Prison overcrowding is at critical stage, says Lord Chief Justice – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge has given warning that the shortage of prison spaces was now ‘critical’ as a result of ministers’ failure to take account of the cost implications of their sentencing policies.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 16th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Young Offender Institution (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007

The Crouch Harbour Authority (Constitution) Harbour Revision Order 2007

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007

The A20 Trunk Road (Dover Eastern Docks Exit Road) Slip Road Order 2007

The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2007

The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Sex offenders’ mug shots ‘aged’ – BBC News

Posted November 16th, 2007 in criminal records, news, sexual offences by sally

“A ‘most wanted’ website showing images of sex offenders has marked its first anniversary by posting age-progressed photographs of people it is hunting.”

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BBC News, 16th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court ruling sought over ‘yuppie flu’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 16th, 2007 in mental health, news by sally

“A legal battle is being launched to force the Government’s health watchdog to stop defining so-called ‘yuppie flu’ as a mental illness.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Banks accused of condoning criminality via overdraft limit breaches – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in banking, news by sally

“Banks have been accused of condoning criminal behaviour among customers by allowing them to exceed their agreed overdraft limits.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Disability law can protect alcoholic workers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 16th, 2007 in alcohol abuse, disability discrimination, news by sally

“Alcoholic workers could receive protection from the Disability Discrimination Act despite the fact that alcoholism is specifically barred from protection, employment experts have said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

State of the Union – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 16th, 2007 in constitutional reform, EC law, treaties by sally

“Leaders of the European Union member states will sign a new reform treaty next month. But what are the legal implications of this  landmark agreement for the UK?

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th November 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Regina v Brown (Kirsty) – Times Law Reports

Posted November 16th, 2007 in armed forces, courts martial, law reports by sally

Regina v. Brown (Kirsty)

Courts-Martial Appeal Court

“There was no principle by which a serviceman absent without leave ceased to be under an obligation to obey a lawful order.”

The Times, 16th November 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

Attorney-General’s Reference (Nos 74 and 83 of 2007) (Simon Foster and Keith Fenn) – Times Law Reports

Posted November 16th, 2007 in age of consent, law reports, rape, sentencing by sally

Attorney-General’s Reference (Nos 74 and 83 of 2007) (Simon Foster and Keith Fenn)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A child under 13 could not give consent in law to any sexual activity.”

The Times, 16th November 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

Regina (Wright and Others) v Secretary of State for Health and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 16th, 2007 in care workers, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (Wright and Others) v. Secretary of State for Health and Another

Court of Appeal

“Those who worked with vulnerable adults should be given the opportunity to make representations before being placed on a list preventing them doing such work.”

The Times, 16th November 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

BSB unveils plan to shape the barristers of tomorrow – Bar Standards Board

Posted November 16th, 2007 in barristers, press releases by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched its Business Plan for 2008.”

Full press release

Bar Standards Board, 12th November 2007

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Her Majesty’s Court Service user survey – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 16th, 2007 in consultations, courts by sally

“The bulletin presents the findings of the first full year (2006/07) results from Her Majesty’s Court Service (HMCS) User Survey.”

Bulletin

Ministry of Justice, 15th November 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Superbug hospital will not face charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 16th, 2007 in health & safety, hospitals, news by sally

“A hospital responsible for a series of failings that led to a superbug outbreak which claimed 33 lives will not face criminal prosecution, it was announced yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

OFT challenges banks on “misleading” overdraft charges – The Independent

Posted November 16th, 2007 in banking, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading yesterday warned Britain’s banks it intended to take them to task over unauthorised overdraft charges whatever the outcome of a High Court test case on the fees that is scheduled to begin in January.”

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The Independent, 16th November 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BA offers £430 to strike-hit passengers – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in airlines, compensation, news by sally

“British Airways is facing a multi-million-pound compensation bill after failing to keep secret a deal in which it has agreed to pay passengers £430 each for cancelling their flights.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk  

BBC admits error over bogus crying in film of quintuplets – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news by sally

“The BBC added its own soundtrack of babies gurgling to a news report about the birth of quintuplets, the corporation admitted. BBC News was at the centre of another ‘fakery’ allegation after admitting that producers manipulated the soundtrack of footage received from John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Diabetic in coma shot with Taser out of fear he was suicide bomber – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news, police, terrorism, weapons by sally

“A man who slipped into a diabetic coma on a bus was shot twice with a Taser gun because police mistook him for an Arab suicide bomber.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MoD sued over “36 hours of hell” in Basra – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“Iraqi prisoners held by British troops at a detention centre in Basra were forced to dance ‘like Michael Jackson’ during 36 hours of alleged beatings and sleep-deprivation, according to a High Court writ against the Ministry of Defence.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bill could ban tax exiles from House of Lords – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2007 in constitutional reform, news, parliament, taxation by sally

“A forthcoming constitutional reform bill could include measures to stop tax exiles from sitting in the House of Lords, the cabinet secretary said yesterday amid further questions about the tax status of the millionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Suspected Atlantic airline plotter faces deportation – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2007 in extradition, news, Pakistan, terrorism by sally

“A key suspect behind an alleged plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic appeared last night to be a step closer to being extradited to Britain after a court in Pakistan dropped charges against him there.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk