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Henriques J
This excellent article about Mr Justice Henriques (who retired in late October) requires no further comment - Justice has been done and been seen to be done - Blackpool Gazette
Judiciary - Retirements - Sir Richard Henriques
Cockler Gangmaster gets 14 years - BBC 28th March 2006
Met Police guilty over De Menezes shooting - The Guardian 1st November 2007
R v Irfan Naseer - terrorist plot - The Independent 26th April 2013
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"shoot To Kill" ~ Those Who Seek To Kill Can Certainly Expect Lethal Force In Return
Joshua Rozenberg writing in The Guardian 18th November says that - "The law makes it clear that shooting to kill has to be justified......" Mr Rozenberg's article comes in the wake of comments relating to "shoot to kill" made by the Leader of...
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Jean Charles De Menezes Case To Be Heard At Strasbourg
Addendum 1: Webcast of the E Ct HR hearing Addendum 2: Links added to various materials On Wednesday (10th June), the European Court of European Rights (E Ct HR) Grand Chamber will hear the case of Armani Da Silva v. the United Kingdom (no....
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An August Miscellany Of Law
Quite a few items in the news deserve a mention. Here are a few: 1. There is the woman dealt with by Blackpool Magistrates court - (a District Judge took the case) - for urinating on the town's war memorial and peforming a "sex act". ...
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There Is No Honour In Killing ... Appalling Murders In Blackburn
The Guardian 3rd August reports the conviction of four men for the murder of two people in Blackburn, Lancashire. See also The Independent 2nd August. The persons killed were not the intended victims. The men: Ibrahim (aged 21); Iqbal...
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Blair Peach: "a Matter Of Deep Regret"
It has taken 31 years for detailed information relating to the death of Blair Peach (on 24th April 1979) to be placed in the public domain. The Metropolitan Police website contains a statement and there are links to more detailed documents. ...
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