‘Secret inquests’ plans dropped – BBC News
“Ministers have dropped plans which would have allowed them to order inquests to be held in private.”
BBC News, 14th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No legal action against Northern Rock bosses – The Independent
“Nationalised lender Northern Rock said today that no legal action would be taken against former directors at the centre of the group’s collapse last year.”
The Independent, 14th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Smith warns of continued terror threat after Lords defeat – The Guardian
“The threat from terrorism is now ‘at the severe end of severe’ Jacqui Smith said today as she urged opposition parties to back a fresh bill to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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City law firms need own watchdog, says College of Law head – The Times
“The head of Europe’s biggest training institution for lawyers has stepped into the row over whether there should be separate regulation of the UK’s major corporate law firms as distinct from the High Street firms that make up the bulk of the profession.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Reforming insurance contract law: two summaries of responses to consultation – Law Commission
“On 13 October 2008, the Law Commissions published a summary of responses on business insurance reform.”
Law Commission, 13th October 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Working with the third sector to reduce reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service have announced their commitment to further improve partnership work with the voluntary and community sector.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Home Office preps fudgetastic ISP data rules – The Register
“A Home Office official has baffled ISPs by telling them new laws will on paper require them all to retain data, but in practice some probably won’t be forced to because it could cost the government too much money.”
The Register, 13th October 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another – WLR Daily
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with Convention rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring between officers following a fatal shooting by police officers.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Food City Express Ltd – WLR Daily
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Food City Express Ltd; [2008] WLR (D) 314
“On an appeal against a decision of a licensing authority on a point of procedure a magistrates’ court may not displace a lawful decision and remit the case on the basis that the authority’s discretion should have been exercised differently.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports
Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Justice
Court of Appeal
“Secondary legislation laid before Parliament three weeks after a report sent by the Youth Justice Board to the directors of privatised secure training centres holding children, following two deaths in custody, was quashed as procedurally flawed and in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 14th October 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.
Fertility reform held up by MPs, says watchdog – The Guardian
“Plans to overhaul Britain’s fertility laws have been held up by political squabbling over abortion rights, the head of the country’s fertility watchdog said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
An end to the free ride against legal aid opponents – The Times
“It may have been heralded with a champagne reception at Coutts attended by the legal great and the good but the launch last week of the Access to Justice Foundation had little to do with the world of high finance.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother was seduced by 14-year-old boy, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge allowed a mother who had sex with a 14-year-old boy to walk free, saying that the boy seduced her.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tory candidate spared jail for ‘vile’ hate campaign against rivals – The Guardian
“A former Tory prospective parliamentary candidate today escaped a jail sentence after mounting a vicious hate campaign against political rivals in his constituency.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
One in ten tribunal awards ‘ignored by rogue employers’ – The Times
“About 1,500 people who win tribunal claims each year over their treatment in the workplace do not receive their awards because of a flaw in the system, a report concludes.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Call for ban on primates as pets – BBC News
“A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Commons Speaker to investigate Ecclestone affair – The Guardian
“Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to investigate reports that former prime minister Tony Blair ‘deliberately misled’ parliament, he said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Falconer leads assault on 42-day plan – The Guardian
“Tony Blair’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday dismissed as ‘fanciful’ the government’s argument that the fight against terrorism would be assisted by extending to 42 days the maximum period a suspect can be detained without charge. Leading a cross-party assault on the plan in the House of Lords, which last night overwhelmingly rejected the measure by 309 votes to 118, Falconer said he had decided to vote against his government with a ‘heavy heart’.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Lords deals fatal blow to 42-day terror detention plans – The Times
“Plans to give police up to 42 days to question terrorism suspects were crushed by the House of Lords last night, halting a three-year, high-wire political battle begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings.”
The Times, 14th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
