“A Conservative peer who had proposed forcing copyright holders to detail the exact damage they suffered when trying to force alleged infringers off the internet will drop the plan. Lord Lucas told OUT-LAW Radio that he would ‘not pursue’ the proposal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 15th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Appeals) Regulations 2010
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2010
The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2010
The First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010
The Surrey County Council (New Thames Road Bridge, Walton) Scheme 2008 Confirmation Instrument 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th January 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions
“The test which should be used by a police constable to establish whether or not he was entitled under s 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to use force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, for the purpose of ‘saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property’ was whether some serious or dangerous incident had occurred, or was likely to occur, within the premises, and not the officer’s ‘concern for the welfare’ of someone in the premises.”
WLR Daily, 14th January 2010
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.
Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights
Police stop and search powers under anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom were too wide and not adequately safeguarded by the law against abuse.
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“MPs today agreed to investigate an allegation that a firm of solicitors committed a contempt of parliament by trying to stop a member speaking about a constituency issue in the House of Commons.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An end to the spiralling costs of going to law and the bonanza of ‘no win, no fee’ deals was signalled yesterday with a landmark report on civil justice.”
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Libel trials should be heard by judges sitting without juries, Lord Justice Jackson recommends.”
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Campaigners today condemned a £1,000 fine and community punishment order given to two youths who stamped a fawn to death ‘for a laugh’.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has thanked Sir Rupert Jackson for his comprehensive report on costs in civil litigation.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government will apologise later to the victims of the thalidomide scandal after agreeing a £20m support package.”
BBC News, 14th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Innocent people’s DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010
The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010
The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010
The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010
The Data Protection (Monetary Penalties) (Maximum Penalty and Notices) Regulations 2010
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 2009
The Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A legal adviser tricked two estranged couples into believing they had been divorced in order to pocket their fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Society has filed a judicial review application in a move to overturn new government regulations restricting the costs that can be recovered by acquitted defendants.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The attorney general materially changed his advice on the legality of military action against Iraq a few days before the invasion, the inquiry into the war was told today.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rape case against five men collapsed after a court heard that the female victim had spoken online about taking part in group sex.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Claimant personal injury lawyers and after-the-event (ATE) insurers were nervously awaiting the publication of the Jackson report as the Gazette went to press.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Government has published Regulations that will absolve internet service providers (ISPs) and other digital service providers of responsibility for religion or sexuality-related hate speech transmitted over their networks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
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