Anger at UK file-sharing policy – BBC News
“Internet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with anger to new proposals on how to tackle internet piracy.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Runway advert ‘misleading’, says watchdog – The Independent
“An advert claiming a third runway at Heathrow will not make the airport dirtier or noisier has been ruled ‘misleading’ by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
The Independent, 26th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple sue in ‘holiday nightmare’ – BBC News
“A Dorset couple is taking legal action against a travel firm after suffering a ‘holiday nightmare’ while staying at a South American resort.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Boomerang’ council bosses face investigation – Daily Telegraph
“Council chief executives who resign with large pay-offs before being rehired by another local authority are to be investigated by the spending watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jack Straw to outline Lords reforms but warns of 12-year delay – The Guardian
“Reformers will have to wait more than a decade before the House of Lords is replaced by a predominantly elected chamber, Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will announce today. In a seminar on the future of the Lords, hosted by the Guardian, he will outline plans to ensure that 80% of the second chamber is elected within 12 to 15 years.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keyword choice is subject to advertising rules, say FSA and OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertisers’ choice of keywords to trigger search ads for financial services products and services is regulated in the same way as the content of the ads, UK regulators have warned. They also cautioned firms against sponsoring rivals’ names as keywords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge calls for tougher dangerous driving laws – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a review of ‘lenient’ dangerous driving laws after a drink-driver who reached speeds of 132mph during a police chase was jailed for just 15 months.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pavement trip payouts cost £82m – BBC News
“Councils in England have paid out more than £82m in compensation over the past five years to people who have tripped on pavements, figures have revealed.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nude Brands fails to stop Stella McCartney’s ‘Stellanude’ perfume – OUT-LAW.com
“Stella McCartney’s fashion house would suffer more than a small cosmetics company if its demand for an interim injunction was granted, the High Court has said. McCartney has won the right to use ‘nude’ in her perfume name until a full trial is heard.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
New pledge to support young victims of crime – Ministry of Justice
“A pioneering government programme to support young victims of crime as well as helping them to keep themselves safe will be rolled out nationwide, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Manslaughter GP gave second patient too much painkiller – The Guardian
“A family doctor accidentally injected a patient with six times the correct dose of painkiller within an hour of visiting another patient who died after he administered a similar dosage, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2009
Sourc: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legal highs’ set to be banned – BBC News
“Two so-called ‘party’ drugs and a man-made cannabis substitute will be banned by the end of the year, the Home Office has announced.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two-thirds of prisons overcrowded says report – The Independent
“Two-thirds of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded, figures revealed today, with some jails holding hundreds more inmates than they were built for.”
The Independent, 25th August 2009
Source: www.independent
Error leaves children unprotected under 1984 Video Recordings Act – The Times
“People selling adult videos, including pornography, to children are to escape prosecution after the discovery of a Whitehall blunder that means that the 1984 law regulating the video industry was never enacted.”
The Times, 25th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Celebrity lawyer ‘Mr Loophole’ calls for defendants in sex cases to be given anonymity as Emmerdale actor Lewis Linford cleared – Daily Telegraph
“Men accused of sexual assault should be granted the same anonymity as their alleged victims, according to a prominent lawyer.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Internet cut-off threat for illegal downloaders – The Guardian
“People who persist in swapping copyrighted films and music will have their internet connections cut off under tough new laws to be proposed by the government today.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naked women are acceptable on daytime TV, Ofcom rules – Daily Telegraph
“A Channel 4 life drawing programme which featured naked female models was acceptable lunchtime viewing, the television watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Senior CPS lawyer, Sarfwaz Ibrahim, arrested on corruption charges – The Times
“A senior Crown Prosecution Service lawyer has been arrested and charged in a corruption investigation.”
The Times, 25th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BNP face legal action over membership rules – Daily Telegraph
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission are taking legal action against the British National Party over concerns about its admissions policy.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vegan prisoners win right to “cruelty free” products in jail – Daily Telegraph
“Vegan prisoners have won the right to order ethically-sourced food, toiletries and cosmetics in jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
