Category: inquiries

Anemometers and wind farms once more: PINS now win the day – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in appeals, disclosure, energy, inquiries, news, planning, tribunals by sally

“I have previously posted on the decision leading to this successful appeal by the Planning Inspectorate, against an order that they produce their legal advice concerning a planning appeal. The decision of the First-Tier Tribunal in favour of disclosure was reversed by a strong Upper Tribunal, chaired by Carnwath LJ in his last outing before going to the Supreme Court. So the upshot is that PINS can retain whatever advice which led them to refuse this request for a public inquiry in a locally controversial case.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2012

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Convention should not be a basis for demanding unnecessary public inquiries – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in appeals, children, human rights, inquiries, news, treaties by sally

“The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Secretary of State acted lawfully in not ordering independent inquiry into a 2009 protest at an Immigration Detention Centre.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st May 2012

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Daniel Morgan report cites police and prosecution flaws – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2012 in disclosure, evidence, informers, inquiries, murder, news, police, prosecutions, witnesses by sally

“The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain’s most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.”

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BBC News, 21st May 2012

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Facebook child sex abuser Ryan Chambers jailed – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2012 in child abuse, indecent photographs of children, inquiries, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by sally

“A ‘very dangerous and predatory’ teenager who sexually abused four girls he met on Facebook has been jailed for three years and nine months.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

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Stephen Lawrence murder: Police corruption inquiry – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2012 in bribery, corruption, inquiries, murder, news, police by tracey

“Scotland Yard has called in the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.”

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BBC News, 11th May 2012

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Why lawyers can’t coach witnesses – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2012 in inquiries, legal profession, news, professional conduct, witnesses by sally

“If lawyers are preparing David Cameron for his appearance before Lord Justice Leveson, they are on perilous ground.”

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The Guardian, 8th May 2012

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Batang Kali massacre hearing due to start at high court – The Guardian

Posted May 8th, 2012 in armed forces, inquiries, judicial review, news by sally

“The government will be challenged in court on Tuesday to investigate the killing by British troops of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers more than 60 years ago.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2012

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Stephen Lawrence murder: Theresa May considering new public inquiry – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in corruption, inquiries, murder, news, police, racism by sally

“The home secretary is considering ordering a new public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2012

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Watchdog calls for power to scrutinise privatised police – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in complaints, contracting out, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, police by sally

“The police watchdog has aired its growing frustration over the Home Office’s failure to close a loophole that allows privately contracted officers to escape investigation.”

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The Guardian, 21st April 2012

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How we changed the law on stalking – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2012 in harassment, inquiries, legislation, news, reports by sally

“Just a year after starting a campaign on stalking, who would have thought it would become an offence on the statute book?”

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The Guardian, 10th April 2012

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Attorney general to warn hacking committee about prejudice risk – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2012 in attorney general, inquiries, news, prosecutions, reports by sally

“An influential parliamentary committee is to be warned by the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, that its imminent report into phone-hacking could prejudice criminal cases being brought against a number of journalists and editors.”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2012

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Leveson Inquiry: IPCC ‘error’ over Mark Duggan shooting – BBC News

Posted March 29th, 2012 in complaints, homicide, inquiries, media, news, police by sally

“The head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said it made a ‘serious error’ in its handling of the Mark Duggan shooting.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2012

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Injured student protester faces trial for violent disorder – The Guardian

Posted March 26th, 2012 in demonstrations, inquiries, news, personal injuries, police, trials, victims, violent disorder by sally

“A philosophy student who claimed he suffered head injuries from a police baton during the anti-fees protest in London faces trial on Monday for violent disorder at the demonstration.”

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The Guardian, 25th March 2012

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Government’s IP policy-making to be scrutinised in cross-party group inquiry – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 19th, 2012 in government departments, inquiries, intellectual property, news by sally

“The way that Government determines policies on intellectual property (IP) issues is to be reviewed by a cross-party group of MPs.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2012

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Schools ‘illegally excluding pupils’ – BBC News

Posted March 19th, 2012 in appeals, human rights, inquiries, news, school exclusions by sally

“Some schools in England are illegally excluding pupils, sometimes permanently, without going through the full formal process, a report says.”

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BBC News, 19th March 2012

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Times admits it ‘misled’ High Court over email hacking case – The Independent

Posted March 19th, 2012 in anonymity, electronic mail, evidence, inquiries, interception, media, news by sally

“The Times misled the High Court during its attempt to name a detective as the writer of an anonymous blog, the newspaper’s then legal manager admitted yesterday.”

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The Independent, 16th March 2012

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Wind and peat: another step along the reasons trail – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 16th, 2012 in environmental protection, inquiries, news, planning, reasons by tracey

“Welsh Ministers v. RWE Npower Renewables Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 311, reversing RWE Npower Renewables v. Welsh Ministers & Swansea Council [2011] EWHC 1778 (Admin). In my previous post on this case, I summarised the judge’s findings as to why this Planning Inspector had gone wrong at the wind farm inquiry. The Inspector turned down the appeal because the positioning of individual turbines might lead to damage to deep deposits of peat found on this site. The judge, Beatson J, thought the inspector had not explained his reasons for his conclusions in sufficiently clear a form. Nor did the Inspector give the wind farm developer an opportunity to deal with his concerns. So said the judge. But the Court of Appeal disagreed – showing how it is not easy to ‘call’ the merits of these reasons challenges.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th March 2012

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Leveson: Times failed to tell judge about NightJack hacking – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 16th, 2012 in disclosure, electronic mail, inquiries, media, news, privacy by tracey

“The Times newspaper failed to tell a High Court judge that one of its journalists had obtained information illegally because of fears that he would be prosecuted if he told the truth, the Leveson Inquiry heard yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2012

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Lawyers question timing of PCC shutdown as Leveson rumbles on – Legal Week

Posted March 12th, 2012 in complaints, inquiries, interception, media, news, ombudsmen by sally

“City media lawyers have questioned the timing of the news that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is to be shut down amid the ongoing Leveson inquiry into UK press standards.”

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Legal Week, 9th March 2012

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‘Culture’ of illegal payments to officials existed at The Sun, says senior Met officer – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 28th, 2012 in corruption, inquiries, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police by tracey

“Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Sue Akers, who is leading the Metropolitan Police’s latest inquiries into allegations of phone hacking, email hacking and corrupt payments, said payments did not amount to an ‘odd drink or meal’ but ‘frequent’ and ‘sometimes significant’ amounts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2012

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