Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted December 9th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Hackney) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Haringey) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Lewisham) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2009

The Courts Boards Areas (Amendment) Order 2009

The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2009

The Corporation Tax (Tax Treatment of Financing Costs and Income) (Acceptable Financial Statements) Regulations 2009

The Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2009

The Northern Rock plc (Tax Consequences) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur SA – Times Law Reports

Posted December 9th, 2009 in law reports by sally

O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur SA

Court of Justice of the European Union

“While English law allowed for the substitution of one defendant for another outside the limitation period as long as the action was brought within that period, European Union law did not allow the producer of allegedly defective goods to be substituted outside that period, although the action was brought within time.”

The Times, 8th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Publication of report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 9th, 2009 in press releases, torture by sally

“A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture visited the United Kingdom between 18 November and 1 December 2008.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 8th Decemeber 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Data protection: a new dialogue – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 9th, 2009 in data protection, press releases by sally

“Justice Minister Michael Wills has given a speech on data protection in the public sector, and responded to a report on the database state.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 8th December 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Alleged abuse of student visa system – government response – UK Border Agency

Posted December 9th, 2009 in immigration, press releases, visas by sally

“The government has responded to allegations in The Sunday Telegraph that Tier 4 of the UK’s points-based system for immigration is being widely abused by foreign nationals posing as students.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 8th December 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Tullett case suspended over undisclosed evidence – The Times

Posted December 9th, 2009 in news by sally

“A High Court battle between two City brokers was suspended yesterday after a team of lawyers admitted that a tranche of evidence had not been disclosed to their opponents.”

Full story

The Times, 9th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Can justice be served when authorities have a financial incentive? – The Times

Posted December 9th, 2009 in news by sally

“The case of Philip Bowles is not going to provoke a major ‘miscarriage of justice’ campaign. He is not wrongly accused of murder, nor is he a martyr for a cause.”

Full story

The Times, 9th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Parents in Rhyl who kept children in squalor are jailed – BBC News

Posted December 9th, 2009 in child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A couple who kept their son and daughter of three and five in ‘squalor almost beyond imagination’ have been given jail terms at Mold Crown Court.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parents sue pushchair maker over ‘injury warnings’ – BBC News

Posted December 9th, 2009 in defective goods, news, personal injuries by sally

“A group of parents is suing pushchair maker Maclaren claiming it knew its products had injured children and ignored warnings others could get hurt.”

Full story

BBC News, 9th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

12 years for man who kidnapped woman and daughter – The Independent

Posted December 9th, 2009 in kidnapping, news, sentencing by sally

“A builder who abducted a woman and her two-year-old daughter at gunpoint from their luxury home and kept them captive for more than 18 hours was jailed for 12 years today.”

Full story

The Independent, 8th December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Christian hoteliers asked guest in hijab if she was terrorist or killer, court told – The Times

Posted December 9th, 2009 in news by sally

“A pair of Christian hoteliers insulted a Muslim guest by calling her a terrorist and comparing the prophet Muhammad to a warlord, a court in Liverpool heard yesterday.”

Full story

The Times, 9th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Philip Bowles sentenced to jail for tax fraud despite judge’s doubts – The Times

Posted December 9th, 2009 in news by sally

“A judge has sentenced a businessman at the centre of a fraud case to 3½ years in jail despite admitting the existence of fresh evidence that casts doubt on the safety of his conviction.”

Full story

The Times, 9th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted December 8th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Enfield) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Ealing) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (City of London Corporation) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Croydon) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Camden) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Bromley) Permit Scheme Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Woman sues Ministry of Justice after ‘prison doctors failed to spot breast cancer’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 8th, 2009 in cancer, negligence, news, prisons by sally

“A woman who says prison doctors failed to spot potentially fatal breast cancer when she was in prison has launched a bid for damages at the High Court.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Newspaper thwarts libel claim with E-Commerce Regulations defence – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 8th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“A newspaper publisher was not liable for user comments posted after an online article and will not have to pay out libel damages, the High Court has ruled.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 8th December

Source: www.out-law.com

Tan salon owner sentenced after girl burned on sunbed – BBC News

Posted December 8th, 2009 in health & safety, sentencing by sally

“The owner of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl was badly burned on a sunbed has been told to pay £6,000 costs.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Arsonist who killed three-year-old girl jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2009 in arson, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed a three-year-old girl in a house fire during a revenge attack at the home of his former girlfriend’s family was today jailed for life for murder.”

Full story

The Guardian, 8th December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted December 8th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009

The INSPIRE Regulations 2009

The Accreditation Regulations 2009

The Thurrock and Basildon College (Dissolution) Order 2009

The Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (School Meals) Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Brent) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Barnet) Permit Scheme Order 2009

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data and National Implementation Measures Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Stability for the publicly funded Bar, modernisation for all barristers – The Bar Council

Posted December 8th, 2009 in barristers, legal aid, speeches by sally

“Securing stability for the publicly funded Bar and the need for all barristers to modernise in the fast-moving legal landscape have been set at the heart of the agenda for 2010 by incoming Bar Council Chairman, Nicholas Green QC.”

2010 Bar Chairman Nicholas Green QC’s inaugural speech 

The Bar Council, 7th December 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Patel and Another v Keles and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted December 8th, 2009 in landlord & tenant, law reports by sally

Patel and Another v Keles and Another

Court of Appeal

“Where a landlord opposed an application for renewal of a business tenancy but it was shown that were he to regain the lease he was highly likely to sell, he did not have the requisite intention to occupy the premises for the purpose of carrying on his business.”

The Times, 8th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk