“A Christian nurse who refused to remove a crucifix at work has lost her claim for discrimination after an employment tribunal panel ruled that she should have reached a compromise with her hospital employers.”
Full story
The Times, 7th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who urinated beside a war memorial only weeks after a student prompted a national furore by doing the same thing was ordered to work 160 hours of unpaid community service.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Attorney General Reference No. 116 of 2009 [2010] EWCA Crim 577 (11 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Raissi v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 337 (31 March 2010)
Clarke & Anor v Corless & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 338 (31 March 2010)
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission v Mitchell [2010] EWCA Civ 333 (30 March 2010)
British Chiropractic Association v Singh [2010] EWCA Civ 350 (01 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bailey, R (on the application of) v Central Criminal Court [2010] EWHC 667 (Admin) (19 March 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 660 (Pat) (31 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010
The Motor Vehicles (Off Road Events) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010
The Crossrail (Devolution of Functions) Order 2010
The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2010
The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010
The Consumer Credit (EU Directive) Regulations 2010
The Consumer Credit (Agreements) Regulations 2010
The Consumer Credit (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2010
The Consumer Credit (Advertisements) Regulations 2010
The Consumer Credit (Total Charge for Credit) Regulations 2010
The Motor Vehicle (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010
The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010
The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations 2010
The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations 2010
The Police Authority and Metropolitan Police Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) Regulations 2010
The Dairy (Specific Market Support Measure) Regulations 2010
The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (England) Regulations 2010
The Ordnance Survey Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing) Order 2010
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Family Proceedings (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2010
The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2010
The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding (Strategy for Birmingham City Region) Order 2010
The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The Digital Economy Bill is due for its second reading in the House of Commons and could become law during the wash-up period, which sees outstanding legislation rushed through before a general election.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A convicted drug dealer was awarded £880 compensation by a European court which ruled her human rights were breached by a British judge.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office published figures today showing its conviction rate had jumped over the last year despite steep budget cuts in a direct riposte to critics who have called for the crime agency to be scrapped.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Opponents of the controversial Digital Economy Bill have urged MPs to give it ‘the debate it deserves’ when it is discussed in the Commons later.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Record numbers of alleged mass murderers and torturers have found safe haven in the UK, making this country one of the war criminal capitals of the world, it is claimed today.”
The Independent, 6th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New legislation guiding judges on sentencing criminals is so ‘pitifully loose’ that judgments could become idiosyncratic and inconsistent, according to the head of the Sentencing Advisory Panel.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th April. Organisations could receive fines of up to £500,000 under the new powers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A legal review of the use of superinjunctions to suppress media reporting has been ordered by the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lap-dancing clubs in England must apply to councils for a licence under new rules which have come into force.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans to reduce the huge fees charged by libel lawyers who bring successful cases could be scuppered by one of the prime minister’s closest allies this week.”
The Times, 4th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A high court judge today (1 April) granted Network Rail a temporary injunction to block next week’s planned four-day rail strike by signal workers.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has blocked the release of the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith’s advice about whether human rights law applied to British troops in Iraq when handling prisoners.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Childless couples who acquire a baby using a surrogate mother abroad risk not being recognised as its parents in Britain if they flout British law by paying fees, fertility lawyers have warned.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has announced plans to force all providers of unlicensed herbal medicines to register with a regulator.”
BBC News, 1st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men from London have become the first to be arrested for using prostitutes under new laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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