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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on May 09, 2008
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) Amendment and Transitional Provisions Regulations 2008 The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment in Relation to Standard of Proof) Rules Order of Council 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another - WLR Daily

Posted on May 09, 2008
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] WLR (D) 143 “It was at least arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person who took or procured the taking of the photographs [...

R v L - WLR Daily

Posted on May 09, 2008
R v L [2008] EWCA Crim 973; [2008] WLR (D) 142 “There was no requirement to tell a wife that she was not a compellable witness against her husband before interviewing her about a crime of which her husband was suspected.” WLR Daily, 8th May 2008 Source: www...

Lord Alton of Liverpool and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on May 09, 2008
Lord Alton of Liverpool and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 443; [2008] WLR (D) 141 “An organisation that had no capacity to carry on terrorist activities and was taking no steps to acquire such capacity or otherwise to promote or encourage terrorist activities could not be said to be [...

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Arnup (as administratrix and on her own behalf) v MW White Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on May 09, 2008
Arnup (as administratrix and on her own behalf) v MW White Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 447; [2008] WLR (D) 140 “Where, after the death in service of her husband, a woman had received payments out of a death in service benefit scheme and a trust fund established by the employer, such payments fell within the disregard [...

C v East Sussex County Council (Adoption) - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 09, 2008
C v East Sussex County Council (Adoption) Court of Appeal “While Parliament had given social workers wide powers, which they must not abuse, they had to remember that the court was the ultimate arbiter of what was in the best interests of a child...

Dog starved to death in bedroom - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A woman locked a dog in a bedroom until it died of starvation because she was ‘too knackered’ to care for it.” Full story� BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for stabbing pet puppy - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A man has been jailed after stabbing his dog to death and burying him in a shallow grave in his back garden.” Full story� BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Szmecht case to be investigated - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“The way the police dealt with allegations of domestic violence by a woman who was later stabbed and set alight is to be investigated.” Full story� BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Death crash street racer jailed - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A man who caused the deaths of three girls while racing another driver down a street has been jailed for 10 years.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inspector in ?abuse? probe jailed - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A former Hampshire police inspector has been jailed after he admitted mistreating young men in custody.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Group sentenced for hammer attack - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“Thirteen teenagers have been sentenced for brutally battering a schoolboy close to death with a claw hammer.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman who poisoned husband jailed - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A conwoman who tried to poison her husband with rat killer and anti-depressant tablets has been jailed by a judge at York Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father jailed for raping daughter - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A man who raped his daughter more than 30 years ago was jailed for 11 years.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killer rapist must serve 35 years - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A convicted rapist who murdered a 14-year-old girl in a frenzied attack at her home has been told he must serve at least 35 years in prison.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Widower loses fight to stay in UK - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A Filipino man whose wife died after an injection mix-up during childbirth has lost his fight to stay in the UK.” Full story� BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Network Rail must pay record fine - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“Network Rail must pay a record �14m fine for overrunning engineering work, despite a plea to have it set aside.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Second terror suspect wins bail - BBC News

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A tribunal has ruled a second counter-terrorism detainee, known only as ‘OO’, should be released.” Full story� BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Detective charged over credit card misuse - The Independent

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A second Metropolitan Police officer has been charged in connection with an investigation into the alleged misuse of corporate credit cards.” Full story� The Independent, 9th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Teenagers jailed for Kodjo Yenga?s murder - The Guardian

Posted on May 09, 2008
“Two teenagers were today sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail for the murder of a 16-year-old schoolboy.” Full story The Guardian, 9th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Apple core lands man in jail - The Guardian

Posted on May 09, 2008
“A man spent a night in a police cell after being arrested for dropping an apple core, it was revealed today.” Full story The Guardian, 9th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Daffodil harvester stripped of gangmaster licence and accused of using forced labour - The Guardian

Posted on May 08, 2008
“A UK-wide investigation into allegations of forced labour among migrant daffodil pickers has resulted in one of the industry’s largest labour suppliers losing its licence.” Full story The Guardian, 8th May 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Police should harass young thugs - Smith - The Guardian

Posted on May 08, 2008
“Police should be harassing badly behaved youths by openly filming them and hounding them at home to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible, the home secretary will say today.” Full story The Guardian, 8th May 2008 Source: www.guardian...

CPS publishes response to All-Party Parliamentary inquiry into Antisemitism - Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on May 08, 2008
“A Crown Prosecution Service investigation into cases involving antisemitism, carried out as part of its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism, has found that more needs to be done to encourage victims to support a prosecution...

Regina (Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Another) v Hampshire County Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 08, 2008
Regina (Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Another) v Hampshire County Council Court of Appeal “Statutory requirements governing the making of an application to change the status of a right of way were to be adhered to strictly.” The Times, 8th May 2008 Source: www...

Regina v Ibrahim and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 08, 2008
Regina v Ibrahim and Others Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Evidence obtained during safety interviews held with a defendant in the absence of his solicitor was admissible at his subsequent trial subject to the ordinary principles governing a fair trial and excluding unfair evidence...

Children and Adoption Act 2006 - Court Rules - Ministry of Justice

Posted on May 08, 2008
“This consultation seeks views on draft court rules and forms to support the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006. These enable courts to use contact activities to help resolve child contact disputes and give them more flexible powers to enforce contact orders...

The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK - Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted on May 08, 2008
The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK (PDF) Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Address to members of the Royal Court, The Jersey Law Society, and members of the States of Jersey, 2nd May 2008 Source: www...

Fraser v Judicial and Legal Services Commission and another - WLR Daily

Posted on May 08, 2008
Fraser v Judicial and Legal Services Commission and another [2008] UKPC 25; [2008] WLR (D) 139 “A magistrate, on a fixed term appointment in Saint Lucia, enjoyed the same constitutional rights against summary dismissal as a member of the higher judiciary, regardless of any contractual term to the contrary...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 08, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Kempster, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 975 (07 May 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Seele Austria GmbH & Co KG v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 441 (07 May 2008) Secretary of State for the Home Department v Lord Alton of Liverpool & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 443 (07 May [...

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