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Binyam Mohamed: MI5 officer gave false evidence in Guantánamo detainee case - The Guardian

Posted on April 21, 2009
“Lawyers for the government have admitted that a senior MI5 officer gave false evidence to the high court in the case of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed.” Full story The Guardian, 21st April 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

London arbitration court opens in India - The Times

Posted on April 21, 2009
“Dignitaries representing the British and Indian legal professions gathered in New Delhi this weekend to mark the latest step in the opening of the prized Indian legal services market to foreign law firms.” Full story The Times, 20th April 2009 Source: www...

Foreign Office accused of hindering human rights lawyers in Gaza Strip - The Guardian

Posted on April 21, 2009
“British lawyers attempting to build a war crimes case against Israel have been blocked from entering the Gaza Strip because the Foreign Office has refused to support their work, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 21st April 2009 Source: www...

Couple jailed for fake ID factory - BBC News

Posted on April 21, 2009
“A couple who set up and ran an international fake ID factory from their Cheshire home have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 20th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Magistrate resigns over homosexual comments - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 21, 2009
“A magistrate has resigned after making derogatory comments about homosexuals in a BBC television documentary.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Men may not be able to blame alcohol for underage sex - The Times

Posted on April 21, 2009
“Drinking alcohol does not affect a man?s ability to guess whether a young girl is under the age of consent, according to a study with implications for cases of underage sex.” Full story The Times, 20th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Road rage killing driver jailed - BBC News

Posted on April 21, 2009
“A man has been jailed for 27 months for the manslaughter of a motorist after he ‘lost control’ in a road rage incident.” Full story BBC News, 20th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pirate Bay convictions are legally insignificant outside Sweden - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 20, 2009
“A court in Sweden has found the co-founders of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay guilty of copyright offences. Each of them has been sentenced to one year in prison. But while the ruling has symbolic significance outside Sweden, it has little legal significance...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 20, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) AT & Anor, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 668 (12 March 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Watersheds v Simms [2009] EWHC 713 (QB) (12 March 2009) High Court (Family Division) Re A (Minor) V [2009] EWHC 710 (Fam) (17 March 2009) Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 20, 2009
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009 The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Armed Forces) Order 2009 The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009 The Armed Forces (Conditional Release from Custody) Order 2009 The Court Martial Appeal Court (Bail) Order [...

IPCC chairman calls for public order debate - The Independent

Posted on April 20, 2009
“The head of the police complaints watchdog is calling for a national debate on how officers maintain public order after revealing nearly 90 complaints had been received about the use of force at the G20 protests.” Full story The Independent, 19th April 2009 Source: www...

Waiter, 69, sues top hotel for Ł100,000 for age discrimination - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 20, 2009
“An elderly waiter is suing the hotel where he worked for more than Ł100,000 after they called time on his career.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The anti-terror law used on litterbugs - BBC News

Posted on April 20, 2009
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to clamp down on local councils who use anti-terror laws to catch litterbugs and other minor offenders.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police must be ?servants not masters? says head of watchdog - The Independent

Posted on April 20, 2009
“Police officers must remember they are ‘the servants and not the masters’ of the people, the head of the police watchdog said yesterday as he condemned the practice of concealing shoulder numbers as ‘unacceptable’.” Full story The Independent, 20th April 2009 Source: www...

Asylum seekers win right to stay because of ?shambolic? immigration hearings - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 20, 2009
“Hundreds of appeal hearings are going ahead without a representative from the Home Office to defend its original decision to deny asylum.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jack Straw faces questions over alleged intimidation by police killer Harry Roberts - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 20, 2009
“The Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, is facing calls to explain how one of Britain’s most notorious murderers allegedly terrorised a crucial witness from prison.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

In the age of the internet, why restrict Sunday trading? - The Times

Posted on April 20, 2009
“The argument over the right to stage two Premier League football matches on Easter Sunday was a stark reminder of the battles fought 15 years ago about the introduction of Sunday trading. Football chiefs have been accused by church leaders of disregarding the importance of religion in the name of profit...

Nurse may fight ?film? misconduct - BBC News

Posted on April 20, 2009
“A nurse who was struck off for misconduct after secretly filming patients being neglected is considering appealing against the decision.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Secretary outlines review of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

Posted on April 20, 2009
“Plans to stop investigatory powers being used for trivial purposes were announced by the Home Secretary today (17 April).” Full story Home Office, 17th April 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Mother charged over death of ME sufferer Lynn Gilderdale - The Times

Posted on April 17, 2009
“A mother was charged yesterday with the attempted murder of her daughter who had been bedridden while suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome for 17 years.” Full story The Times, 17th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Company may be left with VAT bill for unsold cars - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 17, 2009
“A court ruling has thrown into doubt a company’s right to reclaim VAT relating to goods that it later repossessed. The ruling could undermine the usefulness of businesses retaining the right to repossess goods they supply to other businesses...

Ministers to review councils? use of anti-terrorism surveillance powers - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2009
“The government tried yesterday to quell rising concern over the abuse of powers designed to fight terrorism and serious crime, which some councils were using to target people who put their bins out on the wrong day.” Full story The Guardian, 17th April 2009 Source: www...

Amazon bars controversial Phorm technology from its sites - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 17, 2009
“Amazon has barred web monitoring advertising system Webwise from accessing its web sites. The online retailer, which is the UK’s second biggest shopping site behind eBay, will not allow the system to monitor people’s use of its site...

Man jailed for Ł10 debt ear slice - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2009
“A drug dealer convicted of cutting part of a woman’s ear off because she owed him Ł10 has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 16th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Partners of lesbian mothers to get paternity leave - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 17, 2009
“Both women in lesbian couples with children should be given compulsory paternity and maternity leave, under proposals tabled in the European Parliament.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prince?s Trust Thatcher lunch broke charity laws - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2009
“The Prince of Wales’ youth charity broke the law by running a joint fundraising event with an offshoot of the Conservative party, watchdog the Charity Commission ruled today.” Full story The Guardian, 16th April 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Abuse pictures councillor jailed - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2009
“A former local councillor has been jailed for six years after police found an illegal gun and child abuse images at his Greater Manchester home.” Full story BBC News, 16th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police delete London tourists? photos ?to prevent terrorism? - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2009
“Like most visitors to London, Klaus Matzka and his teenage son Loris took several photographs of some of the city’s sights, including the famous red double-decker buses. More unusually perhaps, they also took pictures of the Vauxhall bus station, which Matzka regards as ‘modern sculpture’...

Government stalls copyright reform as UK law deemed ?abject failure? - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 17, 2009
“Copyright reform in the UK has ’stalled’ as the Government has caved in to the ‘vested interests’ of the content industry, the head of a digital rights activist group has said. The view comes as the UK ‘abjectly fails’ a test of its copyright laws...

Man jailed for unknown child rape - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2009
“A chartered accountant who admitted raping a child has been jailed for an indefinite term, despite the fact his victim has never been found.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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