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Baby P three face ?substantial? jail sentences - The Independent

Posted on November 17, 2008
“The three people convicted of involvement in killing Baby P were warned that they face ’substantial’ terms in prison.” Full story The Independent, 14th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Women jurors think rape victims were ?asking for it?, says Dame Helen Mirren - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Women jurors are more likely to clear rape defendants because they believe the alleged victim is likely to have been ‘asking for it’, Dame Helen Mirren has claimed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

BBC 4?s Law in Action not cutting it? - The Times

Posted on November 17, 2008
“‘It seems strange that, at a time when the BBC is under attack for producing offensive and infantile broadcasts at enormous public expense and of little public service value, it proposes to reduce Law in Action, which makes a real contribution to public awareness of what could otherwise remain a dry, esoteric and hidden subject...

How old is old enough to decide whether to live or die? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Last February Josie Grove, 16, died after her parents backed her decision to forgo painful treatment for leukaemia. Her mother, Jacqui, talks to Olga Craig about her death, and applauds the bravery of ‘right-to-die’ teenager Hannah Jones...

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Nasty, brutish and short: The horrific life of Baby P - The Independent

Posted on November 17, 2008
“At just 17 months, a little boy was tortured to death. Why did social services fail to prevent this tragedy? Nina Lakhani and Andrew Johnson investigate.” Full story The Independent, 16th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Criminal checks ?forced? on staff - BBC News

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Some public bodies and firms working on government contracts force staff to submit to criminal records checks, a BBC investigation has found.” Full story BBC News, 16th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Web providers to be named and shamed over offensive content - The Guardian

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Politicians are ready to introduce league tables naming and shaming the speed with which internet service providers take down offensive material.” Full story The Guardian, 15th November 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Paying for sex with prostitutes to be made a criminal offence - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Paying for sex with prostitutes is expected to become a criminal offence under proposals to be announced this week following a Government review of the law.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Man cleared of rape fails in attempt to sue - The Guardian

Posted on November 17, 2008
“A man cleared by the court of appeal of raping a woman cannot sue her for damages, the high court said yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 15th November 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Haringey ?overruled? attempt to put Baby P into care - The Guardian

Posted on November 17, 2008
“A senior manager at the social services department in Haringey, North London, overruled the concerns of colleagues and senior police officers to return Baby P to his mother and his eventual death, it has been claimed.” Full story The Times, 17th November 2008 Source: www...

Judge orders girl to write apology for killing HMS Belfast?s cat - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“A teenager who drowned a rescue cat adopted by the crew of HMS Belfast has been ordered to write a letter of apology as part of a nine-month supervision order.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

UK identities sold for £80 online - BBC News

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Internet fraudsters sell complete financial identities for just £80, according to an online safety group.” Full story BBC News, 17th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Red tape ?stops police visiting crime victims? officers tell Jacqui Smith - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Rank-and-file police officers have said Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s desire for them to visit every victim of crime in person is ‘laudable’ but cannot be achieved without slashing red tape.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008 Source: www...

Solicitors warned on offering hard-to-shift homes in prize draws - The Times

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Solicitors across the country have received a formal warning about the dangers of getting involved in prize draws to shift unsold houses and flats during the economic downturn.” Full story The Times, 15th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Solicitors ?misled? sick miners - BBC News

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Two solicitors who won personal injury claims for thousands of miners have appeared before a tribunal accused of taking cuts from compensation pay-outs.” Full story BBC News, 17th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Mother sues barrister daughter for libel over ?neglect memoir? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 17, 2008
“A mother is suing her barrister daughter for libel over a book which accused her of childhood abuse and neglect.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on November 17, 2008
The Children Act 1989 (Contact Activity Directions and Conditions: Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2008 The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008 The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2008 The Family Provision (Intestate Succession) Order 2008 Source: www...

Brown may press ahead with organ donor law, despite ruling of advisers - The Times

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Gordon Brown has refused to rule out a change in the law that may see everyone considered as a potential organ donor, despite the recommendations of his advisers today.” Full story The Times, 17th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Privacy watchdog issues guidance on FOI exemptions - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 17, 2008
“Public authorities who want to keep information secret to protect the commercial interests of companies they work with must explain exactly what damage will be done by disclosure, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Ministers urged to act on race inequality in criminal justice system - The Guardian

Posted on November 17, 2008
“The government must take a fresh look at policy if over-representation of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the criminal justice system is to be addressed, according to a new study published today.” Full story The Guardian, 17th November 2008 Source: www...

Daily Cause List, 17th November 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008
Monday 17th November 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible       

Employment Act 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008
Employment Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008
Children and Young Persons Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Planning and Energy Act 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008
Planning and Energy Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Ministers defend action taken in wake of Baby P whistleblower - The Times

Posted on November 14, 2008
“The Government today claimed that it had followed ‘proper procedures’ in batting away a whistleblower’s complaint that social workers in Haringey were not dealing correctly with child abuse cases.” Full story The Times, 14th November 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 14, 2008
High Court (Chancery Division) Raymond Saul & Co. (a firm) v Holden & Anor [2008] EWHC 2731 (Ch) (12 November 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Lynch, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWHC 2697 (Admin) (7 November 2008) Source: www...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s New?

Posted on November 14, 2008
In re E (a child) (AP) (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2008] UKHL 66 (12 November 2008) Zalewska (AP) (Appellant) v Department for Social Development (Respondents) (Northern Ireland) [2008] UKHL 67 (12 November 2008) Source: www.parliament.uk       

Zalewska v Department for Social Development (Child Poverty Action Group and another intervening) - WLR Daily

Posted on November 14, 2008
Zalewska v Department for Social Development (Child Poverty Action Group and another intervening) [2008] UKHL 67; [2008] WLR (D); [2008] WLR (D) 356 “The United Kingdom?s decision to restrict the payment of welfare benefits for nationals of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic (known collectively as the ‘A8 states’) to those [...

In re Hutton Churchyard, Somerset - WLR Daily

Posted on November 14, 2008
In re Hutton Churchyard, Somerset; [2008] WLR (D) 355 “Where responsibility for maintenance of closed churchyards had passed from a parish council to a local authority pursuant to s 215(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 a parish council retained sufficient interest to intervene in faculty proceedings concerning the laying flat of memorials in the churchyards...

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