“One-in-four lawyers believe the Legal Services Act is likely to spell the end of the Bar, with Tesco law and one-stop solicitor-advocates set for prominence in the post-reform marketplace. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 14th February 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on proposals to simplify rules about appeals to the Crown Court against conviction and sentence. Those who wish to comment have until 22 February 2008 to submit their views.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
The offence of possessing a document or record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism would be committed only if the document or record concerned was of a kind that was likely to provide practical assistance to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. A document that simply encouraged the commission of acts of terrorism was not sufficient.
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008
The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Policing Plan Regulations 2008
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008
The School Finance (England) Regulations 2008
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7 and Savings Provision) Order 2008
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, today faces a legal challenge over the government’s failure to introduce a law to regulate private military and security companies. The move, by lawyers acting for the charity War on Want, follows an increasing number of reports of human rights abuse by employees of foreign companies in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The prime minister and the Speaker of the Commons are the latest politicians to face accusations of breaking parliamentary rules. Gordon Brown will today write to the parliamentary standards commissioner to explain how a misunderstanding over parliamentary rules led him not to declare £1,600 of rent he received from his local Labour party for his constituency office, which is funded by the taxpayer.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of people caught with a single joint of cannabis will get an unofficial criminal record that could blight their future employment prospects under new police proposals, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government is to appeal today against a court ruling, won by 35 MPs and peers, that it should remove the People’s Mujahideen of Iran (PMOI), the main Iranian opposition organisation, from the list of banned terrorist organisations.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A task force is to look at ways to tackle illegal and undesirable content on the internet and to consider action against websites that encourage suicide and self-harm.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain is having secret talks with Washington in a final attempt to stop a UK resident being charged with terror offences and brought before what has been described as a ‘show trial’ at Guantanamo Bay.”
The Independent, 16th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government is preparing to announce whether it will press ahead with plans to use ‘sharia bonds’ to raise money for public spending programmes, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lie detector tests that analyse voice changes in telephone conversations are being used to catch benefit cheats. One local authority has saved more than £336,000 during a pilot scheme, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The segregation units in Britain’s high security prisons used to be full of prisoners being punished for breaking the rules or being held in solitary because they were too dangerous to mix with others.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Home owners face swingeing local tax rises after the Government introduced a modern ‘Domesday Book’ that has bar-coded every house in the country, it was claimed on Sunday.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lawyer who was visiting Fiji to assess its legal system has been refused entry by the country’s military-led interim government.”
BBC News, 17th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An increasing number of City law firms are breaking one of the profession’s greatest unwritten rules by positioning themselves to sue investment banks, confident that the first of an expected wave of lawsuits arising from the credit crunch will emerge in Britain within weeks.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.”
The Times, 17th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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