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Freedom Of Information: The time has come to end the 30-year rule of disclosure - The Independent

Posted on May 30, 2008
“The Prime Minister has asked the Editor in Chief of Associated Newspapers to chair a review of the 1967 disclosure regime. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, will this lead to greater openness?” Full story The Independent, 30th May 2008 Source: www...

Harass a hoodie: how Essex police take surveillance to the streets - The Guardian

Posted on May 30, 2008
“Operation Leopard is the latest weapon in the fight against antisocial behaviour to receive government backing. Pioneered by officers in Essex policing difficult estates, it deploys forward intelligence teams (FITs) - units trained to gather evidence at foxhunts, protests and football matches - in areas suffering from crime...

Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed - BBC News

Posted on May 30, 2008
“More than 100 nations, including the UK, have signed a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs.” Full story BBC News, 30th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 30, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Mankowski, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1109 (01 May 2008) Lockwood, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1099 (01 May 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Scammell & Anor v Farmer [2008] EWHC 1100 (Ch) (22 May 2008) High Court (Family Division) BT v JRT [2008] EWHC 1169 (Fam) (22 May 2008) Source: www...

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Guantanamo man on terror charge - BBC News

Posted on May 30, 2008
“The only remaining British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been charged with terrorism by a US military tribunal, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 30th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Revealed: legal staff the UK?s happiest workers - The Lawyer

Posted on May 30, 2008
“Legal employees are the happiest workers in the UK, according to a new survey of office professionals.” Full story The Lawyer, 30th May 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Practice Statement (House of Lords: Appearance of Counsel) - WLR Daily

Posted on May 29, 2008
Practice Statement (House of Lords: Appearance of Counsel); [2008] WLR (D) 175 “Their Lordships wished to remind the Bar of a rule which appeared to be less well known than it was. If counsel were instructed to appear before the highest court in the United Kingdom they were expected to be present at [...

SB v X County Council - Times Law Report

Posted on May 29, 2008
SB v X County Council Court of Appeal “In contentious adoption cases, where the court was dispensing with parental consent, the question of any contact between the children and their family members was for the court and not the local authority to resolve...

Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Online

Posted on May 29, 2008
Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Queen’s Bench Division “The introduction of a new and more restrictive regime for highly skilled immigrants was unlawful because it prejudiced people already admitted to the UK under an earlier regime by reducing their opportunity to gain permanent rights of residency...

Reforming Insurance Contract Law - Law Commission

Posted on May 29, 2008
“On 28 May 2008, the Law Commission published a summary of responses to its Consultation Paper.  The summary document reports the arguments that have been put to us on consumer insurance reform.  A further paper will deal with business insurance reform...

Scientology protest: Liberty challenges police over summons - The Guardian

Posted on May 29, 2008
“The police force that issued a teenager with a court summons for calling Scientology a cult could face a judicial review over the legality of its policing guidelines.” Full story The Guardian, 28th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council motoring fines ?illegal? - BBC News

Posted on May 29, 2008
“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 29th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law Society and AWS launch two-year equal pay campaign - Legal Week

Posted on May 29, 2008
“The Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) are launching an equal pay campaign, after fresh research revealed significant salary inequalities within the profession.” Full story Legal Week, 29th May 2008 Source: www.legalweek...

US cluster bombs to be banned from UK - The Guardian

Posted on May 29, 2008
“The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.” Full story The Guardian, 29th May 2008 Source: www...

Labs escape outbreak prosecution - BBC News

Posted on May 29, 2008
“The animal health laboratories at the centre of last summer’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will not be prosecuted, Surrey County Council says.” Full story BBC News, 29th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Discrimination: Is it time to extend the age laws? - The Guardian

Posted on May 29, 2008
“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.” Full story The Guardian, 29th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boy is fined for dropping balloon - BBC News

Posted on May 29, 2008
“A teenager who was fined for littering when he dropped a deflated balloon in a city centre may fight the case.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Minister signals end of business regulation era - The Guardian

Posted on May 29, 2008
“Britain has reached the end of the era of major legislation regulating business, the business secretary, John Hutton, will say today in a speech challenging the idea that workplace exploitation is tackled by new laws.” Full story The Guardian, 29th May 2008 Source: www...

Cook Yvonne Godwin made rat poison cake for unfaithful husband - The Times

Posted on May 29, 2008
“A former hospital cook who laced her unfaithful husband’s fruit cake with rat poison was spared jail yesterday. Yvonne Godwin baked the poisoned cake after discovering that her husband of 30 years had been having an affair with her best friend’s sister...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on May 29, 2008
The Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008 The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2008 The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Trade Organisations, Qualifications Bodies and General Qualifications Bodies) (Commencement) Order 2008 The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Trade Organisations and Qualifications Bodies) (Revocation) Order 2008 The Civil [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 29, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] EWHC 1081 (QB) (19 May 2008) P & Ors v Quigley [2008] EWHC 1051 (QB) (16 May 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Focus (DIY) Ltd v London Borough of Hillingdon [2008] EWHC 1152 (Admin) (09 May 2008) Lusamba, R (on the application of) v London Borough [...

Soldier denied payout in ?wrong type of bomb? case - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 29, 2008
“A soldier left disabled by an explosion in Iraq is being refused a compensation payout because his injuries were caused by the ‘wrong type of bomb’, it has been claimed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Terror limit compromise ?planned? - BBC News

Posted on May 29, 2008
“The government will compromise to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects from 28 days to 42 days, the BBC understands.” Full story BBC News, 29th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One child under 10 killed every week - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 29, 2008
“One child under the age of 10 is killed every week, shocking new figures showed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 28, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Norbrook Laboratories (Gb) Ltd v Adair & Anor [2008] EWHC 978 (QB) (06 May 2008) Crowley v Surrey County Council & Ors [2008] EWHC 1102 (QB) (20 May 2008) WRN Ltd. v Ayris [2008] EWHC 1080 (QB) (21 May 2008) Sandford & Anor v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2008] EWHC 1106 (QB) (21 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008 The Armed Forces, Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2008 The Armed Forces (Service Complaints) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 Source: www...

Regina (G) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust; Regina (N) v Secretary of State for Health; Regina (B) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 28, 2008
Regina (G) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust; Regina (N) v Secretary of State for Health; Regina (B) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “Preventing detained mental patients from smoking was not a breach of article 8, right to respect for private and family life, or article 14, prohibiting discrimination, of the European Convention on [...

S-H v Kingston upon Hull City Council and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 28, 2008
S-H v Kingston upon Hull City Council and Another Court of Appeal “In order to decide whether to grant leave to a parent to apply for revocation of an order placing a child for adoption, the correct test to be applied by the court was whether, in all the circumstances, including the parents? prospects of securing revocation [...

Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 28, 2008
Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council Court of Appeal “The House of Lords had neither expressly nor impliedly reversed the long-standing principle that damages for personal injury could be claimed in the tort of public nuisance.” The Times, 28th May 2008 Source: www...

Police staff to patrol youth courts in knife crime crackdown - The Guardian

Posted on May 28, 2008
“Dedicated police staff are to patrol London’s youth courts to encourage knife crime victims and witnesses to testify against their attackers.” Full story The Guardian, 28th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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