Bishop urged to resign after diocese loses gay bias case – The Guardian

“The Bishop of Hereford faced calls for his resignation last night after an employment tribunal ruled that he had discriminated against a gay youth worker because of the man’s sexuality.”

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The Guardian, 19th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Coroner tells Straw to act now on restraint in child prisons – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2007 in inquests, news, prisons, young offenders by sally

“The coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of a 15-year-old who died after being restrained in a child jail has warned the justice secretary, Jack Straw, that it would be ‘wholly unforgivable’ if the lessons were delayed by a general review of the use of restraint announced yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Analysis: Sempra has rewritten law on debt repayment – The Times

Posted July 19th, 2007 in corporation tax, debts, interest, special report by sally

“The House of Lords’ ruling in the Sempra Metals case, while ostensibly about a complicated tax issue, could challenge the foundations of English law on the repayment of debt.”

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The Times, 19th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sick baby must be treated, judge tells parents who put faith in God – The Times

Posted July 19th, 2007 in children, medical treatment, news by sally

“A desperately ill seven-month-old baby may be given potentially life-saving medical treatment against the wishes of her devout parents following a High Court ruling yesterday.”

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The Times, 19th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Identities of online music swappers protected, EU court says – The Times

Posted July 18th, 2007 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Copyright groups may not be able to demand that telecom companies hand over the details of people they suspect of swapping illegal music downloads, a senior legal adviser to the EU’s highest court said today. ”

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The Times, 18th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 18th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2007

The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (England) Regulations 2007

The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007

The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2007

The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2007

The Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007

The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

The Welfare Reform Act 2007 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2007

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Akiva School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Bolton Muslim Girls School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Rosary Catholic Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The St Paul’s C of E VA Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Southminster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Wilton and Barford CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.16) Order 2007

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Prescribed Occupations) Order 2007

The Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007

The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007

The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Bar Council action group eyes constitutional reform – Legal Week

Posted July 18th, 2007 in attorney general, constitutional reform, news by sally

“The Bar Council is launching three groups to respond to the Government’s ‘Governance of Britain’ Green Paper, the body was announced today (18 July).”

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Legal Week, 18th July 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com

Lords defeat could cost Revenue ‘billions’ – The Times

Posted July 18th, 2007 in corporation tax, interest, news by sally

“Revenue & Customs could be forced to repay “billions” of pounds in tax to UK businesses after suffering a devastating defeat in the House of Lords today.”

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The Times, 18th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Corporate manslaughter law is a vast improvement – The Times

Posted July 18th, 2007 in corporate manslaughter, news by sally

“Globally, more people are killed each year at work than are killed in wars. How the law responds is important, and the UK’s new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is a significant improvement on earlier legislation.”

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The Times, 18th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Four men jailed over cartoon demo – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2007 in incitement, Islam, murder, news by sally

“Four men have been jailed for their part in protests outside the Danish embassy in London, against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2007

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Cannabis laws set to be reviewed – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2007 in drug offences, news by sally

“Laws making possession of cannabis a largely non-arrestable offence could be reversed, Gordon Brown has said.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2007

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Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted July 18th, 2007 in law reports, limitations, substitution by sally

Addition of parties is not same as substitution

Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Court of Appeal

“An order would be made substituting a party to an action after the expiry of the limitation period on the ground that there had been a mistake in relation to the name of a party only if the person who had made the mistake was the person responsible for the issue of the claim form and, had the mistake not been made, the new party would have been named in the pleading.”

The Times, 18th July 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.

R v. Wallace – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2007 in bad character, law reports by sally

R v. Wallace 

“Where the case against a defendant on one count relied on circumstantial evidence relating to other counts charged in the same proceedings, that evidence fell within the definition of bad character in s 98 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and was therefore only admissible pursuant to the bad character provisions under that Act.”

WLR Daily, 16th July 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.

House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?

Posted July 18th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Sempra Metals Limited (formerly Metallgesellschaft Limited) (Respondents) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants) [2007] UKHL 34

Source: www.parliament.uk

Reform of 100-year old insurance law would make claims easier – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2007 in insurance, news by sally

“Policyholders could find it easier to make claims against their insurance policies, if proposals put forward yesterday by the Law Commission are adopted.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bloxham judgment put on hold – The Lawyer

Posted July 18th, 2007 in age discrimination, law firms, news, pensions by sally

“The judgment on Peter Bloxham’s age discrimination claims against his former firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been reserved indefinitely.”

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The Lawyer, 17th July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Six guilty over city race riots – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2007 in news, public order, racism by sally

“Five men and a 15-year-old boy have been found guilty of criminal charges in connection with race riots which broke out in Birmingham in 2005.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2007

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Gangmasters ‘exploiting loophole’ – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2007 in gangmasters, news by sally

“Gangmasters banned from agriculture are moving into other industries, such as construction and care homes, investigators have discovered.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MMR scare doctor ‘breached fundamental rules’ – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2007 in children, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Vulnerable children were subjected to ‘inappropriate and invasive’ tests by a doctor who prompted one of the biggest health controversies of the past 10 years, it was alleged today.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Private equity escapes statutory scrutiny – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2007 in financial regulation, news, private equity by sally

“Private equity firms yesterday escaped the threat of tighter regulation and demands for closer scrutiny of pay and fees after a review rejected imposing public company-style rules on the industry.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk