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Heinz pulls Deli Mayo gay kiss advert - The Guardian

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Heinz has withdrawn its Deli Mayo TV ad that featured two men sharing a kiss and apologised to viewers after the advertising regulator received about 200 complaints that it was offensive and inappropriate.” Full story The Guardian, 24th June 2008 Source: www...

Barclaycard faces Ofcom scrutiny over silent calls - The Guardian

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Britain’s biggest credit card company faces being fined by the telecoms watchdog for making ‘annoying’ silent calls to people’s homes, it emerged yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 24th June 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Constitution bill will give attorney general even more power without transparency, MPs warn - The Guardian

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The attorney general must no longer combine the roles of politician and legal adviser to the government to maintain public confidence, a committee of MPs says today.” Full story The Guardian, 24th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ian Blair wouldn?t promote me because I am not white, says top Asian policeman - The Times

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The country?s most senior police officer was accused yesterday of excluding black and Asian detectives in favour of a ‘golden circle’ of white officers.” Full story The Times, 24th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Sacked estate agent jailed for torture of former boss - The Times

Posted on June 24, 2008
“An estate agent who kidnapped her former employer and had him tortured for seven hours in revenge for being sacked was jailed for ten years yesterday.” Full story The Times, 24th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Baby died ?after shaking by nanny caused epilepsy? - The Times

Posted on June 24, 2008
“A nanny shook a three-month-old baby so forcefully that he suffered severe brain damage and died almost eleven months later, a jury at Liverpool Crown Court was told yesterday.” Full story  The Times, 24th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Assoc launches - The Lawyer

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (Pocla) was launched on Monday (16 June) at the Inner Temple Hall in front of 400 guests.” Full story The Lawyer, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Hardwicke study calls on sets, Bar Council to hike direct access - The Lawyer

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Direct access to the bar has increased by 150 per cent in the past two years, but more needs to be done by the Bar Council and chambers, a new report claims.” Full story The Lawyer,  23rd June 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com    

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 24, 2008
The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2008 The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Education (Outturn Statements) (England) Regulations 2008 The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The International Transport of Goods under Cover of [...

Planning Bill concessions offered - BBC News

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Ministers have reached an agreement with one of the main Labour rebels over the Planning Bill, undermining a potentially damaging Commons defeat.” Full story BBC News, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher jailed for rape of girl - BBC News

Posted on June 24, 2008
“A former Derby supply teacher has been jailed for at least seven years for raping a five-year-old girl.” Full story  BBC News, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

M1 coach crash driver is jailed - BBC News

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The driver of a coach who was drunk when it overturned at an M1 service station in Buckinghamshire injuring 33 people has been jailed for 10 months.” Full story BBC News, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

Terror charge student given bail - BBC News

Posted on June 24, 2008
“A student accused of not telling police of an alleged suicide-bomb plot has been released on conditional bail.” Full story BBC News, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk 

Nazi supporter guilty of terror charges - The Independent

Posted on June 24, 2008
“A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed was today found guilty of terror offences.” Full story  The Independent, 24th June 2008 www.independent.co.uk  

Not in our backyard! A Bill that threatens historic right to protest - The Independent

Posted on June 24, 2008
“More than 60 Labour MPs are threatening to derail plans to weaken people’s long-standing right to oppose the building of new nuclear power stations and airport runways in their own ‘backyards’.” Full story The Independent, 24th June 2008 Source: www...

Violent video games are being bought illegally by children - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Children are illegally buying violent video games over the internet because traders are failing to check their age, an investigation has found.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Plan to protect children online unveiled - The Guardian

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The government has unveiled an action plan to make the internet safer for children with a £9m ad campaign promoting “e-safety” and setting up a council on child internet safety.” Full story The Guardian, 24th June 2008 Source: www...

Analysis: criminals will go free unless ministers act on anonymity - The Times

Posted on June 24, 2008
“Scores of trials around England and Wales appeared to be risk today as the impact of a House of Lords ruling last week begins to bite.” Full story The Times, 24th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law Lords anonymity ruling takes first casualty - The Times

Posted on June 24, 2008
“The first major murder trial to be hit by last week?s law lords? ruling on witness anonymity was halted at the Old Bailey today.” Full story The Times, 24th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bar Chairman calls for new partnership in legal aid - The Bar Council

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Chairman of the Bar Council, Tim Dutton QC, will today call on the Government to forge a ?new partnership? with barristers to enhance the legal aid system in the public interest.” Full story The Bar Council, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.barcouncil...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 23, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Povey & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1261 (21 May 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) London Borough of Lambeth v Johnston [2008] EWCA Civ 690 (19 June 2008) Hicklane Properties Ltd v Bradbury Investments Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 691 (19 June 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Europcar UK Ltd & Ors v HM Revenue [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 23, 2008
The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) (Wales) Order 2008 The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No.1 and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Order 2008 The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) and (Performers Lists) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The West Northamptonshire Joint Committee Order 2008 The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Mineral Permissions and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 The [...

Johnston v London Borough of Lambeth - WLR Daily

Posted on June 23, 2008
Johnston v London Borough of Lambeth [2008] EWCA Civ 690; [2008] WLR (D) 200 “A council officer reviewing a decision that an applicant did not have priority need as a homeless person could not dispense with the statutory obligation to consider the earlier decision and, if mindful to find against the applicant, to give notice of [...

4Eng Ltd v Harper and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 23, 2008
4Eng Ltd v Harper and Another Chancery Division “Damages for loss of a chance were recoverable in an action for deceit.” The Times, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 23, 2008
In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) House of Lords “Regulations governing the adoption of children in Northern Ireland which prevented the consideration of an unmarried couple as potential adoptive parents were in breach of the couple?s rights to a family life, under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and article 14, prohibiting discrimination...

John Yates, assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, fears killers will go free - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Dozens of Britain?s most dangerous criminals, including murderers and terrorists, could be freed from jail after a potentially ‘disastrous’ ruling by senior judges, a leading police officer has warned.” Full story Daily Telegraph, Source: www...

When the law us do part ? have a prenup - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Could proposals to give prenuptial agreements legal status spell an end to painful break-ups? asks Samantha Downes.” Full story The Guardian, 21st June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

European Commission calls for transparency from lobbyists - The Times

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Companies, consultancies and non-governmental organisations are being asked to disclose how much they spend lobbying European Union policymakers, under new rules that come into force today.” Full story The Times, 23rd June 2008 Source: www...

Clarke warns on terror detentions - BBC News

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Concessions made to secure the passage of the 42-day detention bill will ‘damage the fight against terrorism’, a former home secretary has said.” Full story BBC News, 20th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge orders treaty delay - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Britain’s approval of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty suffered a last-minute hitch when a High Court judge ordered the Government to delay ratification.” Full story The Independent, 21st June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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