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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.4 and Saving) Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 03, 2008
High Court (Chancery Division) Transview Properties Ltd v City Site Properties Ltd [2008] EWHC 1221 (Ch) (03 June 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Nicholson v Knox Ukiwa & Co (a firm) & Anor [2008] EWHC 1222 (QB) (02 June 2008) Source: www...

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 02, 2008
Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an extradition order.” The Times, 2nd June 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne Grace v B. F. Components Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 02, 2008
Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne Grace v B. F. Components Ltd Court of Appeal “Where an employee had been treated as self-employed but was later found to have been employed, he was not necessarily precluded from claiming unfair dismissal on the ground of illegality, since in order for a contract of employment to be unlawfully performed [...

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MO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for Home Department - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 02, 2008
MO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for Home Department Court of Appeal “Where no transitional provisions existed, applications made under a previous regime of rules would be adjudged under the current replacement rules.” The Times, 2nd June 2008 Source: www...

Government launches first ever national service framework for female offenders - Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Ministerial Champion for Women in the Criminal Justice System, Maria Eagle MP, today launched a framework setting out the national strategy for delivering services to female offenders.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 30th May 2008 Source: www...

Jails ?miss out-of-cell targets? - BBC News

Posted on June 02, 2008
“‘Impossible’ claims about how much time inmates spend out of cells have been made by jails in England and Wales, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has said.” Full story BBC News, 2nd June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The fight for equal pay ? 40 years on - The Guardian

Posted on June 02, 2008
“In 1968, a walkout by a group of women machinists at Ford led to the Equal Pay Act. So why, four decades on, does a massive gender gap at all levels of earnings mean industrial tribunals are clogged up with cases?” Full story The Guardian, 1st June 2008 Source: www...

Gordon Brown warns 42-day terror detention rebels that he won?t back down - The Times

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Gordon Brown will take one of the biggest gambles of his political career today by defying Labour MPs to back him or defeat him over holding terrorist suspects for 42 days.” Full story The Times, 2nd June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Stillborn?s four years in jar spurs mother to NHS Trust legal action - The Times

Posted on June 02, 2008
“A mother said she had been ‘disgusted’ to discover that the body of her stillborn son was kept in a jar for four years rather than cremated.” Full story The Times, 29th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Prison ships, torture claims, and missing detainees - The Guardian

Posted on June 02, 2008
“America may have held terror suspects in British territory, despite UK denials.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hero lawyer sues Army over sex discrimination - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 02, 2008
“A female Army lawyer who helped to rescue two SAS soldiers held prisoner in Iraq is suing the Army for �650,000 after claiming she was ‘victimised’ by senior officers.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Families seek compensation ruling for deaths linked to asbestos - The Guardian

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Redress for the families of thousands of workers killed by the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma hinges on the outcome of a nine-week high court battle which starts tomorrow.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd June 2008 Source: www...

Stop and search: the hunt for Britain?s knives - The Independent

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Nine black and Asian teenagers have been stabbed inLondon so far this year. Andrew Johnson reports.” Full story The Independent, 1st June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sir Ken Macdonald?s plan for CPS staff arouses further opposition - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 02, 2008
“The Director of Public Prosecutions came under renewed attack this week from members of his own profession. Barristers, solicitors and even one of Sir Ken Macdonald?s own prosecutors were united in opposing his plan to let non-lawyers conduct serious trials in magistrates? courts...

Prison suicide inquiry could cast doubt on Lin Russell murder verdict - The Independent

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a police and prison informant who was found hanged in his jail cell. The probe into Paul Day’s suicide, shortly after he told a solicitor he wished to retract false evidence he gave in a series of high-profile cases, including the 1996 murders [...

Parents to face court over young drinkers - The Guardian

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Parents who give their children alcohol risk being hit with court orders under a new government clampdown on teenagers drinking in public.” Full story The Guardian, 1st June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Woolf: bullies made me hate injustice - The Times

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, has revealed how a painful childhood helped to shape him into one of Britain?s most liberal judges who outraged conservative opinion by paving the way for the early release of James Bulger?s killers...

EU human rights chief renews attack on 42-day detention plan - The Guardian

Posted on June 02, 2008
“Allowing terrorist suspects to be held without charge for up to 42 days in the UK could encourage other EU countries to pass similar legislation, Europe’s human rights commissioner said today.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd June 2008 Source: www...

Next sues Asda in copycat fashion design row - The Times

Posted on May 31, 2008
“Next and Asda are locked in a legal battle over claims that Britain’s second-biggest supermarket chain has copied the fashion retailer’s clothing designs.” Full story The Times, 31st May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Terror law turns thousands of council officials into spies - The Times

Posted on May 31, 2008
“Thousands of middle managers in local councils are being authorised to spy on people suspected of petty offences using powers designed to prevent crime and terrorism.” Full story The Times, 31st May 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Do we really need to use these powers to tackle dog fouling? - The Times

Posted on May 31, 2008
“Human rights lawyers are increasingly alarmed that a piece of legislation that put state snooping on a legal basis has resulted in a huge expansion of the public sector?s ability to pry into private lives.” Full story The Times, 31st May 2008 Source: www...

Elderly dying before new living wills are sorted out because of delays and red tape - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 31, 2008
“The official in charge of a new system of ‘living wills’ has quit amid claims that scores of elderly people are dying before their financial affairs are in order because of delays and red tape.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008 Source: www...

Cigarette machines may be banned - BBC News

Posted on May 31, 2008
“Cigarette vending machines and packets of 10 could be outlawed under government plans aimed at preventing children and young people smoking.” Full story BBC News, 31st May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Briton wins compensation after holiday ?surrounded by Germans? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 31, 2008
“David Barnish, 47, was awarded �750 compensation by a court after his family found their luxury hotel had been booked out by Germans.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Secrecy law change to help pensioners - The Independent

Posted on May 30, 2008
“The Government is planning to reform data protection laws so pensioners in fuel poverty can be contacted directly and offered help, it was announced today.” Full story The Independent, 30th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Smith in final bid for 42-day detention - The Independent

Posted on May 30, 2008
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to make one final attempt to avert a Commons defeat over the plans to lock up terrorist suspects for up to 42 days without trial.” Full story The Independent, 30th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co...

Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire; Secretary of State for Defence v Same - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 30, 2008
Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire; Secretary of State for Defence v Same Queen’s Bench Division “The right to life, protected by article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, could extend to members of the Armed Forces, wherever they might be; whether it did so would depend on the circumstances of the particular [...

The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty - The Independent

Posted on May 30, 2008
“A British resident who is facing the death penalty in Guantanamo Bay has made a final desperate plea to Gordon Brown to end his six-year ordeal and bring him home today.” Full story The Independent, 30th May 2008 Source: www.independent...

British newspaper websites liable in France for privacy invasion - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 30, 2008
“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008 Source: www...

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