Day: 13 November 2009
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
New Act further strengthens justice for victims and witnesses – Ministry of Justice
“Better protection for witnesses during criminal investigations, more consistency in sentencing and modernisation of the coroners system are part of a raft of new measures that became law today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Office of Fair Trading to investiage accountants’ fees for corporate insolvency – The Times
“The fees charged by Britain’s big accounting firms for winding up failed companies will come under scrutiny after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday launched a wide-ranging inquiry into corporate insolvencies.”
The Times, 13th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges’ torture ruling harmed UK security, says Foreign Office – The Guardian
“A top Foreign Office official has accused high court judges of damaging Britain’s national security by insisting that CIA evidence of British involvement in torture must be revealed.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for The Independent as secret court opens its doors – The Independent
“A secretive court which handles some of the most difficult and sensitive cases in England and Wales is to open to the media for the first time, after a successful legal challenge by The Independent.”
The Independent, 13th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tony Blair to give evidence in public in Iraq war inquiry – The Guardian
“Tony Blair is set to give evidence in public to the Iraq war inquiry in the run-up to the next election, it was announced last night.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
