Law forces employers to reveal gender pay gap – The Independent
“Legislation being published today will require employers to reveal the ‘gender pay gap’ between male and female staff.”
The Independent, 27th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (TNT Post UK Ltd) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (Royal Mail Group Ltd, interested party) Case C-357/07 – Times Law Reports
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The Royal Mail was exempt from value-added tax as a supplier of public postal services, except for supplies of goods or services whose terms had been individually negotiated.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gurkha fury over limited living rights – The Independent
“They had, for generations, shown courage and sacrifice, fighting for Britain in countless wars. But yesterday the Gurkhas said they had been repaid by the Government with contempt and betrayal.”
The Independent, 25th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Magistrate resigns in Twitter row – BBC News
“A magistrate has resigned from the bench following a complaint about his use of the Twitter network.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crime gangs ‘pose rising threat’ – BBC News
“Police are failing to tackle the rising threat of criminal gangs in England and Wales, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Questions remain as family courts open to press – The Times
“Thousands of family courts are opened to the media for the first time today, amid fears that stringent reporting restrictions will make a mockery of the reform.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government considers ban on ‘legal highs’ – The Guardian
“The government is considering outlawing a range of legal drugs that apparently mimic the effects of substances such as ecstasy and cannabis.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Giant database plan to be set out – BBC News
“Plans to track all e-mails sent, all phone calls made and all internet pages visited in the UK are to be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 27th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gosport deaths ‘not important enough’ to justify public inquiry – The Independent
“Questions remain after 92 elderly people died unexpectedly at the same Hampshire hospital, a story first highlighted by The IoS on 15 March.”
The Independent, 26th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed over 1995 student rape – BBC News
“A rapist has been jailed indefinitely for the brutal rape of a 21-year-old student in Brighton 14 years ago.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chelsea star banned from driving – BBC News
“Chelsea star John Mikel Obi has been banned from driving for 15 months after admitting drinking and driving.”
BBC News, 24th April, 2009
source: www.bbc.co.uk
Super-jails are first to feel squeeze from Whitehall – The Independent
“Jack Straw abandons contentious proposal to fix overcrowding in prisons.”
The Independent, 24th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Damian Green leaks civil servant sacked – The Guardian
“Christopher Galley dismissed as junior Home Office civil servant for passing information to Tory Damian Green.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fury over Gurkha settlement plan – BBC News
“Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. ”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.cou.k
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil division)
Westbrook Resources Ltd v Globe Metallurgical Inc [2009] EWCA Civ 310 (08 April 2009)
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd. & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 297 (08 April 2009)
M (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 311 (23 April 2009)
Hawkes v Cuddy & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 261 (24 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
CH v RN & Ors [2009] EWHC 640 (Fam) (03 April 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
HS Works Ltd v Enterprise Managed Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 729 (TCC) (08 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009
The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009
The Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Education Maintenance Allowances (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
The Education (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (G) v Governors of X School – Times Law Reports
Regina (G) v Governors of X School
Queen’s Bench Division
“An employee of a school facing a disciplinary committee for allegations of sexual misconduct was entitled to an enhanced measure of procedural protection afforded by article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to a fair hearing, which included the right to legal representation at the disciplinary hearing.”
Times Law Reports, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder)
Court of Appeal
“Anonymous witnesses must not routinely be called in the prosecution of serious crime, but now that the intimidation of witnesses had become an ugly feature of contemporary life, witness anonymity orders should not be confined to cases of terrorism or gangland killings.”
Times Law Reports, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar thinktank proposes contingent legal aid fund – Law Society’s Gazette
“A contingent legal aid fund (CLAF) could ensure access to justice and help solve the legal aid crisis, according to a report published today by a Bar Council thinktank.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fraud case judge slams solicitor- advocates for ‘incompetence’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“An extraordinary public row has erupted over the role of solicitor-advocates after a Crown Court judge told a court that he came close to discharging a jury because of concerns that a solicitor lacked the competence to represent his client properly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
