Payout to injured baby’s parents – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in compensation, dangerous driving, news, personal injuries by sally

“A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation.”

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BBC News, 6th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Guantánamo Briton sues UK over ‘torture evidence’ – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2008 in detention, evidence, news, torture by sally

“The last British resident left in Guantánamo Bay is suing the UK government for refusing to produce evidence that he was a victim of extraordinary rendition and torture.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 6th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2008

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan (Publication and Provision of Information) Regulations 2008

The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (Defence Medical Services) Regulations 2008

The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (England) Regulations 2008

The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2008

The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Rutland) Designation Order 2008

The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Gloucestershire) (Forest of Dean District) Designation Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Straw rejects absconding fears over open prisons – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2008 in dangerous offenders, news, prisons by sally

“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday denied a claim by a prison officers’ leader that the public was placed at ‘massive risk’ by dangerous criminals being moved to open prisons.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2008 in freezing injunctions, law reports, prerogative powers, terrorism by sally

A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury

Queen’s Bench Division

“Orders in Council, made purportedly to give effect to United Nations resolutions freezing the assets of terrorist organisations and their adherents, were to be quashed since, among other faults, they had been improperly made outside the parliamentary process and were bad as creating criminal law of insufficient certainty.”

The Times, 5th May 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.

Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax) – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2008 in children, doli incapax, law reports by sally

Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The statutory abolition of the rebuttable presumption that a child aged 10 or over was incapable of committing an offence also abolished the common law defence of doli incapax.”

The Times, 5th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2008 in appeals, confidentiality, disclosure, judgments, law reports by sally

Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others

House of Lords

“It was an abuse of the procedure of the House of Lords for legal representatives to seek to reargue the case having been sent in confidence advance copies of draft speeches which the Law Lords proposed to deliver, for the sole purpose of correcting misprints, inadvertent errors of fact or ambiguities of expression.”

The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2008 in defamation, law reports, parliament, privilege by sally

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd

Court of Appeal

“The privilege which attached to a fair and accurate report of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost because of the addition of extraneous nonprivileged material in the same article.”

The Times, 6th May 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.

BAE review seeks bribery controls – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in bribery, company directors, news by sally

“A review into business practices at defence firm BAE Systems has called for tougher anti-bribery measures.”

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BBC News, 6th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Related link: Ethical business conduct in BAE Systems (PDF)

Law on rip-off to be simplified – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in consumer protection, news by sally

“A bill of consumer rights that will protect people from rip-offs and give them an instant right to redress is to be drawn up by the government.”

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The Times, 4th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New immigration rules announced – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants from outside the European Economic Area working in the UK are due to be revealed later.”

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BBC News, 6th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in care orders, child abuse, child neglect, news by sally

“Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

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Illegal workers prosecutions rise – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 5th May 2008

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Rape warning for men paying for sex – Reuters

Posted May 6th, 2008 in news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Posters will appear in clubs and pubs from Monday warning men against paying for sex in brothels with exploited or trafficked women.”

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Reuters, 5th May 2008

Source: www.reuters.com

Pcs told to downgrade crimes to help meet targets – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 6th, 2008 in news, police, statistics by sally

“Police officers are being told to play down offences such as burglary and car theft in order to reduce crime figures, it was claimed yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

QC to advise racing chiefs on Max Mosley orgy – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in defamation, news, privacy by sally

“The world governing body of motorsport has appointed a leading QC to provide it with an opinion as to whether its president, Max Mosley, was involved in Nazi-style role play during a sado-masochistic orgy with five prostitutes.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drugs offender keeps £4.5m after 30 barristers refuse to take case – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in barristers, confiscation, fees, legal aid, news by sally

“A convicted drugs offender has escaped a confiscation order for up to £4.5 million of his assets because legal aid barristers would not take on the case for the fixed fee of £175.25 a day.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

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‘Risk’ from open prison criminals – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in dangerous offenders, news, prisons by sally

“Dangerous criminals are being placed in low security open prisons due to overcrowding, at ‘massive’ risk to the general public, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 5th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA bank solves one crime per 800 profiles – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 6th, 2008 in crime, DNA, news by sally

“Only one crime is solved for every 800 new profiles added to the Government’s DNA database, it emerged yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2008 in closed circuit television, crime, news by sally

“Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk