“The Government should create new laws to better protect against children’s exposure to adult content on UK video-on-demand (VOD) services, Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK Government is investigating whether it can stop people communicating through social media if they are known to be planning riots, the Prime Minister has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2011
Source:www.out-law.com
“The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrat MP, Simon Hughes, is to sue News International over phone hacking at the News of the World, he confirmed on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Moore v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1988 (11 August 2011)
Burton v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1990 (11 August 2011)
Hookway & Anor v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1989 (11 August 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hirose Electrical UK Ltd v Peak Ingredients Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 987 (11 August 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“An HIV expert has been jailed for keeping a 21-year-old woman as a slave.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal profession weathered first downturn but redundancies are more likely if recession returns.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Analysis of the law relating to the riots, a review of a number of important human rights cases and the further developments on the #Hackedoff campaign. David Allen Green and Carl Gardner is at the table as always and we are joined by former Lib-Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, David Wales, a lawyer in private practice – a criminal law specialist and blogger – and Adam Wagner, a practising barrister at 1 Crown Office Row and editor of the UK Human Rights blog.”
Charon QC, 12th August 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“At least 100 families are thought to have been made homeless by arson and looting since Saturday with the government pledging sufficient funds to give financial assistance to others whose homes have been damaged.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A detective constable with responsibility for sexual offenders will be sentenced today after being found guilty of abusing his position to set up affairs with vulnerable women.”
The Independent, 12th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Who is ending up in the magistrates courts accused of riot-related offences? Now includes 155 cases.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It was a day of frenzied activity in magistrates courts as the long riot cleanup entered its judicial phase.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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