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Surveillance will cost more than Ł34 billion say Convention on Modern Liberty - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2009
“The cost of running Britain?s state-run databases over the next ten years has soared to Ł34 billion, according to estimates from a new campaign against what it called the surveillance society.” Full story The Times, 18th February 2009 Source: www...

Met discrimination inquiry begins - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2009
“An inquiry into discrimination in the UK’s biggest police force is to begin.” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Secret papers on Iraq war stolen from Eversheds lawyer on train - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Highly sensitive documents relating to the Iraq War have been stolen after being left unguarded on a train by a lawyer working for the Government, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 18th February 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Man accused of shaking 11-week-old baby is cleared after three year ordeal - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2009
“A man accused of inflicting severe brain damage on an 11-week-old baby by shaking her has been cleared after a three-year ordeal.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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?Sex? ad gives rise to complaints - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Hundreds of complaints over billboard adverts featuring the word ’sex’ in giant lettering have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman gets Ł30,000 payout from M&S after slipping on grapes - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2009
“A woman has obtained nearly Ł30,000 in compensation after she slipped on two grapes and broke her shoulder in a Marks & Spencer store.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Great train robber Ronnie Biggs set to be released in July - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Great train robber Ronnie Biggs may walk free this summer, it emerged last night. A parole board meeting on 3 July will decide if he can be released from Norwich jail after nine and a half years in custody in the UK and more than 35 years on the run in Australia and Brazil since [...

Six lawyers at Raleys guilty of misconduct over Ł7m miners? awards - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Three solicitors whose deal with Arthur Scargill led their firm to slice Ł7.7 million from compensation awards to sick coalminers were suspended yesterday for professional misconduct.” Full story The Times, 18th February 2009 Source: www...

Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2009
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009 Source: www...

Prosecutors examining Binyam case - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Prosecutors are being consulted over whether a criminal investigation should be ordered into UK security agents’ treatment of Binyam Mohamed.” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Secretary called ?bitch? and made to scrub male toilets wins damages - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2009
“A secretary was awarded Ł9,000 in damages after she was branded a ‘bitch’ and ‘whore’ by her employer and made to scrub the male toilets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to be investigated over allowances - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2009
“Jacqui Smith, the British Home Secretary, will face a formal sleaze inquiry after claiming thousands of pounds in tax payer-funded housing allowances while lodging with her sister.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 18, 2009
The Renewables Obligation Order 2009 The Judicial Committee (Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules Order 2009 The Flood Defence (Robertsbridge Works) Order 2009 The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2009 The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (Commencement No...

Transplant family urges UK debate - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2009
“The parents of the UK’s youngest surviving heart transplant patient have called for a debate on Britain’s organ donor laws.” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-QC raises civil action against RBS - The Independent

Posted on February 18, 2009
“A former QC raised a civil case in court today against the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, accusing it of concealing the state of its finances.” Full story The Independent, 18th February 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mosley Vs the UK - BBC News

Posted on February 17, 2009
“Privacy - who has a right to it and in what circumstances - has become one of the most contentious legal issues of our times.” Full story BBC News, 17th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 17, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Austin v London Borough of Southwark [2009] EWCA Civ 66 (16 February 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Haji-Ioannou v Mark Dixon Regus Group Plc & Anor [2009] EWHC 178 (QB) (06 February 2009) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) OSC Building Services Ltd v Interior Dimensions Contracts Ltd [2009] EWHC 248 (TCC) (08 January [...

Asian detective loses appeal over Met race battle - The Independent

Posted on February 17, 2009
“An Asian detective locked in a race battle with Scotland Yard has lost his appeal against a decision clearing his employer of victimisation.” Full story The Independent, 17th February 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Imageview Management Ltd v Jack - WLR Daily

Posted on February 17, 2009
Imageview Management Ltd v Jack [2009] EWCA Civ 63; [2009] WLR (D) 56 “An agent when negotiating with another person on behalf of his principal breached the fiduciary duty which he owed to his principal if at the same time he made with the other person an undisclosed side deal for his own benefit and there [...

SRM Global Master Fund LP v Commissioners of HM Treasury; RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd v Same; Grainger and others v Same - WLR Daily

Posted on February 17, 2009
SRM Global Master Fund LP v Commissioners of HM Treasury; RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd v Same; Grainger and others v Same [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 55 “Ss 5(4) and 9(2) of the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 and art 6 of the Northern Rock plc Compensation Order 2008 (SI 2008/718), the [...

Director of Public Prosecutions v Wright Regina (Scott) v Taunton Deane Magistrates Court - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 17, 2009
Director of Public Prosecutions v Wright Regina (Scott) v Taunton Deane Magistrates Court Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “The expression ‘hunt’ a wild mammal with a dog in section 1 of the Hunting Act 2004 did not include the activity of searching for a wild animal for the purpose of stalking or flushing it...

Barry v Southwark London Borough Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 17, 2009
Barry v Southwark London Borough Council Court of Appeal “When determining whether a person claiming housing assistance had been unemployed for no more than six months and was a worker, a housing authority was entitled to look at his employment record in order to tell whether the work was effective and genuine, and not marginal and [...

Regulators demand clearer privacy policies - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 17, 2009
“Two-thirds of people surveyed by the UK privacy watchdog want marketing opt-outs to be clearer, while 62% want a clearer explanation of how personal information will actually be used. The survey found that 71% did not read or understand privacy policies...

Data on police accidents and firearms no longer sent to Home Office - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 17, 2009
“Police will no longer have to tell the Home Office how many road accidents involve officers or when police use firearms in a controversial bid to cut red tape.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Terrorist threat ?exploited to curb civil liberties? - The Independent

Posted on February 17, 2009
“Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has accused the Government of exploiting public fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties. “ Full story The Independent, 17th February 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Comment is Free: Judges possess the weapon to challenge surveillance - The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2009
“The British are the most spied upon people in the democratic world, but only the judiciary can restrain parliament.” Full story The Guardian, 17th February 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court awards inventors Ł1.5m for outstanding work - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 17, 2009
“Two researchers have been awarded Ł1.5 million under a little-used section of patent law which allows employees extra compensation for inventions which are of “outstanding benefit” to employers.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009 Source: www...

?Laws strong enough? after deaths - BBC News

Posted on February 17, 2009
“A police officer has defended road laws after a Portuguese lorry driver was jailed for causing the deaths on the M6 of a family by careless driving.” Full story BBC News, 17th February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father jailed for taking on drug dealer - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 17, 2009
“A father was jailed for storming into a drug dealer’s home and flushing his heroin stash down the toilet.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-terror code ?would alienate most Muslims? - The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2009
“The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month...

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