“Most people assume that parliamentary approval involves MPs trooping through division lobbies to signal their assent on a piece of legislation.”
The Times, 28th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One of the three people jailed over the death of Baby P won an appeal against his indefinite sentence today.”
The Independent, 27th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2009
The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009
The Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading (Licensing) Regulations 2009
The Offshore Exploration (Petroleum, and Gas Storage and Unloading) (Model Clauses) Regulations 2009
The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009
The Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Prohibition of Fishing for Scallops (Wales) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“UK internet users will not be disconnected from the internet for illegal file sharing without a court’s involvement, a Government minister has pledged. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told MPs that there would be a ‘strict’ process involving the courts.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“The case of a Jewish school accused of breaching race relations laws over admissions could have ramifications for other faith schools, ministers say.”
BBC News, 27th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Exercising power is tricky. Before you have it, you may entertain shockingly naive notions about how easy it will be, the way it will feel and what you’re going to do with it.”
The Times, 27th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Scotland Yard’s most senior officer in charge of policing protests said today [26.10.09] that he would support a government inspectorate which has proposed a radical overhaul of public order policing.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/media/speeches/2009/speech-lord-neuberger-26102009
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Butterworths’ Financial Institutions Litigation Conference, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk</a
“The Lord Chief Justice has warned of ‘mayhem’ if people involved in disputes are priced out of the civil court system because legal aid is not available.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office will miss its own deadline for bringing corruption charges against BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defence company, this week as it struggles with the complexity of the case.”
The Times, 27th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government wants allegations that it was complicit in the torture by the US of Britons held as terrorism suspects to be heard in secret.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former policeman was jailed for six and a half years after killing a grandmother during a 100mph ‘hair-raising joyride’.”
The Independent, 27th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former deputy coroner and solicitor has been jailed for stealing money from a charitable trust account he set up with money taken from dead clients.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leading Jewish state school goes to the new Supreme Court today to challenge a ruling that it broke race laws.”
The Times, 27th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Employers will come under pressure to register staff with the Government’s anti-paedophile database even if they have little contact with children, the head of the scheme has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Labour has been defeated twice in the House of Lords in votes over the issues of provocation in murder cases and the handling of military inquests.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Chief constables will be forced to justify the legality of recording thousands of law-abiding protesters on secret nationwide databases, the government’s privacy watchdog announced today (26 October).”
The Guardian, 26th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A swindler who pretended to be the country’s top lawyer and dressed in pinstripe suits, wigs and robes to trick women is behind bars after being convicted of a string of offences including fraud and theft.”
The Independent, 27th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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