Month: May 2008

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in disclosure, expenses, freedom of information, law reports, parliament by sally

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Others

Queen’s Bench Division

“Shortcomings in transparency and accountability in the system of paying additional costs allowances to Members of Parliament justified full disclosure of detailed information concerning those payments of their residential expenses.”

The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Regina v B – Times Law Reports

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in appeals, criminal procedure, law reports by sally

Regina v B

Court of Appeal

“The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, would not give the Crown leave to appeal unless it was seriously arguable, not that a judge in exercising his discretion or making his judgment in the course of a criminal trial might have decided differently, but that it was unreasonable for him to have done it in the way he had.”

The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Written ministerial statement: CPS report – DNA profiles disk inquiry – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in DNA, press releases by sally

“Written ministerial statement: CPS report – DNA profiles disk inquiry.”

Full statement

Attorney General’s Office, 21st May 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

CPS: DNA profiles disk inquiry – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in DNA, reports by sally

“CPS: DNA profiles disk inquiry”

Full inquiry

Attorney General’s Office, 21st May 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

‘Dog patient’ dentist is jailed – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in dentists, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A dentist and his wife who stole more than £30,000 from the NHS by claiming money for treatment never given to patients have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 20th may 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Carer jailed over baby’s killing – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in child abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A carer from Greater Manchester who killed a 16-month-old baby by holding him upside down and flinging him against furniture has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 21st May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Builder is jailed for gas death – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in health & safety, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

“A builder whose work caused the death of a man through carbon monoxide poisoning has been jailed for three and a half years.”

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BBC News, 21st May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Luxury stolen car dealer jailed – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A car-ringer who is believed to have pocketed more than £1m by shipping luxury vehicles stolen from Britain has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police arrest 198 over hate crime – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in crime, hate crime, news, police, violence by sally

“Police have arrested 198 people on suspicion of domestic, homophobic and race hate crimes after raids across London, Scotland Yard have said.”

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BBC News, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tories face inquiry after voter data leaked – The Independent

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in data protection, elections, news by sally

“The Conservatives’ campaign in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election suffered an embarrassing last-minute setback when the party published the personal details of more than 8,000 voters.”

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The Independent, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.independen.co.uk

Mother fined £300 for putting bins out early – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in fines, news, waste by sally

“A woman has been fined nearly £300 for leaving her bins out a day before they were due to be collected.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Knife crime is epidemic, top judge claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in news, offensive weapons by sally

“Knife crime has escalated to ‘epidemic proportions’ and has to be ‘confronted and stopped’, said Sir Igor Judge, the President of the High Court Queen’s Bench Division.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CPS made serious errors over data on Dutch criminal suspects – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in DNA, news by sally

“An inquiry into how a disk containing DNA profiles of 2,159 people linked to serious crime abroad went unchecked for a year has found ‘significant shortcomings’ by the crown prosecution service.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Peer cleared of misconduct – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, news, parliament by sally

“A Labour peer was cleared of misconduct yesterday after a House of Lords disciplinary committee failed to establish whether he broke parliamentary rules by taking money for a ministerial introduction.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Charities face crackdown on fundraising through ‘guilt’ gifts – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in charities, gifts, news by sally

“Charity watchdogs are to crack down on fundraisers who send out unsolicited gifts to make potential donors feel guilty enough to give money.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council accused of foul play to catch guilty dog owners – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in closed circuit television, dogs, investigatory powers, news by sally

“Another council has been caught using surveillance laws designed to combat organised criminals – this time to catch dog owners whose pets foul the grass.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cases to decide if police are liable for damages – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in intimidation, negligence, news, police by sally

“A test case being heard in the House of Lords this week will decide when the police should pay damages if they fail to protect a witness or others who are subsequently killed or harmed.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Reformed jihadist released as court case begins – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“A former jihadist recruiter who now seeks to deradicalise young Muslims was released without charge yesterday after being held for 12 days under the Terrorism Act.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police say loss of banning orders is to blame for rise in gun crime – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in firearms, news by sally

“Gang-related gun violence has risen sharply in Birmingham since a judge halted the radical use of court orders banning suspected criminals from parts of the city, the police and community leaders say.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Algerian demands ‘long-awaited’ apology from Jack Straw over arrest – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in compensation, detention, false imprisonment, news, terrorism by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has been refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it should compensate an Algerian man wrongly jailed for five months on suspicion of training one of the September 11 hijackers.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk