What the law says about political party donations – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in elections, political parties, special report by sally

“The rules about declaring donations are set down in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. It covers parties and individual politicians, who are described as ‘regulated donees’ in the jargon of the act.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gun crime rises, while overall crime falls, Home Office says – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in crime, news, statistics by sally

“The fall in crime in England and Wales is accelerating, with a 9% drop recorded by the police, according to Home Office quarterly crime figures published today.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man denies murdering Rachel Nickell – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in murder, news by sally

“Robert Napper today pleaded not guilty to the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phillips and another v Symes and others – WLR Daily

Posted January 24th, 2008 in law reports, service out of jurisdiction by sally

Phillips and another v Symes and others [2008] UKHL 1; [2008] WLR (D) 6

A judge was entitled in exceptional circumstances to dispense under CPR r 6.9 with service of a claim form so that the claimants would have priority of seisin under art 21 of the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Sch 3C to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982).”

WLR Daily, 23rd January 2008

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. 

Fleming (trading as Bodycraft) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; Conde Nast Publications Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted January 24th, 2008 in EC law, law reports, retrospectivity, time limits, VAT by sally

Fleming (trading as Bodycraft) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; Conde Nast Publications Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] UKHL 2; [2008] WLR (D) 5

“The absence of a transitional period when the legislature introduced a retrospective time limit within which value added taxpayers could make a claim for overpaid input tax amounted to a breach of European Community law. Therefore the time limit had to be disapplied in respect of those who had accrued rights when the retrospective time limit was introduced, and in all the circumstances it was for the legislature and not the court to introduce an adequate transitional period.”

WLR Daily, 23rd January 2008

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 January 24th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Phillips and Another (suing as administrators of the estate of Christo Michailidis) V Symes and Others [2008] UKHL 1 (23 January 2008)

Fleming (t/a Bodycraft) (Respondent) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellants) Conde Nast Publications Limited (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellants) [2008] UKHL 2 (23 January 2008)

Source: www.parliament.uk

CPS out of hours service to review hate crimes – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted January 24th, 2008 in Crown Prosecution Service, hate crime, news by sally

“CPS Direct, the Crown Prosecution Service department responsible for charging suspects out of hours, has initiated a Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel to improve the way in which it deals with hate crime.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd January 2008

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Threat to fraud cases as barristers reject new deal – Financial Times

Posted January 24th, 2008 in barristers, fees, legal aid, news by sally

“Big fraud cases face the threat of delays in the courts as a row escalates between barristers and the government over the launch of competitive tendering for legal aid work.”

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Financial Times,  23rd January 2008

Source: www.ft.com

Porn bill firm opens new front – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in consumer protection, internet, pornography, special report by sally

“MBS’s disruptive popup billing software continues to cause angst, says Michael Pollitt. But is the Leeds-based company finally taking on board some of the concerns?”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Labour facing humiliation on terror bill – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The government is facing defeat over its legislation to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, which is to be published today without many of the safeguards demanded by opponents.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

One year on: lawyers remain unconvinced of SRA potency – Legal Week

Posted January 24th, 2008 in news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“After 12 months of operation, senior transactional lawyers still feel detached from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) despite risk and compliance heads’ assertion that the body has been giving City firms more attention.”

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Legal Week, 24th January 2008

Source: www.legalweek.com

Commissioner of Police of Bermuda and Another v Bermuda Broadcasting Co Ltd and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted January 24th, 2008 in Bermuda, confidentiality, corruption, elections, law reports, public interest by sally

Commissioner of Police of Bermuda and Another v Bermuda Broadcasting Co Ltd and Others

Privy Council

“The public interest in the freedom of the media to disseminate information relating to those who submitted themselves for election as legislators overrode the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of documents relating to a police investigation into allegations of corruption.”

The Times, 24th January 2008

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. 

Defence lawyers ready to seize on DNA doubts – The Times

Posted January 24th, 2008 in DNA, news by sally

“Dozens of serious criminal cases, including prosecutions for murder, rape and terrorist offences, could be in jeopardy because of growing uncertainty over a controversial DNA technique. The Times has discovered that prosecuting authorities in different parts of Britain have adopted contradictory positions on the use of the Low Copy Number (LCN) method of DNA testing, which was heavily criticised by a judge in the Omagh bombing case last month.”

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The Times, 24th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Soft target or a fair cop? – The Times

Posted January 24th, 2008 in extradition, news by sally

“Ian Norris’s case will be the first test before Britain’s highest court of the new fast-track extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the US.”

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The Times, 24th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge warns on Britain’s forced marriage toll – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 24th, 2008 in forced marriages, news by sally

“Official statistics on forced marriage reflect only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of a much larger problem in Britain, a district judge has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Excluded Sikh pupil goes to court over religious bangle ban – The Guardian

“The case of a 14-year-old Sikh girl excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle will be heard in the high court, it was decided today.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police target youth criminal risk – BBC News

Posted January 24th, 2008 in crime prevention, news, police, young offenders by sally

“Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders are to be targeted in a new police initiative.”

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BBC News, 24th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Office wants teens to take up ID cards – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 24th, 2008 in identity cards, news by sally

“Teenagers will be made to take up identity cards in order to open bank accounts or qualify for student funding, leaked Government documents disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2008 

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government ordered to disclose draft Iraq dossier – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in freedom of information, Iraq, news, weapons by sally

“A Whitehall spin doctor may have played a greater role in the drafting of the famous dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction than the government admitted at the time, the Information Tribunal said today.”

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The Guardian, 23rd Janauary 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk