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Mother guilty of leaving toddler - BBC News

Posted on June 06, 2008
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suicide websites and internet chatrooms could be closed down - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 06, 2008
“Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law, it was disclosed today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable - The Times

Posted on June 06, 2008
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.” Full story The Times, 6th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Multimillion-pound metal fraudster Virendra Rastogi jailed - The Times

Posted on June 06, 2008
“For six years Virendra Rastogi posed as the highly successful and respectable chief executive of a multibillion-pound metal trading company. His home was in Mayfair, a short chauffeur-driven trip from his offices in Piccadilly, his children were at private school and his customers were dotted around the world...

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Barclays bank rejects customers to comply with US terror law - The Times

Posted on June 06, 2008
“Barclays is using controversial American anti-terrorism laws to shut down the personal bank accounts of British citizens who are working for Iranian-owned businesses …” Full story The Times, 6th June 2008 source: www.timesonline.co...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 06, 2008
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Classroom stabbing boy sentenced - BBC News

Posted on June 06, 2008
“A 13-year-old boy who pulled a knife from his sock and stabbed a pupil at a school in Leeds has been sentenced.” Full story� BBC News, 6th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Crippled? benefit fraud jailed - BBC News

Posted on June 06, 2008
“A man who said he could barely walk and claimed �90,000 in benefits has been jailed for 18 months after fraud inspectors filmed him playing football.” Full story BBC News, 6th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk �

Rwandan suspects to be extradited - BBC News

Posted on June 06, 2008
“Magistrates in London have upheld a request to extradite four men to Rwanda to face mass murder charges.” Full story� BBC News, 6th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk �

Broadband advertising: Call for code to be extended to mobile internet - The Guardian

Posted on June 06, 2008
“Senior industry figures are calling for the new code of practice for advertising broadband services to be extended to mobile internet providers.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenager who killed youth worker given life sentence - The Guardian

Posted on June 06, 2008
“A teenager was today sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of shooting a youth worker six times as he sat on a garden wall.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 05, 2008
The Crime and Disorder (Prescribed Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No.6) Order 2008 The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

X and another v Hounslow London Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on June 05, 2008
X and another v Hounslow London Borough Council [2008] EWHC 1168 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 180 “A local authority could be held to be under a duty of care to protect vulnerable adults from abuse by third parties.” WLR Daily, 4th June 2008 Source: www...

Redknapp v Commissioner of the City of London Police and another - WLR Daily

Posted on June 05, 2008
Redknapp v Commissioner of the City of London Police and another [2008] EWHC 1177 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 179 “A warrant authorising the entry and search of premises issued under s 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 was unlawful if the application did not identify which of the four conditions specified in s [...

Practice Direction (Administrative Court: Uncontested Proceedings) - WLR Daily

Posted on June 05, 2008
Practice Direction (Administrative Court: Uncontested Proceedings); [2008] WLR(D) 178 “Guidance as to the procedure to be followed where proceedings in the Administrative Court were uncontested.” WLR Daily, 4th June 2008 Source: www.lawreports...

BRB (Residuary) Ltd v Connex South Eastern Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on June 05, 2008
BRB (Residuary) Ltd v Connex South Eastern Ltd [2008] EWHC 1172 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 177 “Where proceedings had been taken to the point of judgment against a person who had not been the correct defendant, that person might recover under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 against the person who should have been the defendant...

Actavis UK Ltd v Merck and Co Inc - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 05, 2008
Actavis UK Ltd v Merck and Co Inc Court of Appeal “Unlike human rights law, where the Court of Appeal had to refer to the House of Lords a case involving a decision of the European Court of Human Rights which conflicted with an earlier Court of Appeal decision, since patent law was much more specialist than [...

ICO issues new guidance on transfer of employee information - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 05, 2008
“The Information Commissioner?s Office has today published new guidance to help organisations comply with the Data Protection Act when providing information about their employees under TUPE, the law that protects staff when a business is transferred...

Treasury picks trio of QCs to fight Rock case - The Times

Posted on June 05, 2008
“The Government has lined up three of the highest-paid QCs in the country after deciding to try to force an early High Court hearing with disgruntled Northern Rock shareholders who are suing the Treasury over the nationalisation of the bank, The Times has learnt...

Reforming judge rewrites the rule book - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 05, 2008
“A new agreement gives the judiciary a say in setting their own budgets ? but they will have to meet some Government targets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Youths face tougher laws on carrying knives to combat surge in stabbings - The Independent

Posted on June 05, 2008
“Police will be told to prosecute anyone aged 16 and above caught with a knife in an attempt to tackle the surge in fatal stabbings. Officers across the country will carry out more stop-and-searches of passers-by in an effort to catch more teenagers and young adults with weapons...

42-day detention would breach human rights law despite concessions, MPs warn - The Guardian

Posted on June 05, 2008
“The government’s concessions on 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorism suspects have left the legislation in breach of human rights law, the joint select committee on human rights will say today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th June 2008 Source: www...

WI in prison mental health call - BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2008
“Women’s Institute members have voted overwhelmingly to back a resolution calling for an end to ‘inappropriate imprisonment’ of the mentally-ill.” Full story BBC News, 4th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lady Justice Arden: not enough women judges - The Times

Posted on June 05, 2008
“One of Britain?s handful of senior women judges last night launched a blistering attack over the continuing lack of women appointed as High Court judges.” Full story The Times, 4th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ozzy Osbourne wins Daily Star libel payout - The Guardian

Posted on June 05, 2008
“The Daily Star has agreed to pay substantial damages and apologise for an article that made false allegations about Ozzy Osbourne’s role as a host of this year’s Brit Awards.” Full story The Guardian, 5th June 2008 Source: www...

Prisons Minister launches Titan consultation - Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 05, 2008
“A consultation on the development of up to three 2,500-place Titan prisons was launched today by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Bad news for lawyers, but good news for taxpayers - The Times

Posted on June 04, 2008
“How much should big companies mitigate their tax liabilities ? both legally and morally? The controversy over Tesco?s tax structuring techniques involving sale and leaseback arrangements with offshore companies highlights a practice increasingly common among large companies...

Law Society and LSC respond to LSCC fine - Law Society

Posted on June 04, 2008
“The Law Society and the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) have reacted to news that Legal Services Complaints Commissioner Zahida Manzoor is to levy a fine of �275,000 in relation to its complaints handling plan for 2008/09.” Press release Law Society, 3rd June 2008 Source: www...

Recent Stautory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 04, 2008
The Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (England) Order 2008 The Technology Strategy Board (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2008 The Kingston upon Hull City Council (Scale Lane Bridge) Scheme 2008 Confirmation Instrument 2008 Source: www.opsi...

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe?s release hopes quashed by Jack Straw - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 04, 2008
“Jack Straw has quashed the hopes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, of gaining his freedom using human rights legislation.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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