“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
“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
“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
“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; [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
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.
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“Cannabis users face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year, the home secretary said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Velev, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2162 (12 September 2008)
Thomas, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2151 (18 September 2008)
Saldana, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2154 (23 September 2008)
Belaid, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2153 (23 September 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
KS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1080 (24 September 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 2387 (Ch) (13 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mahdi & Ors v Al-Habi & Ors [2008] EWHC 2374 (QB) (09 September 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Equitas Ltd & Anor v Horace Holman & Company Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 2287 (Comm) (3 October 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Sustainable Communities Regulations 2008
The Landfill Tax (Material from Contaminated Land) (Phasing out of Exemption) Order 2008
The European Single Currency (Taxes) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“An investigation has begun after a senior officer admitted changing evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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