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in firearms, news, police by sally

“An investigation has been launched after a man was shot and killed by police on a quiet road in Kent yesterday.”

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The Observer, 30th December 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Civil rights fears over DNA “census” – The Observer

Posted January 3rd, 2008 in DNA, news by sally

“More than 100,000 people, including children as young as 10, will be asked to provide saliva tests and DNA samples in a new annual survey of the lives, behaviour and beliefs of people in the United Kingdom.”

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The Observer, 30th December 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Christmas Break

Posted December 21st, 2007 in news by sally

There will be no posts during the Inner Temple Library’s Christmas closed period which starts on 21st December. We will resume posting on 3rd January 2008.

See you in the new year!

House manager wins claim over flexible work – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2007 in flexible working, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

“A former Barbican house manager who said she was refused flexible working time stands to receive a six-figure payout after winning her claims for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.”

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The Guardian, 21st December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dickson and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 44362/04) – Times Law Reports

Posted December 21st, 2007 in assisted reproduction, human rights, law reports by sally

Dickson and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 44362/04)

European Court of Human Rights

“While the state had a duty to ensure the protection of children, it was disproportionate for it to prevent the conception of a child by a life-term prisoner and his wife through artificial insemination.”

The Times, 21st December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

M v Warwickshire County Council – Times Law Reports

Posted December 21st, 2007 in children, law reports, placement orders by sally

M v Warwickshire County Council

Court of Appeal

“On an application for leave to revoke a placement order based on a change of circumstances, a discretion arose in which the welfare of the child and the prospect of success should both be weighed and the former was not necessarily paramount.”

The Times, 21st December 2007

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Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Regina (Szklanny) v Westminster City Magistrates Court – Times Law Reports

Posted December 21st, 2007 in EC law, extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

Regina (Szklanny) v Westminster City Magistrates Court

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“While the discretion conferred on a court to extend time for extradition was in broad terms, there was an obligation to interpret national law, so far as possible, in the light of the wording and purpose of the European Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and surrender proceedings between member states (2002/584/JHA; OJ July 18, 2002 No L190/1).”

The Times, 21st December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Reforms to give public confidence in tackling criminals – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 21st, 2007 in press releases, self-defence by sally

“Measures to give the public confidence when tackling criminals were published today. The reforms are designed to clarify and reinforce the law, articulating the state’s responsibility to stand by those acting in good faith when using force in self defence.”

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Ministry of Justice, 19th December 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Anger as pension reform rejected – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2007 in national insurance, news, pensions, women by sally

“The government has rejected a plan to let women boost their state pensions by buying up to nine years’ worth of extra National Insurance (NI) contributions.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for heart attack – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2007 in news, public order, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for blocking the path of an ambulance carrying a dying heart attack victim to hospital.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shotgun licences issued to eight-year-olds – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 21st, 2007 in children, firearms, news by sally

“Children as young as eight are being issued gun licences by the police, figures showed yesterday. Forces granted 1,291 shotgun certificates to those aged 16 and under in England and Wales during the 12 months to October.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Foreign criminals “won’t be deported” – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 21st, 2007 in deportation, news by sally

“Thousands of foreign drug dealers, sex offenders and burglars will be allowed to stay in Britain every year despite Gordon Brown’s pledge to deport them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Channel 4 chiefs kept competition phone lines open despite knowing no one could win – The Times

Posted December 21st, 2007 in media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Channel 4 was fined £1.5 million by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after it emerged that executives knew that viewers were entering phone-in competitions they could not win.”

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The Times, 21st December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk