FSA fines manager in anti-money laundering failure – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2008 in financial regulation, money laundering, news by sally

“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a senior manager of Sindicatum Holdings, the financial advisory and asset management firm, nearly £20,000 for failing to have adequate anti-money laundering controls in place.”

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The Times, 29th October 2008

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Gordon Brown’s terror claims for ID cards are ‘bunkum’ says GCHQ expert – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 30th, 2008 in identity cards, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown’s claims that a national ID card scheme would help prevent terrorist attacks are ‘absolute bunkum’ according to a senior Government security adviser.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2008

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Prison education scheme ‘failed’ – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“A government initiative to improve prisoners’ education ‘has not succeeded’, MPs have said.”

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BBC News, 30th October 2008

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Is the Bar becoming a two-tier profession? – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2008 in barristers, news, special report by sally

“Barristers meet this Saturday for their annual conference facing an uncertain future. Or do they? With the courts’ cash crisis and squeeze on public funds, criminal and family barristers have never felt as vulnerable. Meanwhile, their ‘fatter’ commercial colleagues thrive. So is the Bar becoming a two-branch profession?”

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The Times, 30th October 2008

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Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben wins extradition fight –

Posted October 30th, 2008 in extradition, genocide, inciting racial hatred, internet, news by sally

“Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben has won his fight against extradition to Germany where he is wanted for allegedly publishing anti-Semitic material on his website.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008

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Analysis: Debbie Purdy a dignified example of why suicide law must evolve – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2008 in assisted suicide, special report by sally

“Many people who heard Debbie Purdy’s dignified plea for clarity on whether her husband would be prosecuted if he assisted her suicide have been moved by the reasonableness of her request. Lord Justice Scott Baker said the court could not leave the case without expressing ‘great sympathy’.”

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The Times, 29th October 2008

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Secretary faces jail for stiletto attack – The Independent

Posted October 30th, 2008 in assault, news by sally

“A secretary was facing jail today for kicking a train passenger in the face with her stiletto heel after he told her boyfriend to take his feet off a first class seat.”

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The Independent, 29th October 2008

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