“Step by step, the arguments of the 17th century over parliamentary control of prerogative powers are at last being resolved. The draft Constitutional Renewal Bill is a further big step, by no means the final one, into making the executive more accountable.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government plans to drop the regulation of lasers used by beauty salons for cosmetic treatments, such as the removal of wrinkles, hair and tattoos, would pose a serious risk to patients’ health, doctors said yesterday.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prisoners have been paid student grants and loans totalling £730,000 while taking university courses in jail, the Government admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British courts are overturning decisions taken by immigration officers that would have protected men and women from being forced into marriage.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tighter curbs on the granting of bail to suspects in murder cases and other crimes is called for in a report being considered by ministers, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Prime Minister urged the courts yesterday to make more use of tough sentencing powers available for gun crimes.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday took to the High Court the fight to stop details of MPs’ expenses being disclosed, despite receiving legal advice that he is pursuing a case that he cannot win.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent 16 hours in a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Passengers across the UK have been hit by EU rules on working hours meant to protect drivers, bus companies say.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Only one person has been found guilty of selling alcohol to a drunk person since the 2003 Licensing Act was introduced, a minister has admitted.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Wales) Order 2008
The Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Control of School Premises (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2008
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008
The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2008
The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008
The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008
“Procedures governing group actions could be overhauled to improve access to justice, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has told The Lawyer.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Firms with burgeoning pensions practices could face a threat to their client lists under conflicts of interest guidance set out by the Government’s Pensions Regulator.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A senior civil servant who detailed the inner workings of Government has reportedly been suspended pending an investigation into her conduct. The author of the popular Civil Serf blog is reported to have confessed to a Government investigating team.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A company behind a non-existent crime awareness website has been closed after a Government investigation into its business.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A free law publication charity will publish the UK’s 3,000 most important legal decisions freely for the first time by June. The project will involve publishing vital rulings, dating back to the nineteenth century, on which UK common law is based.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government is implementing key reforms to the child care proceedings system in England and Wales, following a review of the system completed in 2006.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Minister David Hanson has made a written ministerial statement on the review of the use of restraint in juvenile secure settings.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Speech by Vera Baird, Solicitor General, for the CPS Racist and Religious Crimes Policy Refresh, at the Mermaid Conference and Event Centre, London 19 March 2008.”
Attorney General’s Office, 19th March 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The purpose of this paper is to seek stakeholder views on the proposed Code of Practice which provides guidance to the specified prosecuting authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on the use of the powers of investigation which are provided by POCA.”
Attorney General’s Office, 19th March 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
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