Retired priest Robert Coles jailed for sexually abusing boys – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2013 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex has been jailed for eight years for sexual offences against three boys aged between 10 and 16.”

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BBC News, 14th Febraury 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses – The Guardian

“An employment tribunal hearing the first claim for unfair dismissal on the grounds of caste discrimination has collapsed after information handed to the judge by police led the judge to recuse herself from the case.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Damages Act 1996: the discount rate – review of the legal framework – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 15th, 2013 in consultations, damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“This consultation paper seeks views on two subjects relating to the setting of the discount rate under section 1 of the Damages Act 1996:

Whether the legal parameters defining how the rate is set should be changed.

Whether there is a case for encouraging the use of periodical payment orders instead of lump sum payments.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk