How small law firms can survive the storm – The Times
“The public may believe that lawyers thrive in bad as well as good times. But it is becoming clear that some smaller firms will not survive the turmoil of the downturn.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
SRA acts on City calls to launch conflicts review – Legal Week
“The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) is to launch a review into the conflict rules governing all solicitors after calls from leading firms and the City of London Law Society (CLLS) to increase flexibility for City firms.”
Legal Week, 30th October 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘My brother chose to end his suffering’ – BBC News
“The issue of assisted suicide has again been thrust into public view with another UK court case.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA fines manager in anti-money laundering failure – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a senior manager of Sindicatum Holdings, the financial advisory and asset management firm, nearly £20,000 for failing to have adequate anti-money laundering controls in place.”
The Times, 29th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gordon Brown’s terror claims for ID cards are ‘bunkum’ says GCHQ expert – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown’s claims that a national ID card scheme would help prevent terrorist attacks are ‘absolute bunkum’ according to a senior Government security adviser.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prison education scheme ‘failed’ – BBC News
“A government initiative to improve prisoners’ education ‘has not succeeded’, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben wins extradition fight –
“Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben has won his fight against extradition to Germany where he is wanted for allegedly publishing anti-Semitic material on his website.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Analysis: Debbie Purdy a dignified example of why suicide law must evolve – The Times
“Many people who heard Debbie Purdy’s dignified plea for clarity on whether her husband would be prosecuted if he assisted her suicide have been moved by the reasonableness of her request. Lord Justice Scott Baker said the court could not leave the case without expressing ‘great sympathy’.”
The Times, 29th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Secretary faces jail for stiletto attack – The Independent
“A secretary was facing jail today for kicking a train passenger in the face with her stiletto heel after he told her boyfriend to take his feet off a first class seat.”
The Independent, 29th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Trucker cleared over fatal crash – BBC News
“A lorry driver has been cleared of death by dangerous driving after a crash which killed a 10-year-old girl.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stab killer jailed for 13 years – BBC News
“A 22-year-old woman will serve at least 13 years of a life sentence for stabbing her mother’s partner to death.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hit-and-run driver is sentenced – BBC News
“A man who killed a woman in a hit-and-run almost three years ago has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Goth murderer’s sentence reduced – BBC News
“One of the teenage boys who kicked a 20-year-old woman to death because she was dressed as a Goth has won a cut in his minimum term for the murder.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MS sufferer Debbie Purdy loses High Court legal bid on assisted suicide – Daily Telegraph
“A terminally ill woman who wants her husband to help her die has lost her landmark High Court legal bid to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand suspended by BBC – The Guardian
“The BBC today suspended Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand until an investigation into their prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs has been completed, in an attempt to quell the mounting furore over the ‘Sachsgate’ affair.
The Guardian, 29h October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child services reforms after Climbié death are hampering efforts, says watchdog – The Guardian
“A reform of children’s services after the death of torture victim Victoria Climbié has created a recipe for confusion, a government spending watchdog will say today.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – WLR Daily
“In the absence of a rationality challenge or a demonstrated failure to implement identifiable provisions of the strategy for the reduction of fuel poverty published by the defendant Secretaries of State in accordance with the duty imposed by s 2(1) of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, it was not open to the court to review the policy decisions of the defendants as to the way in which they should go about the implementation of the strategy, including the requirement that efforts be made to achieve the targets specified as far as reasonably practicable.”
WLR Daily, 29th 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.
