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Student visa rules cost universities millions
Universities say they are struggling to navigate ‘Kafkaesque’ rules governing entry of non-EU students Continue reading
Owners of dangerous dogs face stiffer sentences
Sentencing Council issues new guidelines including longer prison terms and broader definition of ‘vulnerable’ victims Continue reading
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Tagged Article, Dangerous dogs, Law, Main section, News, Owen Bowcott, Sentencing, UK criminal justice, UK news
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Police officers to march on London
Rank and file officers protest over “cuts and privatisation” in strongest show of defiance available to the police Continue reading
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Tagged Article, Blogposts, Crime, Crime and justice blog, Law, Police, Sandra Laville
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Dangerous dog laws to be widened to cover attacks on private land
Government has promised extra protection to postal workers and others attacked by dogs while lawfully on private property Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Article, Conservatives, James Meikle, Liberal-Conservative coalition, Main section, News, Politics, The Guardian, UK news
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European court of human rights president criticises UK reforms
Nicholas Bratza says reforms are unnecessary and instead calls for more funds to tackle the massive backlog of cases Continue reading
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Tagged Article, Council of Europe, European court of human rights, Human rights, Law, News, Owen Bowcott, Sir Nicolas Bratza, UK news
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Gas fitter jailed for manslaughter after carbon monoxide death
Judge jails Andrew Hartley for three years after his botched job on boiler resulted in the death of a 24-year-old woman Continue reading
Children taken into care: why are the figures rising?
Record numbers of families are having court cases brought against them to remove their children because of factors like abuse and negelect. We look at the data and ask why are the figures so high?
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Tagged Article, Baby P, Blogposts, Child protection, Children, Data, Datablog, Family law, Government data, Law, Lisa Evans, Simon Rogers, Social care, Society, UK news
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Anti-HS2 campaigners seek judicial review on environmental grounds
High-speed rail supporters criticise alliance of groups for spending taxpayers’ money on second legal challenge to project Continue reading
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Tagged Article, Conservation, Environment, Gwyn Topham, HS2, London, Planning policy, Politics, Protest, Rail transport, UK news, World news
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Asbestos court ruling leaves insurers facing bill of up to £5bn
Supreme court rules liability was triggered when people were exposed to asbestos, not when they developed mesothelioma Continue reading
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Tagged Article, Business, Cancer, Health, Insurance industry, Law, Main section, News, Owen Bowcott, Society, The Guardian, UK news, UK supreme court
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In English courts justice must be seen to be done, and not just by the rich
Foreign litigants seem to have better access to courts than British taxpayers – who, after all, do fund the legal system Continue reading →