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Task force to tackle harmful web content - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2008
“A task force is to look at ways to tackle illegal and undesirable content on the internet and to consider action against websites that encourage suicide and self-harm.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Guantanamo ?show trial? looms for UK resident - The Independent

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Britain is having secret talks with Washington in a final attempt to stop a UK resident being charged with terror offences and brought before what has been described as a ’show trial’ at Guantanamo Bay.” Full story The Independent, 16th February 2008 Source: www...

Sharia bonds may help to fill the public purse - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The Government is preparing to announce whether it will press ahead with plans to use ’sharia bonds’ to raise money for public spending programmes, it has emerged.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2008 Source: www...

Lie detectors slash council?s benefits bill - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Lie detector tests that analyse voice changes in telephone conversations are being used to catch benefit cheats. One local authority has saved more than Ł336,000 during a pilot scheme, according to a report published today.” Full story The Times, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

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Seeking solitary: prison gang wars force fearful inmates to plead for segregation - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The segregation units in Britain’s high security prisons used to be full of prisoners being punished for breaking the rules or being held in solitary because they were too dangerous to mix with others.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

Council tax ?barcode? for every home - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Home owners face swingeing local tax rises after the Government introduced a modern ‘Domesday Book’ that has bar-coded every house in the country, it was claimed on Sunday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

British lawyer deported from Fiji - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2008
“A lawyer who was visiting Fiji to assess its legal system has been refused entry by the country’s military-led interim government.” Full story BBC News, 17th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law firms get set to sue investment banks - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“An increasing number of City law firms are breaking one of the profession’s greatest unwritten rules by positioning themselves to sue investment banks, confident that the first of an expected wave of lawsuits arising from the credit crunch will emerge in Britain within weeks...

Background checks will not force sex offenders to hide, Smith says - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

Tribunal closure ?will deny veterans? pensions? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Solicitor accused of ?obscene extravagance? - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.” Full story The Times, 14th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Wealthy couples urged to sign up to a prenup - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.” Full story The Times, 17th February 2008 Source: www...

Why handling your own divorce is a bad idea - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“It looks bad, and it probably won’t save money. A District Judge on the disadvantages of representing yourself in court.” Full story The Times, 14th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Girl, 10, injured in dog attack - BBC News

Posted on February 15, 2008
“A 10 year-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire.” Full story BBC News, 15th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coroner blasts ?unforgiveable? MoD over death of soldier - The Times

Posted on February 15, 2008
“The Ministry of Defence has come under withering fire from a coroner after an inquest into the death of a young officer in Afghanistan was told troops were having to fight the Taleban without enough machineguns and night-vision goggles.” Full story The Times, 15th February 2008 Source: www...

BA and Virgin in Ł100m passenger payout over price-fixing - The Times

Posted on February 15, 2008
“British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to pay up to Ł100 million in compensation to passengers affected by price-fixing on fuel surcharges for transatlantic flights.” Full story The Times, 15th February 2008 SOurce: www.timesonline...

Fifth man convicted in plot to behead UK soldier - The Times

Posted on February 15, 2008
“A jury convicted a man today in the case of a plot to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier and supply terrorists in Pakistan with equipment.” Full story The Times, 15th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Livingstone suspends aide Lee Jasper over sleaze claims - The Times

Posted on February 15, 2008
“Ken Livingstone has suspended one of his most senior advisers and referred allegations against him to the police.” Full story The Times, 15th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Piggott v Director of Public Prosecutions - WLR Daily

Posted on February 15, 2008
Piggott v Director of Public Prosecutions “There was no obligation on an individual, required under s 7(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to provide a specimen of breath for analysis, to declare a medical condition which might make it difficult or impossible for the individual to meet the requirement...

S v Director of Public Prosecutions - WLR Daily

Posted on February 15, 2008
S v Director of Public Prosecutions “The offence under section 4A(1)(b) of the Public Order Act 1986 of displaying, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, a visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress, may be established even where the harassment, alarm [...

Seaga v Harper - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 15, 2008
Seaga v Harper Privy Council “The defence of qualified privilege established in Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd ([2001] 2 AC 127) was available not only to the press and broadcasting media but could also extend to the publication by any person of material of public interest...

Regina v Zafar; Regina v Malik; Regina v Raja; Regina v Iqbal; Regina v Butt - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 15, 2008
Regina v Zafar; Regina v Malik; Regina v Raja; Regina v Iqbal; Regina v Butt Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A person possessed an article for terrorist purposes only if he possessed it in circumstances which gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that he intended it to be used for the purpose of the commission, preparation or [...

Employee?s past can contribute to dismissal despite expired warnings, says judge - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 12, 2008
“An employee’s past conduct can be taken into account when dismissing them, even if that conduct was the subject of a written warning which has since expired, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008 Source: www...

Consumers warned on data loss compensation packs - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 12, 2008
“Victims of Government data loss are being encouraged to buy packs claiming to help them claim compensation. Thousands have paid out, but privacy lawyers have warned that success is very unlikely.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008 Source: www...

Magistrate carried out Tube scam - BBC News

Posted on February 12, 2008
“A magistrate who carried out a Ł5,000 Tube ticket scam has been given a suspended sentence.” Full story BBC News, 12th Februrary 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How many law lords does it take to decide a case? - The Times

Posted on February 12, 2008
“How many law lords does it take to decide a case? Normally, the answer is five. But last week and this, nine members of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords are hearing two important cases. When the new Supreme Court opens its doors in October 2009, seven or nine justices should hear every [...

UK-IPO changes software patent advice - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 12, 2008
“The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) will not appeal against a High Court ruling that some computer programs can be patented. It has amended its guidance to firms on the controversial issue.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008 Source: www...

Dust off the closed files, justice is opening up - The Times

Posted on February 12, 2008
“The media?s freedom to report legal matters is always in a state of flux, but new access to documents will improve scrutiny.” Full story The Times, 12th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Brown v Executors of the Estate of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and others - WLR Daily

Posted on February 12, 2008
Brown v Executors of the Estate of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and others [2008] EWCA Civ 56; [2008] WLR (D) 41 “The process by which a judge had ordered that the wills of two deceased members of the royal family should not be open to public inspection was not transparent, nor were the criteria [...

Ashe (Trustee in bankruptcy of Djabar Babai) v National Westminster Bank plc - WLR Daily

Posted on February 12, 2008
Ashe (Trustee in bankruptcy of Djabar Babai) v National Westminster Bank plc [2008] EWCA Civ 55; [2008] WLR (D) 40 “Where a mortgagor was in exclusive possession of his mortgaged property, and the mortgagee had for more than 12 years failed to protect its security by taking steps to enforce its right to possession or to [...

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