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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (PDF) The Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Surcharges) and Tobacco Products Duty Order 2008 (PDF) The Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (PDF) The Income Tax (Indexation) (No. 4) Order 2008 (PDF) The Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2008 (PDF) The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008 (PDF) The Excise [...

Daily Cause List, 25th November 2008

Posted on November 25, 2008
Tuesday 25th November 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible       

Record number of criminals being handed community court orders - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 25, 2008
“A record number of criminals are being handed community court orders despite one in three being breached by offenders.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

New laws against forced marriages - BBC News

Posted on November 25, 2008
“Laws to prevent forced marriages and protect those who have already fallen victim have been introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

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Cancer patients seek damages after frozen sperm is destroyed - The Times

Posted on November 25, 2008
“Six cancer sufferers who lost their only chance of fathering children when a hospital freezer broke down and destroyed their sperm samples were at the centre of an unprecedented compensation claim yesterday.” Full story The Times, 25th November 2008 Source: www...

Domestic violence ?costs £5.8bn? - The Guardian

Posted on November 25, 2008
“Domestic violence costs the British economy £5.8bn a year and significantly depresses women’s ability to contribute to economic growth, the attorney general told French ministers and former victims in Paris yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 25th November 2008 Source: www...

Human Rights undermines public safety, says Tory - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 25, 2008
“The Human Rights Act has undermined public safety and led to a ‘rights culture’ developing in the UK, the Conservatives said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Legal moves against canoeist wife - BBC News

Posted on November 25, 2008
“Legal moves to reclaim hundreds of thousands of pounds illegally claimed by the wife of a back-from-the-dead canoeist are due to begin.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Defendants should not have to pay for being wrongly prosecuted - discuss - The Times

Posted on November 25, 2008
“Should the taxpayer foot the legal bills of defendants who are brought before courts and acquitted?” Full story The Times, 25th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

?British Josef Fritzl? to be sentenced - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 25, 2008
“A rapist dubbed ‘the British Josef Fritzl’, is to be sentenced after admitting to repeatedly raping his two daughters and getting them pregnant 19 times.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Foreign nationals given ID cards - BBC News

Posted on November 25, 2008
“The Home Office is to start issuing identity cards to people from outside the European Economic Area.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Cannabis upgrade ?very damaging? - BBC News

Posted on November 25, 2008
“A group of leading scientists and MPs has attacked plans to reclassify cannabis as a more dangerous drug.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Government announces new law for increased data sharing - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 25, 2008
“The powers of Government to share data will be increased under new laws announced yesterday. Legislation will introduce a fast-track procedure to allow data sharing whenever “a robust case” can be made for sharing, said a Ministry of Justice report...

The UK does not need a data breach notification law, says Government - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 25, 2008
“The Government has rejected calls for a law that would require significant data security breaches to be notified to the country’s privacy regulator. It said that notification to the Information Commissioner should be a matter of good practice, not law...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 25, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors v Soldier B [2008] EWCA Crim 2559 (24 October 2008) Rowe, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2712 (04 November 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Sava v SS Global Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1308 (25 November 2008) Law Society v Salsbury [2008] EWCA Civ 1285 (25 November 2008) High [...

25 life terms for ?British Fritzl? - The Independent

Posted on November 25, 2008
“A man who repeatedly raped his two daughters was jailed for life today at Sheffield Crown Court. He made them pregnant 19 times and seven of the children are still alive.” Full story The Independent, 25th November 2008 Source: www.independent...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2008 The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 2008 The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No...

Hannah Foster?s killer jailed for 24 years - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 25, 2008
“The man convicted of kidnapping, raping and strangling teenager Hannah Foster - before going on the run to India - has been sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in jail.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

£1,000 fine for wrong ID details - BBC News

Posted on November 24, 2008
“Women who change their name after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the government, under new proposals.” Full story BBC News, 21st November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Loan sharks tackled by money unit - BBC News

Posted on November 24, 2008
“Loan sharks who use violence and intimidation to get money from their clients could soon be prosecuted by an agency tackling illegal lending.” Full story BBC News, 24th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Singer?s husband appeals sentence - BBC News

Posted on November 24, 2008
“Singer Amy Winehouse’s husband, jailed for an assault on a pub landlord, is to appeal against his sentence.” Full story BBC News, 24th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Trade mark owner loses domain name claim against unauthorised reseller - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 24, 2008
“Dealers and resellers can use a manufacturer’s trade mark as a domain name even when their sales are not authorised by the manufacturer, an arbitration panel has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2008 Source: www.out-law...

Academics warn of EU ?three strikes? back door plan - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 24, 2008
“European law is introducing a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ law for ISPs to disconnect illegal file sharers ‘under cover of stealth’, according to legal experts. The EU’s telecoms reform package could guarantee the legality of such schemes...

Juror dismissed from a trial after using Facebook to help make a decision - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 24, 2008
“A juror has been dismissed from a trial after asking friends on Facebook to help make a decision.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Daily Cause List, 24th November 2008

Posted on November 24, 2008
Monday 24th November 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible       

Regina v Herbert, Regina v Harris, Regina v Hulme (Joseph), Regina v Hulme (Danny) and Regina v Mallett - Times Law Reports

Posted on November 24, 2008
Regina v Herbert, Regina v Harris, Regina v Hulme (Joseph), Regina v Hulme (Danny) and Regina v Mallett Court of Appeal “Even a definitive sentencing guideline was not to be used or approached as if each offence could be put into a fixed and inflexible compartment...

Regina v Height and Regina v Anderson - Times Law Reports

Posted on November 24, 2008
Regina v Height and Regina v Anderson Court of Appeal “The sentencing provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were not intended to be applied inflexibly. No scheme or guidance or statutory framework could be fully comprehensive, and any system of purported compartmentalisation or prescription had the potential to produce injustice...

Helping people facing repossession - Ministry of Justice

Posted on November 24, 2008
“A number of recent measures have been introduced to help those at risk of losing their homes.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk       

Freedom of information guidance - procurement working assumptions - Ministry of Justice

Posted on November 24, 2008
“Updated guidance for public authorities on how to treat requests for information on different phases of the procurement process.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk       

Bringing bribery law up-to-date - Law Commission

Posted on November 24, 2008
“We have published our recommendations in a report on Reforming Bribery.” Full press release and report Law Commission, 20th November 2008 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk       

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