Chauffeur and paparazzi to blame for Diana death, jury finds – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2008 in inquests, news, royal family, verdicts by sally

“Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed by the reckless driving of their chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi who chased them, jurors in the inquest into their deaths decided today.”

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The Guardian, 7th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mother kept boy in wheelchair for five years – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2008 in child abuse, news by sally

“A mother who kept her son in a wheelchair for five years and convinced him and doctors that he could not walk has been jailed for four years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Views sought on proposed changes to Criminal Procedure Rules – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 7th, 2008 in consultations, criminal procedure, magistrates by sally

“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is asking for views on proposed changes to the rules on starting a criminal case in a magistrates’ court.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th April 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Killer lawyer gets early release – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in homicide, news, probation by sally

“A lawyer who stabbed his wife to death after she told him she was leaving him has been released after serving less than half of his sentence.”

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BBC News, 7th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Diana coroner to accept majority – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in inquests, news, royal family, verdicts by sally

“The coroner at the inquest into Princess Diana’s death has authorised the jury to return a majority verdict.”

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BBC News, 7th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 7th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Rochester, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 678 (04 April 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Brooker & Anor v Fisher [2008] EWCA Civ 287 (04 April 2008)

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 303 (04 April 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Fashoff (UK) Ltd (t/a Moschino Forall Confezioni Spa) v Linton & Anor [2008] EWHC 537 (Ch) (19 March 2008)

Pipe & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 646 (Ch) (04 April 2008)

High Court (Family Division)

London Borough of Ealing v KS & Ors [2008] EWHC 636 (Fam) (03 April 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd v The Grain Board of Iraq [2008] EWHC 612 (Comm) (01 April 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted April 7th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2008

The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008

The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2008

The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008

The Tate Gallery Board (Additional Members) Order 2008

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2008

The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008

The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2008

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008

The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2008

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 11) (England and Wales) Order 2008

The Stroud (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2008

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 19) Order 2008

The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2008

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008

The Department for Transport (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration Fees) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008

The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008

The Official Statistics Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Licence to lend: Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunals starts operating – Tribunals Service

Posted April 7th, 2008 in consumer credit, press releases, tribunals by sally

“A newly created tribunal, set up to ensure credit businesses have a more independent route of appeal against decisions by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), starts work today, administered by the Tribunals Service.”

Press release (PDF)

Tribunals Service, 7th April 2008

Source: www.tribunals.gov.uk

In re S (Care Proceedings: Assessment of risk) – Times Law Reports

Posted April 7th, 2008 in law reports by sally

In re S (Care Proceedings: Assessment of risk)

Court of Appeal

“Local authorities should not introduce in care proceedings, and send to experts, material which was unfair because it was purely prejudicial.”

The Times, 7th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina v Khan (Bakish Alla); Regina v Hanif Regina v Lewthwaite; Regina v Khan (Michael Arshad); Regina v Cross Regina v Hill – Times Law Reports

Posted April 7th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Regina v Khan (Bakish Alla); Regina v Hanif Regina v Lewthwaite; Regina v Khan (Michael Arshad); Regina v Cross Regina v Hill

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“It was essential that trial judges should be aware at the stage of jury selection if any potential juror was, or had been a police officer or a member of the prosecuting authority or was a serving prison officer.”

The Times, 7th April 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.

Star Wars costume-maker strikes back against George Lucas – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2008 in merchandising, news by sally

“Lucas’s business empire claims that it owns all the rights to the uniforms, while the lawyers at Simmons Cooper Andrew will argue that the rights are in fact vested in an obscure prop designer from Twickenham who made the first helmets and suits for the 1977 film.”

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The Times, 7th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rethink over Christ ‘porn’ film ban – The Observer

Posted April 7th, 2008 in blasphemy, news by sally

“A landmark decision to ban a film showing Christ being caressed on the cross on the grounds that it was blasphemous could be reversed after almost 20 years.”

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The Observer, 6th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Act repeal could make Franz Herzog von Bayern new King of England and Scotland – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2008 in constitutional law, news, royal family by sally

“Gordon Brown is considering repealing the 1701 Act of Settlement as a way of healing a historic injustice by ending the prohibition against Catholics taking the throne.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ban on samurai swords becomes law – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons by sally

“Legislation against selling, making, hiring or importing samurai swords in England and Wales has come into force.”

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BBC News, 6th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

5,000 children a month added to DNA database – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2008 in children, DNA, news by sally

“One in four people being added to the DNA database is a child, it emerged yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home copying – burnt into teenage psyche – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“More than half of young people copy the songs on their hard drives to friends and even more swap CD copies, according to research that reveals the huge challenge home copying poses to a music industry already battling internet file-sharing.”

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The Guardian, 7th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prosecuting lawyers could sit in judgment if CPS ban is lifted – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2008 in Crown Prosecution Service, judiciary, news by sally

“Hundreds of state prosecutors could be free to become judges under top-level moves to end a ban on Crown Prosecution Service employees entering the judiciary, The Times has learnt. Baroness Scotland, QC, the Attorney-General, and Sir Ken Mac-donald, QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, are both strongly in favour of the changes, saying that it would make the judiciary more diverse by widening the pool of women and ethnic minority lawyers who could be judges.”

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The Times, 7th April 2008

Source: www.timeonline.co.uk

Youth crime ‘up by two thirds in 10 years’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2008 in crime, news, statistics, young offenders by sally

“The number of children and teenagers regularly committing crimes has soared since Labour came to power.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Corporate Manslaughter Act: firms face huge fines for deaths – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2008 in corporate manslaughter, news by sally

“Prosecutions of companies found responsible for deaths – from rail crashes to accidents at work – are expected to rise significantly under laws that take effect tomorrow.”

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The Times, 5th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Families in meltdown, judge says – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2008 in children, family courts, news by sally

“A senior family court judge has hit out at the government over what he says is an ‘epidemic’ of family failure that will have ‘catastrophic’ effects.”

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BBC News, 5th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk