Terror compensation scheme unveiled for victims abroad – BBC News
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison for £10m cocaine smugglers – BBC News
“A gang who used cash from robberies to fund the organised importation of cocaine with a street value of £10m into the UK have been jailed.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal rules ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said that laws barring members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics were contrary to the Convention, while the rule that male heirs take precedence over older sisters in the succession was ‘arguably’ also a breach.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK Government backs Islamists in battle to remove their names from terror blacklist – Daily Telegraph
“The Government is secretly supporting an attempt by UK-based Islamists to have their names removed from an international terror blacklist.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BA employee in legal bid over wearing cross – The Independent
“Devout Christian Nadia Eweida is appealing today against a ruling which cleared British Airways of discriminating against her by asking her to stop wearing a cross at work.”
The Independent 19th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Devoted mother’ on trial for helping daughter die – The Guardian
“A ‘devoted mother’ who discovered her desperately ill daughter in the midst of a suicide attempt spent 28 hours administering a cocktail of lethal drugs to her after failing to convince her to go on living, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ed Balls orders inquiry over smacking at part-time schools – The Times
“Ed Balls has ordered an inquiry into a loophole said to allow teachers at some Muslim establishments to hit children under the pretext of reasonable punishment.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Binge drink promotions to be banned – The Times
“Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing laws.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Information Tribunal is abolished as new service takes charge – OUT-LAW.com
“The appeals process for freedom of information and data protection cases changes from today as the previous structure is absorbed into a wider tribunals service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Hindu asks appeal court for open-air cremation – The Independent
“A Hindu takes his legal battle for the right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre to the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 18th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former control order suspects to sue British government – BBC News
“The High Court has ruled that two former terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers plan law change to stop arrests of foreign officials – The Guardian
“New legislation that could strip magistrates of their power to issue arrest warrants for foreign dignitaries on visits to the UK has been attacked by MPs and campaigners.”
Full story
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No.2) Order 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010
The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010
The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2010
The Inheritance Tax (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
MPs warn of criminal justice ‘crisis’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A committee of MPs has warned that the criminal justice system is ‘facing a crisis of sustainability’ as government spending on prisons takes resources away from other aspects of criminal justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Compensation for British victims of overseas terror attacks – The Guardian
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Marco Pierre White recipe making divorce courts shiver – The Times
“The chef’s battle over evidence used by his wife in their break-up could change the way such cases are held.”
The Times, 17th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest – The Bar Council
“The wide-ranging review of the cost of accessing the civil justice system must be an economic and social priority of any incoming government, the Bar Council said today.”
The Bar Council, 15th January 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Outdated laws lead to rise in court disputes over legacies – The Independent
“Outdated laws and complex modern family structures are combining to cause a sharp jump in the number of inheritance disputes reaching the courts.”
The Independent, 17th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two and a half years on and still no verdict on MMR scare – The Independent
“The GMC’s case against Andrew Wakefield has cost over £1m – so far. Jeremy Laurance, health editor, reports.”
The Independent, 16th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abuse of pre-pack deals ‘could turn Britain into an insolvency brothel’ – The Times
“Britain is in danger of becoming the ‘bankruptcy brothel of the world’, it was claimed yesterday, as furious creditors prepared a landmark legal challenge over the country’s largest pre-pack administration.”
The Times, 18th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
