Supermarket ‘test rules’ tweaked – BBC News
“The Competition Commission will press ahead with tougher planning hurdles to stop supermarkets dominating in a local area – but has revised its rules.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS trusts ordered to review safety after case of foreign GP killing patient – The Guardian
“All 152 NHS organisations responsible for out of hours GP services in England have been ordered to review patient safety following the case of a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first shift in Britain.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fraud Office takes on BAE: Cleaning up in a murky business – Daily Telegraph
“The decision of the Serious Fraud Office to seek consent to prosecute BAE Systems could help to restore Britain’s international reputation for taking corruption seriously – and shed light on the opaque defence industry, says Chandrashekhar Krishnan.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Flawed vetting system that allowed an abuser to slip through the net – The Independent
“Few parents will have forgotten the day they handed over their child to a nursery worker or other carer for the first time. For many, the experience would have been tinged with a sense of guilt – but all will recall the overwhelming need to trust the person into whose hands you deliver the most precious thing in your life. The horrors that unfolded at Little Ted’s Day Nursery in Plymouth will increase the anxieties of couples who, with the aid of the Government, have turned to professional childcare in ever greater numbers over the past decade. According to the National Day Nurseries Association, 15,500 nurseries in Britain cater for 700,000 pupils. Pre-school children spend an average of 21 hours a week in nurseries, a study by the Department for Children, Schools and Families found recently.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Treasury faces £5bn bill over European tax ruling – The Guardian”
“European court judgment over UK tax on firms that issue new shares abroad could be costly for British government.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child abuse trio plead guilty but parents’ pain goes on – The Guardian
“Parents whose children attended a nursery where a string of child sex attacks took place were waiting last night to see if the woman responsible would end their agony and reveal the identities of her victims. Nursery worker Vanessa George and her accomplices Colin Blanchard and Angela Allen face lengthy jail terms after admitting a string of sex offences yesterday.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court to serve injunction through Twitter – The Times
“The High Court showed it was in step with the times yesterday when it granted an order which allowed service of an injunction via Twitter.”
The Times, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Terror register comes into force – BBC News
“People convicted of terrorism offences will join a register similar to that used to monitor sex offenders.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Default retirement age abolished for top civil servants – Daily Telegraph
“The default retirement age for senior civil servants is to be abolished, the Government announced yesterday, as experts said it paves the way for the rule to be changed for all workers.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rapist caught out by DNA jailed – BBC News
“A rapist who attacked two women in Sheffield in the mid-1980s has been jailed for 17 years.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Carswell, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1848 (26 August 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Fortis Bank S.A /N.V & Anor v Indian Overseas Bank [2009] EWHC 2303 (Comm) (25 September 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
JPA Design and Build Ltd v Sentosa (UK) Ltd [2009] EWHC 2312 (TCC) (28 September 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Jail for gangsters’ girlfriends who stash guns – The Independent
“Young women who stash guns for their gangster boyfriends are risking their futures and will face jail, police said today (30 September).”
The Independent, 30th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
TV coverage means justice really will be seen to be done – The Times
“Today is a turning point in the history of our legal system, not only because we have a new highest court in the land, but because the public will finally see justice at work.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Changes to the Immigration Rules – UK Border Agency
“Changes to the Immigration Rules, which came into effect today, will make changes to the current criteria for the admission of sole representatives of overseas businesses coming to the United Kingdom for the purposes of establishing a branch of that business. These changes will also re-introduce provision for representatives of overseas media businesses.”
UK Border Agency, 1st October 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Q&A: New restaurant tipping laws – BBC News
“New rules on tipping and service charges have come into force in the UK.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The highest court in the land opens its doors to the public – The Times
“It was dreamt up over a glass of whisky or on the back of a cigarette packet. That, at least, is the prevailing myth as to how the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom came about. Now, six years on, this landmark reform finally takes effect and today the court opens its doors for business.”
The Times, 1st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Related link: Legal line-up: the justices of the Supreme Court
Met rejects request to investigate Iraqi deaths – The Independent
“The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to investigate allegations that British troops tortured and murdered Iraqi detainees, lawyers said.”
The Independent, 1st October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
