Day: 1 April 2016

Former rector Stephen Crabtree jailed for abusing girl – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2016 in child abuse, clergy, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A disgraced clergyman who repeatedly sexually abused a 15-year-old girl has been given a three-year jail sentence.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter case man pleads guilty to sending pro-Islamic State tweets

Posted April 1st, 2016 in guilty pleas, internet, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

‘A 23-year-old man who sent an estimated 8,000 tweets from 42 different Twitter accounts supporting the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism, a court has heard.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Liberty names barrister Martha Spurrier as new director – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2016 in barristers, human rights, legal aid, news by sally

‘The barrister and human rights campaigner Martha Spurrier is to succeed Shami Chakrabarti as the director of Liberty.

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The Guardian, 31st March 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

ICO gives fresh guidance to businesses on buying in marketing databases – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 1st, 2016 in consent, consumer protection, electronic mail, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘Businesses should not promote products or services to consumers whose contact details they have bought from another company until they have checked that the seller obtained appropriate consent for such marketing activity, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Musician sues Royal Opera House over ruined hearing – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2016 in health & safety, news, noise, personal injuries by sally

‘A renowned viola player is suing the Royal Opera House for ruining his hearing and his career during rehearsals of Wagner’s Die Walkure.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Land Registry owner must commit to delivering central Local Land Charges register – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 1st, 2016 in consultations, land registration, news by sally

‘A new owner of the Land Registry would be expected to commit to making progress on delivering a central register of Local Land Charges, the Government has said as it launched a consultation on moving Land Registry operations into the private sector.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk