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Domestic abuse death police sorry ? BBC News

Posted on June 17, 2009
“Police have been forced to apologise to a family and change domestic abuse policies after the murder of a 75-year-old woman.” Full story BBC News, 16th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Al Muhajiroun?s return presents test for terror laws ? The Independent

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A formerly defunct radical Islamist sect led by the banned preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad has appointed a new British leader and will re-form publicly this week for the first time in five years.” Full story The Independent, 17th June 2009 Source: www...

MPs? expenses: attack on MPs by the Ł21 judges ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A group of judges has launched an unprecedented public attack on MPs over their ‘disproportionately large’ expenses.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Digital Britain: Government vows to cut illegal file-sharing by 70% ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 17, 2009
“The Government believes it can reduce unlawful file-sharing by 70% to 80% by forcing internet service providers (ISPs) to tell users that their copyright infringement has been noted and making evidence of infringement available to the courts.” Full story OUT-LAW...

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The Big Question: Are prison sentences too lenient, and does the system need changing? ? The Independent

Posted on June 17, 2009
“Why are we asking this now? In the past few days, the issue of sentencing has come to the fore in three high-profile cases, culminating in an announcement yesterday by the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, that the sentences handed down to Baby P’s killers were not unduly lenient and therefore she would not be referring the [...

Plan to monitor emails will not work, says LSE ? The Guardian

Posted on June 17, 2009
“The Home Office’s revised proposals to monitor all text messages, email and internet use will have poor safeguards, prove very costly and not even work, London School of Economics researchers have found.” Full story The Guardian, 17th June 2009 Source: www...

Judge calls for action to stop British ?epidemic? of family breakdown ? The Times

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A national commission should be created to tackle Britain?s ?epidemic? of family breakdown, a senior judge said yesterday.” Full story The Times, 17th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police chief escapes jail for refusing to hand over seized material ? The Guardian

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A chief constable was criticised by three judges today for defying a high court order to return computer hard drives containing evidence of suspected child abuse to an expert witness.” Full story The Guardian, 16th June 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Jewish couple sue neighbours over automatic light ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A Jewish couple are suing their neighbours in a block of flats because they say an automatic security light breaks a religious prohibition.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man freed after murder conviction quashed ? The Independent

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A man who has spent eight years behind bars for murder was released by the Court of Appeal today.” Full story The Indpendent, 16th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pharmacists attack ?unfair law? ? BBC News

Posted on June 17, 2009
“Pharmacists are calling for a change in the law, which criminalises them for dispensing the wrong drug.” Full story BBC News, 16th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney-General rules Baby P sentences ?not too lenient? ? The Times

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The sentences handed out to the three people convicted over the brutal death of Baby P will stand after the Attorney-General today ruled they were not too lenient.” Full story The Times, 16th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 16, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Official Receiver v McKay [2009] EWCA Civ 467 (16 June 2009) Ancon Ltd v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 498 (16 June 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) The Author of A Blog v Times Newspapers Ltd [2009] EWHC 1358 (QB) (16 June 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Farnesi v [...

Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity ? The Times

Posted on June 16, 2009
“Anonymous bloggers cannot use the courts to keep their identity secret after The Times won a landmark High Court ruling over a policeman who revealed confidential information on an award-winning website.” Full story The Times, 16th June 2009 Source: www...

Baby P: stepfather launches appeal ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 16, 2009
“Baby P’s ’stepfather’ has launched an attempt to overturn his convictions for rape and the part he played in the little boy’s death.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Southern Rail faces big fines unless number of complaints drops ? The Times

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The days of suffering in silence will soon be over for rail passengers who endure rude staff, dirty trains and blocked lavatories on one of Britain?s busiest commuter franchises.” Full story The Times, 16th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Bar Council Publishes Annual Report ? The Bar Council

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The Bar Council has today (13 June) published its Annual Report and Accounts, setting out its achievements and financial data for 2008.” Full story The Bar Council, 13th June 2009 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Human rights inquiry launch ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 16, 2009
“Jack Straw has given a speech at the launch of a human rights inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 15th June 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

In re M (Restraint order: Reasonable living expenses) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 16, 2009
In re M (Restraint order: Reasonable living expenses) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Where reasonable living expenses were made available as an exception to a restraining order, those expenses could not be used to pay contributions to the Legal Services Commission for publicly funded representation in related proceedings...

Hanoman v Southwark London Borough Council (No 2) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 16, 2009
Hanoman v Southwark London Borough Council (No 2) House of Lords “The requirement that a local authority which had delayed processing a right-to-buy claim should deduct from the purchase price the purchasing tenant?s rent payments during the period of delay applied where the tenant?s rent had been paid for him in the form of housing benefit...

Army ?to pay for cold injuries? ? BBC News

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The Ministry of Defence faces paying out millions of pounds in damages to soldiers injured by the cold.” Full story BBC News, 16th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man who helped partner die calls for assisted suicide law change ? The Guardian

Posted on June 16, 2009
“A British man has called for a change in the law on assisted suicides after revealing how he helped his partner end his life, by travelling with him to a controversial suicide clinic in Switzerland.” Full story The Guardian, 15th June 2009 Source: www...

Flowerbed complaint woman sues council ? The Independent

Posted on June 16, 2009
“A woman who was labelled ‘potentially violent’ after she complained to a council about a vandalised flowerbed today sued for the authority for libel.” Full story The Independent, 15th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ben Kinsella?s family attack ?complacent? knife crime sentencing rules ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The family of Ben Kinsella, the murdered schoolboy, have called for an overhaul in Britain’s ‘complacent’ sentencing rules for knife crime.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ugg boot fetishist sent to jail ? BBC News

Posted on June 16, 2009
“A man with an Ugg boot fetish who used the internet to harass schoolgirls in Leeds has been jailed for four years.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher poisoned by pupil loses claim for damages ? The Guardian

Posted on June 16, 2009
“A teacher who claimed her career was wrecked after a schoolgirl poisoned her drinking water with whiteboard cleaning fluid today lost a claim for damages.” Full story The Guardian, 15th June 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Defeat for council that sued boss for lying about illness ? The Independent

Posted on June 16, 2009
“A former council chief executive had her mental health ‘cruelly broken’ by her former employer which accused her of lying about her medical condition on her job application and pursued her through the courts, her husband said yesterday...

Call to close genocide loophole ? BBC News

Posted on June 16, 2009
“Legal loopholes which allow foreign war criminals to escape prosecution in the UK should be closed, a report says.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teens sharing music files could be criminalised by Digital Britain report ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 16, 2009
“Teenagers who share music files could be criminalised under plans for a new ‘Rights Agency’ to target internet pirates to be unveiled in the landmark Digital Britain report.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009 Source: www...

Abandon ID cards ? The Guardian

Posted on June 16, 2009
“The attempt to justify the ID card scheme on the grounds of the risk of terrorism is not sustainable ? we simply don’t need it” Full story The Guardian, 16th June 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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