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Royal Assent for Bribery Bill and Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on April 09, 2010
“The Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill and Bribery Bill have today received Royal Assent.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 8th April 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on April 09, 2010
The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2010 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010 The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 The Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Additional Paternity Leave (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2010 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, [...

Criminals evade efforts to seize millions of pounds of assets ? The Times

Posted on April 09, 2010
“Efforts to seize millions of pounds from fraudsters and tax evaders are failing because criminals are managing to hide their gains from the authorities.” Full story The Times, 9th April 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jayasinghe v Liyanage ? Times Law Reports

Posted on April 09, 2010
Jayasinghe v Liyanage Chancery Division “The function of the adjudicator to the Land Registry in relation to the entry of a restriction was not limited to determining whether the applicant had demonstrated an arguable claim within the meaning of section 42(1)(c) of the Land Registration Act 2002...

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O?Beirne v Hudson ? Times Law Reports

Posted on April 09, 2010
O?Beirne v Hudson Court of Appeal “Where a consent order provided for costs to be assessed on the standard basis, the costs judge was not entitled to vary that order or tie himself to assessing by reference to the small claims track.” The Times, 9th April 2010 Source: www...

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Finance Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Finance Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Northern Ireland Assembly Members Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Personal Care at Home Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Personal Care at Home Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Bribery Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Bribery Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

Posted on April 09, 2010
Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Firms face bar competition after conduct rules relaxed ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 09, 2010
“Changes to the barristers? code of conduct that enable them to undertake work that was previously only open to solicitors will increase competition but give law firms the opportunity to pick up ?talent from the bar?, according to consultants.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 9th April 2010 Source: www...

High Court ruling serves as a warning against any moderation of user comments ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A blog owner can avoid liability for user-generated content that appears on his site without being checked or moderated, the High Court has ruled. But fixing the spelling or grammar in users’ posts could lose him that protection, it said...

Attorney general?s illegal cleaner ?was paid £95,000 for her story? ? The Guardian

Posted on April 09, 2010
“An illegal immigrant accused of tricking the attorney general into employing her as a housekeeper was paid £95,000 for her story by a newspaper, a court heard yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 8th April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid cuts will happen ?under any government?, parties warn ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 09, 2010
“The legal aid budget will face further cuts whoever wins the election, politicians from the three main parties warned last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 9th April 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

What is happening to our magistrates? We must sound the alarm ? The Times

Posted on April 09, 2010
“More than 55 per cent of criminal offences are dealt with outside our courts ? on-the-spot fines exceed 200,000 a year and more than a fifth of offenders who breach conditional cautions are not pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service. A Commons select committee described this as representing ‘a fundamental change to our concept of [...

Lords back mephedrone ban ? The Independent

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A ban on mephedrone and other so-called ‘legal highs’ was backed by the Lords today amid accusations ministers were guilty of a ‘knee-jerk’ response.” Full story The Independent, 8th April 2010 Source: www.independent...

Teenager convicted over false claims over new home of Bulger killer ? The Guardian

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A teenager has admitted spreading false rumours about the supposed location of one of James Bulger’s killers, police confirmed today.” Full story The Guardian, 8th April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Under-18s to be banned from using sunbeds ? The Independent

Posted on April 09, 2010
“Under-18s are to be banned from using sunbeds under new legislation passed by Parliament. Tanning salons will also have to be manned, meaning that coin-operated booths will be outlawed after several children suffered serious burns after using them without supervision...

A ban on referral fees may be too late for lawyers ? The Times

Posted on April 09, 2010
“What price access to justice for injured people? Right now it?s somewhere between £600 and £800.” Full story The Times, 8th April 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal challenge to farmer?s green scheme in Talgarth ? BBC News

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A national park has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Assembly Government after it said a green energy plant could be built on a farm.” Full story BBC News, 8th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Comet admits guilt in Wrexham fatal roof fall ? BBC News

Posted on April 09, 2010
“Electrical chain Comet has admitted it failed to ensure the safety of a roofing contractor who fell through a skylight and later died.” Full story BBC News, 9th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Care home boss Rachel Baker guilty of manslaughter ? BBC News

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A former manager of a Somerset care home has been found guilty of the manslaughter of one its residents.” Full story BBC News, 9th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

International thief Yuri Harris jailed for seven years ? The Independent

Posted on April 09, 2010
“A sophisticated, international, professional thief who targeted rich victims including a Saudi prince was jailed for seven years today.” Full story  The Independent, 9th April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lady Scotland?s former cleaner convicted of fraud ? The Guardian

Posted on April 09, 2010
“Loloahi Tapui, who had overstayed visa by four years, found guilty of conning attorney general into hiring her.” Full story The Guardian, 9th April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hello! pays Jude Law privacy damages ? The Guardian

Posted on April 08, 2010
“Jude Law has settled a breach of privacy action with Hello! magazine, with the magazine agreeing to pay £9,500 in damages and undertaking not to publish any pictures of the Alfie star with his children until they are 18.” Full story The Guardian, 8th April 2010 Source: www...

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