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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on May 06, 2008
The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2008 The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan (Publication and Provision of Information) Regulations 2008 The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (Defence Medical Services) Regulations 2008 The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (England) Regulations 2008 The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement [...

Straw rejects absconding fears over open prisons - The Guardian

Posted on May 06, 2008
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday denied a claim by a prison officers’ leader that the public was placed at ‘massive risk’ by dangerous criminals being moved to open prisons.” Full story The Guardian, 6th May 2008 Source: www...

A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 06, 2008
A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury Queen’s Bench Division “Orders in Council, made purportedly to give effect to United Nations resolutions freezing the assets of terrorist organisations and their adherents, were to be quashed since, among other faults, they had been improperly made outside the parliamentary process and were bad as creating criminal law [...

Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax) - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 06, 2008
Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The statutory abolition of the rebuttable presumption that a child aged 10 or over was incapable of committing an offence also abolished the common law defence of doli incapax...

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Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 06, 2008
Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others House of Lords “It was an abuse of the procedure of the House of Lords for legal representatives to seek to reargue the case having been sent in confidence advance copies of draft speeches which the Law Lords proposed to deliver, for the sole purpose of correcting misprints, [...

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 06, 2008
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd Court of Appeal “The privilege which attached to a fair and accurate report of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost because of the addition of extraneous nonprivileged material in the same article.” The Times, 6th May 2008 Source: www...

BAE review seeks bribery controls - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“A review into business practices at defence firm BAE Systems has called for tougher anti-bribery measures.” Full story BBC News, 6th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk Related link: Ethical business conduct in BAE Systems (PDF)

Law on rip-off to be simplified - The Times

Posted on May 06, 2008
“A bill of consumer rights that will protect people from rip-offs and give them an instant right to redress is to be drawn up by the government.” Full story The Times, 4th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New immigration rules announced - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants from outside the European Economic Area working in the UK are due to be revealed later.” Full story BBC News, 6th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third - The Times

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.” Full story The Times, 6th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Illegal workers prosecutions rise - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 5th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rape warning for men paying for sex - Reuters

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Posters will appear in clubs and pubs from Monday warning men against paying for sex in brothels with exploited or trafficked women.” Full story Reuters, 5th May 2008 Source: www.reuters.com

Pcs told to downgrade crimes to help meet targets - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Police officers are being told to play down offences such as burglary and car theft in order to reduce crime figures, it was claimed yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

QC to advise racing chiefs on Max Mosley orgy - The Times

Posted on May 06, 2008
“The world-governing body of motorsport has appointed a leading QC to provide it with an opinion as to whether its president, Max Mosley, was involved in Nazi-style role play during a sado-masochistic orgy with five prostitutes.” Full story The Times, 6th May 2008 Source: www...

Drugs offender keeps £4.5m after 30 barristers refuse to take case - The Times

Posted on May 06, 2008
“A convicted drugs offender has escaped a confiscation order for up to £4.5 million of his assets because legal aid barristers would not take on the case for the fixed fee of £175.25 a day.” Full story The Times, 6th May 2008 Source: www...

?Risk? from open prison criminals - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Dangerous criminals are being placed in low security open prisons due to overcrowding, at ‘massive’ risk to the general public, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 5th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA bank solves one crime per 800 profiles - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Only one crime is solved for every 800 new profiles added to the Government’s DNA database, it emerged yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police - The Guardian

Posted on May 06, 2008
“Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact [...

Plea negotiation offers way forward in need to resolve fraud cases - The Times

Posted on May 06, 2008
“A senior QC is leading a group looking into how such cases can be brought to court more successfully. Martin Waller reports.” Full story The Times, 6th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Dangerous driving law change call - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“The parents of a baby girl left brain damaged by a dangerous driver have called for the law to be made tougher.” Full story BBC News, 3rd May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Payout to injured baby?s parents - BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2008
“A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation.” Full story BBC News, 6th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Guantánamo Briton sues UK over ?torture evidence? - The Guardian

Posted on May 06, 2008
“The last British resident left in Guantánamo Bay is suing the UK government for refusing to produce evidence that he was a victim of extraordinary rendition and torture.” Full story The Guardian, 6th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on May 02, 2008
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 432; [2008] WLR (D) 135 “The qualified privilege which attached to a “fair and accurate” report of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost because of the addition of extraneous non-privileged material in the same article...

Bone v Newham London Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on May 02, 2008
Bone v Newham London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 435; [2008] WLR (D) 134 “Where an employment tribunal had held that a complaint of direct sex discrimination and victimisation or constructive dismissal had not been proved, it was not open to the tribunal subsequently to amend its decision to find that her dismissal had been an [...

R (BAPIO Action Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another - WLR daily

Posted on May 02, 2008
R (BAPIO Action Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2008] UKHL 27; [2008] WLR (D) 133 “Departmental guidance to NHS trusts which had the effect of preventing trainee doctors from overseas being offered postgraduate training places in NHS hospitals was unlawful...

IPCC inquiry over fatal car crash - BBC News

Posted on May 02, 2008
“A crash in which which a 17-year-old was killed and four others were injured has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.” Full story BBC News, 2nd May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

Freedom Of Information: Britain trails behind America in right-to-know culture - The Independent

Posted on May 02, 2008
“Getting ministers to disclose sensitive material about Iraq and Afghanistan can be like pulling teeth. In the US, dogged perseverance is paying off, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.” Full story The Independent, 2nd May 2008 Source: www.independent...

Pollutants left in cars because of scrap loophole - The Times

Posted on May 02, 2008
“More than a million cars a year are being scrapped without having pollutants ? such as oil, brake fluid and airbag gas canisters ? removed because of a loophole in environmental regulations.” Full story  The Times, 2nd May 2008 Source: www...

Judges condemn ?foul play? on adoptions - The Times

Posted on May 02, 2008
“Two senior judges have strongly criticised a local authority that forced through the adoption of a baby girl against the wishes of her father.” Full story The Times, 2nd May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Devil in the details? - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on May 02, 2008
“The profession’s watchdog is proposing a risk-based approach to regulating law firms. But this risks upsetting lawyers with its demands for more information, reports Lucy Trevelyan.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008 Source: www...

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