Regina v Lavery – Times Law Reports

Posted October 20th, 2008 in law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Lavery

Court of Appeal

“There was no reason in principle why an offence taken into consideration, which was more serious than the offence charged, should not result in a higher sentence than would otherwise have been the case.”

The Times, 20th October 2008

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Interpol wants facial recognition database to catch suspects – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2008 in facial mapping, immigration, news by sally

“Interpol is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the world by creating a face recognition database to catch wanted suspects.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2008

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Metric martyrs: Royal pardon bid after Government climbdown – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in news, pardons, weights and measures by sally

“Campaigners are calling for royal pardons for market traders given criminal records for selling goods in imperial rather than metric measures following a Government u-turn.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Door thief, piglet rustler, pudding snatcher: British courts despair at extradition requests – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2008 in extradition, news by sally

“The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of ‘trivial’ requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2008

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Policeman still seeking compensation after 22 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in damages, mental health, news, police by sally

“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Law Lords to decide if Chagos Islanders can return home – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in Chagos Islands, news by sally

“The Law Lords are expected to decide on an appeal to stop exiled Chagos islanders returning home.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Media must be allowed into family courts, says Sir Mark Potter – The Times

Posted October 20th, 2008 in family courts, special report by sally

“Britain’s most senior family judge has said that family courts should be opened to the media to dispel the ‘myths and inaccuracies’ surrounding the system.”

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The Times, 20th October 2008

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More open justice for families in the courts – The Times

Posted October 20th, 2008 in care orders, family courts, news by sally

“Family courts are to be opened up to public scrutiny in response to mounting criticism from parents whose children are taken into care that they are victims of ‘secret justice’.”

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The Times, 20th October 2008

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No need to change bail laws, say judges – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in bail, news by sally

“But what we do need is a change of culture among police and prosecutors, with much better enforcement of existing bail conditions.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Children’s websites should stop marketing junk food to children, says watchdog – Sunday Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in advertising, children, internet, news by sally

“Children’s websites should be reclassified as adverts to stop junk food and toy companies aggressively marketing their products to young people, according to a leading consumer watchdog.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 19th October 2008

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Call for euthanasia to be legal in UK – The Observer

Posted October 20th, 2008 in euthanasia, news by sally

“One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers has called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide in Britain following the death of paralysed rugby player Daniel James. Baroness Warnock, writing in today’s Observer, calls for liberalisation of euthanasia laws on the grounds that ‘we have a moral obligation to other people to take their seriously reached decisions with regard to their own lives equally seriously’.”

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The Observer, 19th October 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2008 in disabled persons, news, parking by sally

“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”

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BBC News, 19th October 2008

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MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer

Posted October 20th, 2008 in abortion, news by sally

“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”

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The Observer, 19th October 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk