Plan to increase abortion sites – BBC News

Posted May 7th, 2008 in abortion, news by sally

“A consultation is to be launched over whether to relax abortion rules by allowing terminations outside hospital settings in England, ministers say.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Barrister shot dead in London police siege – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2008 in firearms, news, police by sally

“A gunman shot dead after repeatedly opening fire on police during a five-hour stand-off in an exclusive west London square has been named locally as a practising barrister who may also have recently served in the British army.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How did no-win no-fee change things? – BBC News Magazine

Posted May 7th, 2008 in fees, special report by sally

“It’s a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious “conditional fee agreement” brought?”

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BBC News Magazine, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cannabis laws to be strengthened – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2008 in drug offences, news by sally

” Jacqui Smith defied the Government’s own experts today by announcing that laws on cannabis will be toughened up.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK’s ‘terror’ ban appeal denied – BBC News

Posted May 7th, 2008 in news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

“The government has been denied permission to challenge an order that it take an Iranian opposition group off a list of banned terror organisations.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Boris bans alcohol on buses and tube – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2008 in alcohol abuse, London, news, transport by sally

” New London Mayor Boris Johnson today announced an alcohol ban on transport in the capital.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New national reoffending measures – a guide – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 7th, 2008 in crime, news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“An explanation of changes to the way the government is measuring reoffending rates.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Lords linger over extreme porn definition – The Register

Posted May 7th, 2008 in parliament, pornography, special report by sally

“The camel that is the UK Government’s answer to what it terms ‘extreme porn’ lumbers onward. Although, by the time it escaped the Lords last week it really was beginning to look like a particularly moth-eaten dromedary.”

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The Register, 5th May 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings – Speech by Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division

Posted May 7th, 2008 in children, family courts, lectures by sally

The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings (PDF)

Lionel Cohen Lecture by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division

Israel, 4th May 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

How to make the LPC and BVC fees war work for you – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2008 in fees, legal education, special report by sally

“Rebecca Attwood looks at why there is such disparity in what colleges charge.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Oyarce v Cheshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted May 7th, 2008 in law reports, race discrimination, victimisation by sally

Oyarce v Cheshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); [2008] WLR (D) 138

S 54A of the Race Relations Act 1976, which implemented Council Directive 2000/43/EC, on its true construction shifted the burden of proof upon a respondent to disprove discrimination in relation only to a complaint of discrimination and not to a complaint of victimisation.”

WLR Daily, 6th May 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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 7th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Primary Ophthalmic Services Transitional Provisions Regulations 2008

The Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2008

The Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008

The Teesport (Land Acquisition) Order 2008

The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Burden and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 13378/05) – Times Law Reports

Posted May 7th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Burden and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 13378/05)

European Court of Human Rights

“Sisters who shared a house could not be compared to a couple united by law so as to invoke provisions prohibiting discrimination.”

The Times, 7th 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 (Eisai Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – Times Law Reports

Posted May 7th, 2008 in law reports, medicines, mental health by sally

Regina (Eisai Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Court of Appeal

“Procedural fairness required the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to release a fully executable version of an economic model to those consulted in the course of an appraisal process and not simply a read-only version. To do otherwise would place drug companies at a significant disadvantage in challenging the reliability of those models.”

The Times, 7th 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.

More lie detectors to curb fraud – BBC News

Posted May 7th, 2008 in benefits, fraud, news by sally

“Fifteen councils across Britain are to be offered lie detectors to help catch out benefit cheats who cost taxpayers up to £400m a year.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Big Question: Are CCTV cameras a waste of money in the fight against crime? – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2008 in closed circuit television, crime, special report by sally

“Why are we asking this now?

This is one man’s view of how effective CCTV has been so far: ‘It’s been an utter fiasco: only 3 per cent of crimes were solved by CCTV. There’s no fear of CCTV. Why don’t people fear it? (They think) the cameras are not working.’ This is not some disgruntled or ill-informed citizen talking. The speaker is Detective Chief Inspector Mick Neville, head of the Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) at New Scotland Yard, speaking this week at a security World Conference.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAE wants review of SFO inquiry – BBC News

Posted May 7th, 2008 in bribery, news, Saudi Arabia by sally

“BAE Systems is urging the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to review its abandoned investigation into the company’s £43bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Clarke urges Brown to drop 42-day detention – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Charles Clarke, the former home secretary, has urged Gordon Brown to signal a change in his leadership style by abandoning his controversial plans to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Reefer madness: Do the drug laws work? – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2008 in drug offences, special report by sally

“Defying the weight of medical and scientific opinion, Gordon Brown is to order tougher new laws today on cannabis possession. The Prime Minister has decided to overrule his own expert advisers and reverse the downgrading four years ago of Britain’s favourite illegal drug from a class B to a class C substance, threatening cannabis smokers with five-year prison terms.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Information Packs delayed again – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2008 in home information packs, news by sally

“The packs, which have been dogged by delays and controversy over the past 18 months, have now been hit by the slowdown in the property market … ”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk