Category: news

BA staff could face extradition to US after $300m fine for price fixing – The Guardian

Posted August 24th, 2007 in airlines, extradition, news, price fixing by sally

“Senior British Airways staff under criminal investigation for price fixing face the threat of extradition to the US under a controversial treaty, it emerged last night. The justice department in Washington was set to publish the names of 10 former and current BA employees as criminal suspects under investigation for running a fuel surcharge cartel after a judge confirmed a $300m (£151m) fine for the world’s third-largest airline.”

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The Guardian, 24th August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children taken from parents and adopted ‘to meet ministry targets’ – The Times

Posted August 24th, 2007 in adoption, news by sally

“Record numbers of young children are being taken from their parents and adopted – sometimes unjustly – to meet government targets, it is claimed today.”

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The Times, 24th August 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk  

Judge suspends deportations to Congo – The Guardian

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in asylum, deportation, news by sally

“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been ordered by a high court judge to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.”

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The Guardian, 23rd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in appeals, criminal procedure, news by sally

“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made new rules for appeals to the Court of Appeal and about applications to change a guilty plea. The new rules will come into force on 1 October 2007.”

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Ministry of Justice, 21st August 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man detained for unlawful use of broadband connection – The Guardian

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in computer crime, internet, news by sally

“A man has been arrested for using a broadband internet connection in the street without the owner’s permission.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Top City lawyers taking home more than £2m – The Guardian

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in law firms, news, remuneration, solicitors by sally

“Some lawyers at top City firms earned more than £2m each last year as they cashed in on a huge surge in demand for legal services to support mergers, acquisitions and other corporate deals.”

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The Guardian, 23rd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baby battle woman can’t claim data protection exemption for YouTube video, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in adoption, data protection, internet, news, social services by sally

“The woman at the centre of a battle with social services over the future of her unborn baby will not be able to claim an exemption from the UK’s Data Protection Act, a legal expert has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

UKIPO offers trade mark rule change guidance – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in news, trade marks by sally

“The UK Intellectual Property Office will be offering advice and practical help on forthcoming changes to the Trade Marks Act in a series of events being held around the country this September.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

Boy is accused of sausage assault – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in assault, news, young offenders by sally

“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”

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BBC News, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MEPs ‘want EU sex offender list’ – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in EC law, news, sexual offences by sally

“Members of the European Parliament overwhelmingly want to see an EU-wide register of sex offenders established, a survey suggests.”

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BBC News, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parliament war protester jailed over £600 fine – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in demonstrations, fines, news by sally

“The first person to be convicted of organising a demonstration within an exclusion zone around Parliament Square has been jailed for refusing to pay his fine.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Law firms riding all-time high – but is the boom about to end? – The Times

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in law firms, news by sally

“The City’s top 100 law firms have increased billings by more than 350 per cent in the last 15 years to £12.2 billion, but there are fears the market may have peaked.”

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The Times, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Home information packs are dealt new blow by lenders – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in home information packs, news by sally

“The government’s troubled implementation of home information packs suffered another setback last night after it emerged that some mortgage lenders are refusing to accept a crucial part of the reports.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Doctor faces High Court battle with GMC over weblink – The Register

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in confidentiality, doctors, internet, news by sally

“A mental health doctor is headed for a showdown with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the High Court because she is accused of breaking confidentiality by posting a link on her blog.”

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The Register, 21st August 2007

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Asylum removals down as Brown focuses on prisoners – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in asylum, deportation, news by sally

“The number of failed asylum seekers removed from Britain has fallen to its lowest level for five years as immigration staff step up efforts to meet the prime minister’s target of deporting 4,000 foreign prisoners by the end of the year, the Home Office admitted yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council overrides Henry VIII on market – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in charters, markets, news by sally

“A branch of the Women’s Institute has been told it cannot organise a market in a town square – despite a charter from Henry VIII granting permission to hold one there ‘forever’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Dispatches footage will be given to police – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in incitement, Islam, media, news by sally

“The high court today ordered Channel 4 to hand over untransmitted footage from its controversial Dispatches documentary Britain Under Attack to police.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawyers accuse MoD of retaining evidence on abused Iraqi detainees – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in armed forces, detention, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“Lawyers representing the families of Iraqis detained by British soldiers yesterday accused the Ministry of Defence of suppressing crucial information about the circumstances surrounding their mistreatment, including advice given to senior army officers.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Notorious eBay conman jailed for fresh offences – The Independent

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in computer crime, news by sally

“A notorious conman who swindled thousands of pounds from eBay customers was put behind bars today for committing fresh offences on the internet auction website.”

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The Independent, 21st August 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Secret papers disclose threat posed by killer – The Times

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in deportation, murder, news by sally

“The Home Secretary believes that Philip Lawrence’s killer poses a ‘continuing risk to the public’, according to papers that the courts tried to prevent being published.”

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The Times, 22nd August 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk