“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been ordered by a high court judge to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made new rules for appeals to the Court of Appeal and about applications to change a guilty plea. The new rules will come into force on 1 October 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“It’s stripping off on a hot beach somewhere — not putting on 18th-century costume — that will be occupying the minds of most lawyers this week. But wigs and gowns will undoubtedly be exercising them before too long.”
The Times, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man has been arrested for using a broadband internet connection in the street without the owner’s permission.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prejudiced party can make claim
Chancery Division
“Where the court had set aside an irregularly made order, but on grounds other than that the order had been irregularly obtained, it was open to a party prejudiced by the making of the order to claim, at a later stage, that the order had been irregularly obtained.”
The Times, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Some lawyers at top City firms earned more than £2m each last year as they cashed in on a huge surge in demand for legal services to support mergers, acquisitions and other corporate deals.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The woman at the centre of a battle with social services over the future of her unborn baby will not be able to claim an exemption from the UK’s Data Protection Act, a legal expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK Intellectual Property Office will be offering advice and practical help on forthcoming changes to the Trade Marks Act in a series of events being held around the country this September.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Members of the European Parliament overwhelmingly want to see an EU-wide register of sex offenders established, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first person to be convicted of organising a demonstration within an exclusion zone around Parliament Square has been jailed for refusing to pay his fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The case of Learco Chindamo, who was jailed 11 years ago for the murder of headteacher Philip Lawrence, has raised questions over the very existence of the Human Rights Act. The decision on Monday by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal that Chindamo cannot be deported to Italy if he is released from prison has provoked the Conservative leader David Cameron to call for the outright abolition of the Act, the first attempt by a Government to enshrine international human rights conventions into English law.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The City’s top 100 law firms have increased billings by more than 350 per cent in the last 15 years to £12.2 billion, but there are fears the market may have peaked.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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