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Government accused over child pornography - The Independent

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The Government is failing to resolve the issue of access to child abuse images on the internet, major children’s charities said today.” Full story The Independent, 23rd February 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sir Ken Macdonald rounds on Britain?s banking robbers - The Times

Posted on February 23, 2009
“Fraudulent bankers are more of a danger to society than terrorists and the failure to reassure people that their money is safe is an ‘absolute failure of public policy’, a former Director of Public Prosecutions says today.” Full story The Times, 23rd February 2009 Source: www...

New deal urged for blood scandal victims - The Guardian

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The government will today come under pressure to forge a new compensation deal for thousands of people with haemophilia who were given blood tainted with HIV and hepatitis C, as a long-awaited report from an independent inquiry into the scandal is published...

Terror law watchdog Lord Carlile joins clamour for accused hacker to be tried in UK instead of US - The Guardian

Posted on February 23, 2009
“Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws, has written to the home secretary to ask her to enable computer hacker Gary McKinnon to be prosecuted in the UK rather than face extradition and a jail term in the US. The intervention comes as the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, is considering whether [...

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Stepfather of David Cameron?s wife seeks to challenge sleaze legislation - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 23, 2009
“Lord Astor, the stepfather of David Cameron’s wife, is seeking to block legislation which would force peers to pay tax in the UK or resign from the House of Lords.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Privacy law threat to Gordon Brown?s phone tap plan - The Times

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The prime minister?s plans to allow phone tap evidence to be used in court could be scuppered by human rights and privacy laws, an independent review ordered by Gordon Brown has found.” Full story The Times, 22nd February 2009 Source: www...

New Banking Act comes into effect - BBC News

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The UK’s new Banking Act, which gives greater powers of intervention to the Bank of England, is coming into force.” Full story BBC News, 21st February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Foreign workers could be barred from entering UK - The Guardian

Posted on February 23, 2009
“New measures to bar tens of thousands of foreign workers from outside Europe coming to work in Britain as the recession bites deeper were outlined by the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, today.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd February 2009 Source: www...

Coming home: the last Briton in Guantanamo - The Independent

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The seven-year ordeal of a British resident held by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay is expected to end this evening when an RAF plane touches down at a military airfield somewhere in the Home Counties.” Full story The Independent, 23rd February 2009 Source: www...

Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, says she did not break rules - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 23, 2009
“Jacqui Smith has said her controversial second home allowance that has forced a Commons inquiry was not against the rules.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court case over boy?s 1990 death - BBC News

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The General Medical Council (GMC) faces a judicial review later over claims it failed to investigate a boy’s death nearly 19 years ago.” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 23, 2009
The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Monitoring and Reporting; and Assessments -Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2009 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2009 The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 Source: www...

New study calls for overhaul of legal regulation - Legal Week

Posted on February 23, 2009
“The regulation of corporate law in England and Wales needs an overhaul in order to restore public confidence in the sector, according to a College of Law study published today.” Full story Legal Week, 23rd February 2009 Source: www.legalweek...

Guantanamo detainee back in UK - The Independent

Posted on February 23, 2009
“A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years arrived back in the UK today. “ Full story The Independent, 23rd February 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk Related link: Binyam Mohamed’s full statement

Ripper freedom ?unlikely? - PM -BBC News

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Gordon Brown has said it is ‘very unlikely’ Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe will be released from jail.” Full story  BBC News, 18th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 20, 2009
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2009 The A19 Trunk Road (A19/A63 Junction at Barlby to A19/A63 Junction at Selby Crossroads) (Detrunking) Order 2009 The A63 Liverpool-Leeds-Hull Trunk Road (North & West Yorkshire) (Revocation and Detrunking) Order 2009 The A40 Trunk Road (Gloucestershire [...

R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service - WLR Daily

Posted on February 20, 2009
R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service [2009] EWCA Civ 24; [2009] WLR (D) 63 “The Administrative Court did not have jurisdiction to entertain a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights where the matters brought up were within the purview [...

R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions - WLR Daily

Posted on February 20, 2009
R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWCA Civ 92; [2009] WLR (D) 62 “The Director of Public Prosecutions did not act unlawfully in failing to publish detailed guidance as to the circumstances in which individuals would or would not be prosecuted for assisting another person to commit suicide...

Nationwide Building Society v Dunlop Haywards (DHL) Ltd (t/a Dunlop Heywood Lorenz) - WLR Daily

Posted on February 20, 2009
Nationwide Building Society v Dunlop Haywards (DHL) Ltd (t/a Dunlop Heywood Lorenz) [2009] EWHC 254 (Comm); [2009] WLR (D) 61 “The ‘damages’ awarded in respect of  ’the damage in question’  from which reduction was made pursuant to s 2(3)(b) of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 in the event of contributory negligence on the part of [...

A and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 3455/05) - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 20, 2009
A and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 3455/05) European Court of Human Rights “The European Court of Human Rights held the United Kingdom in breach of article 5.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of nonnational terrorist suspects, since they had not been detained with a view to deportation and the derogating [...

Work-permit policy for trainees ?discrimination?, appeal tribunal rules - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Law firms that refuse to consider training contract applications from students who would need a work permit are having to review the policy following a ruling last week. The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a finding of indirect race discrimination on the grounds of nationality against top-30 firm Osborne Clarke...

Queen?s Counsel in England and Wales, 2009 - Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 104 new Queen’s Counsel.” Full list of QCs  Ministry of Justice, 19th February 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Bar Council Chairman Warns of Increase in Advocacy by CPS - The Bar Council

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Speaking in Vienna, where he is today addressing the European Bar Presidents Conference, the Chairman of the Bar, Desmond Browne QC, warned of the dangers of the ever increasing quantity of advocacy work being handled in-house by the Crown Prosecution Service...

Sex trafficking victims win record payout - The Independent

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Four Eastern European women kept as sex slaves have won more than £600,000 damages against a people trafficker and his wife who imprisoned and abused them in brothels across London.” Full story  The Independent, 20th February 2009 Source: www...

Life for ?sadistic? 1996 killer - BBC News

Posted on February 20, 2009
“A labourer found guilty of killing a 34-year-old woman as she walked her dogs in 1996 has been jailed for life and told to serve a minimum 19 years.” Full story  BBC News, 19th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fatal ?date? crash driver jailed - BBC News

Posted on February 20, 2009
“A teenage motorist has been jailed for causing a crash in which a 16-year-old girl he was on a date with was flung from the car and died.” Full story BBC News, 19th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Deporting gay asylum-seeker ?was unlawful? - The Independent

Posted on February 20, 2009
“A gay asylum-seeker who was unlawfully deported last year and now lives in fear of persecution must be found and returned to Britain, a High Court judge has ruled.” Full story The Independent, 20th February 2009 Source: www.independent.co...

Revealed: the full extent of Labour?s curbs on civil liberties - The Independent

Posted on February 20, 2009
“The full extent of state powers to detain people without charge, cover up Government errors, hold the DNA of the innocent and share personal data between public bodies has been revealed in a devastating analysis of the erosion of civil liberties in Britain over the past decade...

Princess Diana letters to government ministers must remain a secret - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 20, 2009
“Private letters between Princess Diana and the British Government will remain secret after a ruling by the UK’s Information Commissioner.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ministers told to publish ID cards review - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 20, 2009
“A Government review in to the viability of the ID cards programme must be published after a four year battle to keep it secret.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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