“Thousands of council tenants who make profits by illegally sub-letting their homes will face tough new measures to be announced by ministers this week.”
The Times, 29th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gay male couples will be able to use a fast-track route to become the legal parents of surrogate children from next week. On 6 April, changes to the law will permit two men to be named as parents on a child’s birth certificate for the first time in British history.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The cost of no-win, no-fee legal claims against the National Health Service has risen 16-fold in five years. A breakdown of clinical negligence cases settled by the NHS under ‘conditional fee arrangements’ (CFA), in which solicitors get paid only if they win a case, shows that their value – in costs and damages – has risen from £6.5m in 2004-05 to £108m last year.”
The Independent, 28th MArch 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Paedophiles convicted of downloading images of child abuse from the internet are not receiving rehabilitation treatment because the sentences they are given are too short, public protection experts warn today. A dossier collected by the probation union, Napo, reveals that typical sentences given to online paedophiles often fall far short of recommendations made by court-appointed experts who prepare pre-sentencing reports for judges.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminal case barristers delivered a broadside to Jack Straw over their pay, saying that most take home less per hour than a car mechanic.”
The Times, 29th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, has insisted that, despite Lord Mandelson’s opposition, Labour is poised to announce its commitment to an elected second chamber to replace the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Members of the public are to be given a much bigger say in the process which sees criminals having their sentences increased if they are ruled to be too lenient.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (Wales) Order 2010
The Education Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2010
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2010
The Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2010
The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2010
The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2010
The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2010
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2010
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010
The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Hearing Aid Council (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2010
The National Health Service (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Treatment) Regulations 2010
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Environmental campaigners and local authorities opposed to Heathrow expansion popped champagne corks on the steps of the High Court yesterday to celebrate a ruling that they said left plans to build a third runway at Europe’s busiest airport ‘in tatters’.”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Simon Singh lifted his coffee cup off a Ministry of Justice press release. ‘I’m a particle physicist,’ he said. ‘And libel law, I can tell you, is more complicated than particle physics.'”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A passenger left paralysed after a crash has been awarded £11million compensation – the highest personal injury payout in British history.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A landmark settlement between the Serious Fraud Office and BAE Systems was thrown into doubt yesterday after a senior British judge said that the agency did not have legal authority to strike plea bargains with companies accused of corruption.”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A law student who assaulted a pub landlady has had her curfew sentence reduced after arguing that it ruined her experience of pregnancy and childbirth.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The widow of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protests, has launched an emotional attack on the director of public prosecutions, accusing him of letting her down over his failure to decide whether the officer who assaulted her husband should be charged with manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who claimed he was a human rights activist was jailed for six years today after he smuggled 20 illegal immigrants across the Channel in a 50ft yacht.”
The Independent, 26th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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