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PCC investigates Melanie Phillips? Spectator blog ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A Melanie Phillips blogpost on the Spectator website which referred to the ‘moral depravity’ of Arab ‘savages’ is being investigated by the Press Complaints Commission.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

Fuel crime rises as prices hit an all-time high ? BBC News

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Fuel crime is becoming a multi-million pound business as petrol and diesel costs rise to more than Ł6 a gallon (Ł1.32 a litre), haulage companies say.” Full story BBC News, 20th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jihadist who took BA job to plot terror attack from inside jailed for 30 years ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A disciple of an extremist Islamist cleric, who got a job at British Airways to plot terrorist attacks, has been jailed for 30 years.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MPs? expenses: strict new rules to be eased ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 21, 2011
“The rules governing MPs? expenses are to be relaxed this week following months of complaints that the current system is unfair.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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From pen to wig: the 40-plus brigade who make a late switch to law ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“The College of Law is putting on additional ‘Switch to Law’ open days to deal with the demand.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Property planning rules to soften ? BBC News

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Measures to make it easier for firms in England to convert commercial property into private dwellings are to be announced by the government in the Budget, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 19th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Hyper-injunction? stops you talking to MP ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Voters are being barred from speaking to their MPs under a new generation of gagging orders known as hyper-injunctions, the House of Commons has been told.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Stoke-on-Trent Muslim sexual abuse cleric jailed ? BBC News

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A Muslim cleric who sexually assaulted two boys at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Deadlock likely on commission pondering a British bill of rights ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“The government commission that is to investigate the case for a British bill of rights looks set to be deadlocked from the start, with its members evenly split between human rights act supporters and sceptics.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

Crime victims? advocate network to be established ? BBC News

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Victims of crime – and witnesses to it – in England and Wales are to be given a ‘louder voice’ thanks to a Ł1m government initiative.” Full story BBC News, 21st March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministry blunder means freed prisoner faces more jail time ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A prisoner who was mistakenly released on home detention curfew (HDC) and spent four months complying with the electronic tagging order before being returned to prison, has been told he must repeat the sentence in jail.” Full story The Guardian, 20th March 2011 Source: www...

Teacher loses appeal against dismissal over raunchy novel featuring pupils ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A teacher who helped pupils to read by writing them into a raunchy novel has lost her appeal against dismissal, but on a majority verdict in which she was strongly backed by the judge chairing the employment tribunal.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

OAP spared jail over wife?s death ? The Independent

Posted on March 21, 2011
“A frail 84-year-old who killed his ailing wife after becoming terrified that she would be taken into a care home wept as he was spared jail today.” Full story The Independent, 18th March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Government faces calls to overhaul visa rules for foreign performers ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“The case of an American cellist, Kristin Ostling, who was sent back to Chicago by British immigration officials when she came to the UK to take part in an unpaid recital, has fuelled demands for an overhaul of the visa system for visiting artists and musicians...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 21, 2011
The Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (Isle of Man) Order 2011 The United Kingdom Space Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2011 The Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2011 The Health and Safety at Work etc...

Who are the UK Bill of Rights Commission?s ?human rights experts?? ? Legal Week

Posted on March 21, 2011
“The much trumpeted commission on a UK Bill of Rights has been launched by the Ministry of Justice. It is pretty much as was recently leaked, although it will now have eight rather than six experts chaired by Sir Leigh Lewis, a former Permanent Secretary to the Department of Work and Pensions...

Targeting Gaddafi is allowed by UN resolution, international lawyers say ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Targeting Muammar Gaddafi and his military high command is permissible under the broadly drawn terms of the UN security council resolution, according to many international lawyers.” Full story The Guardian, 21st March 2011 Source: www.guardian...

Filesharing curbs face high court delays ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing could be delayed for at least a year as its most contentious measures are battled out in the high court.” Full story The Guardian, 21st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Lawyer?s great debate: e-disclosure ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 21, 2011
“One of the biggest issues in litigation management at the moment is e-disclosure.” Full story The Lawyer, 21st March 2011 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Legal aid cuts: misleading statistics from the MoJ ? The Guardian

Posted on March 21, 2011
“LAG believes that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been guilty of playing rather fast and loose in its interpretation of the figures on the impact of the proposed civil legal aid cuts.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

Colchester ex-para medal theft sentence cut ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“An ex-paratrooper who stole comrades’ campaign medals while they served in Afghanistan has had his sentence cut to two years on appeal.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brothers jailed over Lapland New Forest park ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“Two brothers have been jailed for misleading thousands of customers at a Lapland-themed park on the Hampshire and Dorset border.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

River dad guilty of child?s murder ? The Independent

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A father was convicted today of murdering his five-year-old daughter after he drove his car into a freezing river with her on the front passenger seat. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court took five hours to find 42-year-old Christopher Grady guilty of murdering Gabrielle Grady...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 18, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) M v F & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 273 (17 March 2011) High Court (Administrative Court) Johnson , Re [2011] EWHC 593 (Admin) (17 March 2011) Q, R (on the application of) v Q Constabulary & Anor [2011] EWHC 592 (Admin) (17 March 2011) Hinds, R (on the application of) [...

Chorley ex-headmaster jailed for indecent child images ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A former head teacher at a Lancashire primary school has been jailed for having more than 500 indecent images of children on his computer.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shropshire vet suspended over TB test claim ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A Shropshire vet has been suspended for 10 months for falsely claiming he tested cattle for TB, The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) said.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tessa Jowell goes to court to find out who hacked into her phone ? The Independent

Posted on March 18, 2011
“Former cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has begun legal proceedings which could see her name added to the list of public figures suing the News of the World for alleged phone hacking.” Full story The Independent, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

Competition law reform could lead to more criminal prosecutions, says expert ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 18, 2011
“The reforms of competition law proposed by the Government today could lead to more people being convicted of the criminal cartel offence, according to one expert.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2011 Source: www.out-law.com

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 18, 2011
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk ?

Legal action over closure of children?s heart surgery unit ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 18, 2011
“Managers of a children’s heart surgery unit are to launch legal action to stop it being closed under a long-awaited national review.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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