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The Public Law Outline: Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings - Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The Public Law Outline: Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings.” Full guide Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th March 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Working for everyone: building community confidence in the criminal justice system - Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 27, 2008
“Jack Straw has given a lecture at the Royal Society of Arts on public confidence in the criminal justice system.” Full speech Ministry of Justice, 26th March 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Soldier wife wins deportation row - BBC News

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The wife of a Northumberland soldier threatened with deportation has won the right to stay with her family.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Smoke ban rebel owner fined again - BBC News

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The first landlord in England to be prosecuted under the smoking ban has been fined again for continuing to allow his customers to light up.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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GBH doctor suspended for a year - BBC News

Posted on March 27, 2008
“A doctor who beat a paramedic into a coma has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) for 12 months.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog admits failure over Rock - BBC News

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has admitted it failed to regulate Northern Rock adequately.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Justice is a victim of politics, not soft judges? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 27, 2008
“As the judiciary is criticised over sentences for firearms offences, Lord Woolf says that it is politicians who have undermined the system.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prisons ?to remain at bursting? says Jack Straw - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 27, 2008
“Prisons will be at bursting point for the next two years, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has admitted. His disclosure will prompt fears that emergency measures, such as the use of police cells to house prisoners and early release schemes are here to stay...

Catholics could join the royal succession - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 27, 2008
“Gordon Brown is to consider abolishing the Act that prevents Roman Catholics marrying into the Royal Family or becoming king or queen, in a move that could lead to the disestablishment of the Church of England.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008 Source: www...

?One out, one in? law for schools which expel pupils - The Guardian

Posted on March 27, 2008
“All secondary schools will be forced by law to take in pupils that their neighbouring schools exclude, the education secretary announced yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 27th March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Newts keep couple out of �1m farmhouse - The Guardian

Posted on March 27, 2008
“Breeding newts could stop a couple moving back into their �1m farmhouse after they were flooded out in last summer’s storms. When the Histeds applied to unblock the ditch on the side of the M4 they were told the species is so rare that potential habitats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act...

Too-tough judges out of touch, says Straw - The Guardian

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The high use of prison by some judges and magistrates often bears little connection with local violent crime rates and may even be out of step with local public opinion, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, suggested yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 27th March 2008 Source: www...

Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care - The Guardian

Posted on March 27, 2008
“The government will extend the Human Rights Act to protect up to 300,000 people who have been placed by local authorities in privately-run residential and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.” Full story The Guardian, 27th March 2008 Source: www...

UK asylum system ?is still not fit for purpose? - The Times

Posted on March 27, 2008
“An independent report warned today that although the United Kingdom’s asylum system had improved slightly it was still not ‘fit for purpose’. Full story The Times, 27th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

NHS boss is jailed for �11m fraud - The Times

Posted on March 27, 2008
“An NHS finance chief who was desperate to meet financial targets was jailed for 12 months yesterday for a multimillion-pound fraud.” Full story The Times, 27th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Forces may lose hundreds of police as minister threatens to cap budgets - The Times

Posted on March 27, 2008
“Hundreds of officers will be taken off the streets if the Government pursues plans being announced today to curb the spending of five police forces.” Full story The Times, 27th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Watchdog investigates Miss Bimbo website - The Times

Posted on March 27, 2008
“A website criticised for encouraging young girls to embrace plastic surgery and dieting is being investigated by a communications watchdog over claims that it has breached rules about targeting children with premium rate phone lines.” Full story The Times, 27th March 2008 Source: www...

BAA told to scrap fingerprint plan for Terminal 5 travellers - The Times

Posted on March 27, 2008
“BAA has climbed down over plans to fingerprint passengers at Heathrow?s new fifth terminal after the privacy watchdog said the move may be illegal.” Full story The Times, 27th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 26, 2008
High Court (Administrative Court) Secretary of State for the Home Department v AE [2008] EWHC 585 (Admin) (20 March 2008) High Court (Family Division) S v S [2008] EWHC 519 (Fam) (19 March 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench division) Oakes v Neininger & Ors [2008] EWHC 548 (QB) (19 March 2008) High Court (Patents Court) Symbian Ltd v Comptroller General Of Patents [...

Regina (Rayner) v Secretary of State for Justice - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 26, 2008
Regina (Rayner) v Secretary of State for Justice Court of Appeal “The statutory scheme dealing with the referral of a recalled mental patient to a mental health review tribunal was not incompatible with the patient?s rights under article 5.4 of the European Convention on Human Rights...

Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 26, 2008
Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Court of Appeal “The payment of an allowance to a disabled wife to pay for carer service was part of the husband?s income for assessing his income support if he was that carer.” The Times, 26th March 2008 Source: www...

Sentences for possession of firearms - Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Statement from the Judicial Communications Office: Sentences for possession of firearms.” Full statement Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th March 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Governance of Britain Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill gives more power to Parliament - Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Jack Straw has announced new proposals to give Parliament more power to hold the government to account and strengthen its relationship with the people.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 25th March 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Package of reforms to historic role of Attorney General announced - The Attorney General?s Office

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Following a four-month consultation Baroness Scotland has today outlined reforms that will mean a number of significant changes to the historic role of the Attorney General.” Full press release Attorney General’s Office, 25th March 2008 Source: www...

Bar Council Welcomes Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill - The Bar Council

Posted on March 26, 2008
“The Bar Council today welcomed the publication of the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, which was announced by the Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP.� The draft Bill follows the July 2007 Green Paper, The Governance of Britain, and a consultation on its contents...

Men convicted of killing burglar - BBC News

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Two men have been found guilty of the vigilante-style killing of a burglar they found in one of their flats.” Full story BBC News, 25th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man charged over attack on priest - BBC News

Posted on March 26, 2008
“A 19-year-old man has been charged over a faith-hate attack on a clergyman in the grounds of his east London church.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Heinz cleared over TV soup advert - BBC News

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Food giant Heinz has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority�(ASA) �of misleading the public over its Farmers’ Market soup range.” Full story BBC News, 26th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Muslim leader says police are ?too cautious? over Asian pimp gangs - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 26, 2008
“A Muslim leader has accused the police of being ‘over cautious’ when investigating Asian gangs suspected of prostituting young white girls for fear of stirring up race riots.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2008 Source: www...

Important changes under way, but who cares? - The Times

Posted on March 26, 2008
“Step by step, the arguments of the 17th century over parliamentary control of prerogative powers are at last being resolved. The draft Constitutional Renewal Bill is a further big step, by no means the final one, into making the executive more accountable...

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