“The Government will this week spark a new war with the judiciary by stripping England and Wales’s 30,000 magistrates of powers to hand out suspended jail terms, in a fresh bid to ease the prisons crisis.”
The Observer, 24th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ruling leaves elderly and vulnerable people in private care homes with no protection from eviction or ill-treatment, writes Jon Robins.”
The Observer, 24th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands more criminals will be sent to prison as a result of laws expected to be announced this week, Whitehall officials have privately admitted.”
Sunday Times, 24th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Families of murder and manslaughter victims will be able to describe their grief and loss in court under a scheme being rolled out in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 24th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers seriously underestimated the huge numbers of inmates who would clog up prisons under the new indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs) and will not be able to process them through the system for at least another two years, officials admitted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nurses and midwives should be allowed to perform early abortions, doctors will say next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Royal Navy chief petty officer who was jailed for five years for the rape of a female colleague on board a warship at sea had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Goldsmith dramatically announced his resignation as attorney general last night, days before he was expected to be ousted when Gordon Brown takes over as prime minister. The departure makes it easier for Mr Brown to look afresh at the role of attorney general, a job which many consider to have inbuilt conflicts of interest.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This joint Ministry of Justice / Legal Services Commission consultation seeks views on proposals to develop a quality assurance pilot scheme for all publicly funded criminal defence advocates working in the crown courts and above. The proposals draw on discussions and workshops involving the professions and judiciary.”
Quality assurance for advocates [CP 13/07]
Ministry of Justice, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than 100 criminals, including murderers and sex offenders, had their sentences increased last year because judges were “unduly lenient”, figures showed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Statement by Sir Igor Judge: Unduly Lenient Sentence statistics
“Cherie Blair has been hired by an erotic nightclub to challenge the smoking ban about to come into force in enclosed public places in England.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Businesses will find it harder to protect brands from the negative effects of comparative advertising – in which one company promotes its products by drawing comparisons with rivals – after a landmark ruling this week, lawyers have warned.”
The Times, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lord Falconer today (22 June) said legal aid reform would ensure as many people as possible were helped within the resources available by encouraging efficient working practices in the legal profession.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Government’s response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee’s report of May 2007
“Introducing greater choice on how young people give evidence in court is among proposals published today that place victims and witnesses at the heart of the Criminal Justice System.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 Commencement (No. 1) Order 2007
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2007
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 3) Order 2007
The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 published.
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Act 2007 published.
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Jaffray and ors v. Society of Lloyd’s [2007] EWCA Civ 586
“The question whether the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to reopen a case which had been before it already but where there was now an allegation of fraud, as opposed to a claim of bias by the court, was arguably moot notwithstanding ostensible authority that no such jurisdiction existed.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2007] UKPC 42
“The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago by implication conferred on an elected member of the House of Representatives a right to be paid a salary enforceable from the day after the general election poll if the member present and willing to take the oath was thereafter, for any procedural reason, denied the opportunity to do so.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council so held when allowing an appeal by the 18 appellants from the decision of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
YL v. Birmingham City Council [2007] UKHL 27
“A private care home providing care and accommodation for an elderly person under contract with a local authority was not exercising ‘functions of a public nature’ within s 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 so as to allow that person to claim against the home under s 6(1) of the Act for breach of her Convention rights when it was sought to remove her from the home.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
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