Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 1st, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Airport Byelaws (Designation) Order 2009

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Revision Order 2009

The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Terror register comes into force – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news, police, terrorism by sally

“People convicted of terrorism offences will join a register similar to that used to monitor sex offenders.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2009

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Default retirement age abolished for top civil servants – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 1st, 2009 in civil servants, news, retirement by sally

“The default retirement age for senior civil servants is to be abolished, the Government announced yesterday, as experts said it paves the way for the rule to be changed for all workers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2009

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Rapist caught out by DNA jailed – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2009 in DNA, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A rapist who attacked two women in Sheffield in the mid-1980s has been jailed for 17 years.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2009

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National bar leaders rally in defence of legal aid – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 1st, 2009 in barristers, legal aid, news by sally

“More than 50 bar leaders from around the world have issued a communiqué in support of access to justice, urging governments to fulfil their duty to provide adequate legal aid funding.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st October 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 1st, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Carswell, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1848 (26 August 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Fortis Bank S.A /N.V & Anor v Indian Overseas Bank [2009] EWHC 2303 (Comm) (25 September 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

JPA Design and Build Ltd v Sentosa (UK) Ltd [2009] EWHC 2312 (TCC) (28 September 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 1st, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Valuation Tribunal for England (Membership and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Jail for gangsters’ girlfriends who stash guns – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2009 in firearms, gangs, news by sally

“Young women who stash guns for their gangster boyfriends are risking their futures and will face jail, police said today (30 September).”

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The Independent, 30th September 2009

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TV coverage means justice really will be seen to be done – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2009 in media, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Today is a turning point in the history of our legal system, not only because we have a new highest court in the land, but because the public will finally see justice at work.”

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The Times, 1st October 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Changes to the Immigration Rules – UK Border Agency

Posted October 1st, 2009 in immigration, news, regulations by sally

“Changes to the Immigration Rules, which came into effect today, will make changes to the current criteria for the admission of sole representatives of overseas businesses coming to the United Kingdom for the purposes of establishing a branch of that business. These changes will also re-introduce provision for representatives of overseas media businesses.”

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UK Border Agency, 1st October 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Q&A: New restaurant tipping laws – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2009 in employment, news, remuneration by sally

“New rules on tipping and service charges have come into force in the UK.”

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BBC News, 30th September 2009

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The highest court in the land opens its doors to the public – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news by sally

“It was dreamt up over a glass of whisky or on the back of a cigarette packet. That, at least, is the prevailing myth as to how the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom came about. Now, six years on, this landmark reform finally takes effect and today the court opens its doors for business.”

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The Times, 1st October 2009

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Related link: Legal line-up: the justices of the Supreme Court

Met rejects request to investigate Iraqi deaths – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2009 in armed forces, Iraq, news, police, torture by sally

“The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to investigate allegations that British troops tortured and murdered Iraqi detainees, lawyers said.”

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The Independent, 1st October 2009

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High Court battle: What’s £9 billion between brothers? – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news by sally

“The return home of Brunei’s controversial Playboy Prince could signal an end to a decade-long family feud. Cahal Milmo reports.”

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The Independent, 1st October 2009

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Children born from donated sperm or eggs can trace genetic siblings, under new laws – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 1st, 2009 in assisted reproduction, embryology, news by sally

“Children conceived by egg or sperm donation will have the chance to find their biological siblings once they turn 18 under new laws which coming into effect, authorities said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2009

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Supreme Court opens as fears raised of US-style selection of judges – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news by sally

“The judges of Britain’s first Supreme Court, which opens today, will face greater public scrutiny over who they are and their backgrounds, its new President has told The Times.”

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The Times, 1st October 2009

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BAE faces prosecution over bribery allegations – The Guardian

Posted October 1st, 2009 in bribery, news, prosecutions by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is expected to announce this morning that it will take the politically momentous decision to seek to prosecute BAE over bribery allegations.”

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The Guardian, 1st October 2009

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More independent? Their lordships have never hesitated to make their views clear in the past – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news by sally

“Today the law lords — or the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords — morph into the Supreme Court for the UK. It is a landmark in British legal history.”

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The Times, 1 October 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

What lawyers think of Blair’s legacy – the Supreme Court – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2009 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“The creation of the United Kingdom’s first Supreme Court which comes into being today, has overwhelming support among lawyers — and they also predict that it will flex its muscles to become more powerful, in time, than the law lords that it replaces.”

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The Times, 1st October 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk