Ministers win vote on gay hatred – BBC News
“An attempt to insert a defence of ‘free speech’ into a bill designed to criminalise incitement to hatred over sexual orientation has failed.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Hazel Blears’ standoff with Muslim Council overshadows new anti-terror launch
“A standoff between the communities secretary, Hazel Blears, and the Muslim Council of Britain was said last night to ‘cut to the heart’ of the government’s revised counter-terror strategy to challenge those who defend terrorism and violent extremism.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior judge warns that changes will not open up family courts – The Times
“Ministers’ plans to open the family courts to the media have been hailed as a signifiant reform. But is all as it seems? The proposals are coming under fire — and not just from disgruntled members of the public who will still be denied access to the hearings. ”
The Times, 24th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Social network sites ‘monitored’ – BBC News
“Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the UK government under proposals to make them keep details of users’ contacts.”
BBC News, 25th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs back holding private inquests – BBC News
“MPs have backed government plans to hold inquests in private and without a jury in some sensitive cases, such as those involving national security.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer’s sentence appeal rejected – BBC News
“A man who admitted the manslaughter of a girl who died years after he had shaken her as a baby failed to convince top judges his sentence was too harsh.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts must read effect into ambiguous contracts, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“When a contract is poorly drafted and its effect unclear courts should interpret it in order to give it force rather than to render it void, the Court of Appeal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Grandmother killer driver jailed – BBC News
“A driver who admitted killing a grandmother who had been taking her grandson for a Christmas Eve stroll has been jailed for four and a-half-years.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murdering landlady – BBC News
“A barman from Cornwall who claimed he awoke to find his landlady having sex with him has been given a life sentence for her murder.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businessman who murdered estranged wife loses conviction appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Businessman Nat Fraser who murdered his estranged wife Arlene nearly 11 years ago has lost his latest bid to overturn his conviction.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paranoid schizophrenic released into community to murder – Daily Telegraph
“Paranoid schizophrenic Tennyson Obih who was sectioned twice before being released into care in the community went ‘off the radar’ of the health services and murdered a policeman in broad daylight.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PCC chair criticises media law firms – The Guardian
“The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has rounded on a number of London media law firms, saying that they see the press watchdog as their ‘sworn enemy’.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Private school child safety rules should be ‘overhauled’ – The Guardian
“Rules governing children’s safety in independent schools and academies should be ‘comprehensively overhauled’, a government advisor said today.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS is failing patients with learning disabilities, regulators say – The Times
“The National Health Service is failing people with learning disabilities, according to a report published today on the deaths of six disabled patients.”
The Times, 24th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyer-client privilege can’t stop surveillance, says House of Lords – OUT-LAW.com
“The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. The UK’s highest court ruled that spy law the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows lawyers’ conversations to be bugged.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Settlement after hospital blunder – BBC News
“A woman has won a multi-million pound compensation settlement after a blunder at a Wearside hospital left her with serious brain damage.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Company fined after worker death – BBC News
“A waste company in Sunderland has been fined £15,000 after one of its workers was killed when he was hit by a 20-tonne dumper truck.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK ‘home to 200 rights abusers’ – BBC News
“More than 200 people responsible for war crimes and other human rights abuses overseas could be living in Britain, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hindu elder in High Court bid for open-air cremation – Daily Telegraph
“In a test case on religious burials, Davender Ghai, aged 70, is challenging a refusal by Newcastle City Council to permit him to be cremated according to his Hindu faith.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Google Street View: formal privacy complaint – Daily Telegraph
“Privacy International has lodged the complaint with the Information Commissioner over claims that a number of people are identifiable through the Street View service.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
