Judges back Muslim groups in condemnation of forced marriage – The Times

Posted April 6th, 2009 in forced marriages, news by sally

“Senior family judges have joined Muslim leaders in condemning forced marriage as intolerable and a gross abuse of human rights.”

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The Times, 4th April 2009

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Police using Google Street View-style cars to spy on motorists – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 6th, 2009 in news, police, road safety by sally

“Police are resorting to vehicles resembling Google’s Street View cars to catch motorists breaking the law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

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Sex offenders ‘serving in forces’ – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2009 in armed forces, news, sexual offences by sally

“Some 32 registered sex offenders are serving in the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.”

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BBC News, 5th April 2009

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Personal web data to be stored for a year – The Independent

Posted April 6th, 2009 in data protection, internet, news by sally

“New law forces service providers to record all your calls and emails from Monday.”

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The Independent, 4th April 2009

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Lie tests tried on sex offenders – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2009 in lie detectors, news, sexual offences by sally

“Sex offenders will be made to take lie detector tests as part of probation conditions when they are freed from prison, the Ministry of Justice says.”

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BBC News, 5th April 2009

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Hazel Blears faces libel action for attack on leading Muslim – The Guardian

Posted April 6th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“A leader of Britain’s largest Muslim organisation is threatening to sue Hazel Blears, the secretary of state for communities, after she accused him of calling for violence against Jewish communities and British troops.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2009

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Sacked paperboy, 15, tries to change employment law – The Times

Posted April 6th, 2009 in children, employment, news by sally

“A schoolboy is trying to change children’s employment laws after being sacked from his paper round.”

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The Times, 6th April 2009

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Judge attacks human rights court – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2009 in human rights, news by sally

“A senior British judge has accused the European Court of Human Rights of going beyond its jurisdiction and trying to create a ‘federal law of Europe’.”

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BBC News, 4th April 2009

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Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 6th, 2009 in news, planning by sally

“Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs. The legal opinions cast fresh doubts on the Prime Minister’s plans for up to 10 of the towns across England.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

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Tougher home pack rules in force – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2009 in home information packs, news by sally

“New rules have come into force which mean home owners must have a home information pack (Hip) in place before putting their property on the market.”

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BBC News, 5th April 2009

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Man jailed for stepdaughter rape – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who raped his teenage stepdaughter making her pregnant before she suffered a miscarriage, has been jailed for 12 years.”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2009

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Verdict on prison death quashed – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in inquests, news, prisons, suicide by sally

“A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of a prison inmate who was found hanged in his cell.”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2009

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Rapist has sentence cut on appeal – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who raped a woman he kidnapped from a supermarket car park has had his sentence cut at the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 2nd April 2009

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Kidnappers detained for 34 years – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in conspiracy, false imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“A gang of kidnappers who held a man for 23 hours have been given jail terms ranging from eight to four years.”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2009

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BBC fined £150,000 over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross phone prank scandal – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in media, news by sally

“Ofcom censures corporation over offensive messages Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left on Andrew Sachs’s voicemail.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2009

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Licences plan for clamping firms – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in licensing, news, wheel clamping by sally

“Wheel clamping companies will have to conform to tough new licensing regulations in order to operate, under new Home Office proposals.”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2009

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Playboy TV fined over sex scenes – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in media, news by sally

“Ofcom has fined Playboy TV £22,500 for broadcasting unencrypted explicit ‘adult material.’ ”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2009

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Only 14 firms become first-wave LDPs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in legal disciplinary practices, news by sally

“The legal profession has largely snubbed the first wave of the Legal Services Act’s business structure reforms, with only 14 legal disciplinary practices up and running as the new regime came into force on Tuesday.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd April 2009

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Access to civil justice is failing, says Association of District Judges president – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in fees, legal aid, news by sally

“Access to justice in the civil courts is worse than it was a decade ago and is set to decline further, according to the new president of the Association of District Judges.”

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Law Society’s Gazette. 2nd April 2009

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Buy-to-let tycoon jailed for conning millions from investors – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A buy-to-let property tycoon who conned investors out of millions of pounds to fund lavish lifestyles for himself and the firm’s directors was jailed today.”

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2009

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