Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2010
Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
‘Virtually blind’ pensioner with eye condition Macular Degeneration jailed for killing pedestrian – Daily Telegraph
“A 66-year-old man has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for causing a fatal crash whilst deliberately driving with the eye condition Macular Degeneration.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Expenses MPs Devine, Chaytor and Morley get legal aid – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses have won the right to have their legal fees paid for by the taxpayer.”
BBC News, 12th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial committee to investigate use of ‘super injunctions’ – OUT-LAW.com
“A judicial committee has been set up to investigate the use of ‘super injunctions’, the gags on the press which newspapers are not even allowed to acknowledge the existence of.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2010
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 24 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2010
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) Order 2010
The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2010
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
The Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2010
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010
The Animal Gatherings (Wales) Order 2010
The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2010
The Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (Wales) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
New bribery law puts overseas payments under scrutiny – The Times
“‘Fragmented and complex’ anti-corruption laws dating back to the 1880s were finally overhauled last week with the passing of what experts describe as one of the most significant reforms to corporate criminal law in a century.”
The Times, 11th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminals evade efforts to seize millions of pounds of assets – The Times
“Efforts to seize millions of pounds from fraudsters and tax evaders are failing because criminals are managing to hide their gains from the authorities.”
The Times, 9th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police ‘lack resources’ to pursue war criminals – The Guardian
“New laws to crack down on suspected war criminals living in the UK will have little effect, campaigners warn, because police lack the resources to investigate. Referrals from the UK Border Agency suggest that as many as 50 suspected war criminals are living freely in Britain, but the fact that there have so far been no arrests or prosecutions has prompted claims that there is continuing impunity.”
The Guardian, 9th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The legislative farce of the Digital Economy Act – The Times
“They say that there are two things you should never see made: laws and sausages. As a tiny group of MPs debated the Digital Economy Act this week, the stomachs of an online audience turned.”
The Times, 9th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
What’s the verdict on our new supreme court? – The Guardian
“It’s six months since it opened, yet it’s still attracting much less attention than its US equivalent.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plan to end ‘gold digger’ divorces – The Times
“One of Britain’s leading family lawyers, Baroness Deech, says that assets built up before a marriage should be excluded from divorce settlements.”
The Times, 11th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
