Smith targets internet extremism – BBC News
“The home secretary is to outline plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop people being drawn towards radical groups.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Organ supply ‘can be boosted without new law’ – The Times
“Greater effort and more money could increase organ transplants by 50 per cent without a change in the law, a task force set up by the Government says.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lesbian soldier Kerry Fletcher wins case – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian soldier who endured lewd sexual innuendo from a senior staff sergeant who claimed he could ‘turn her straight’ could win compensation of more than £400,000, after winning her case against the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby scalding death council sued – BBC News
“The family of a 10-month-old baby who died when a water tank burst above her head in a council house is to take legal action against the authority.”
BBC News, 16th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office sued for sex and race discrimination – The Independent
“The careers of women and ethnic minority civil servants working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are held back by a glass ceiling that is supported by an inherited culture of discrimination, it was alleged yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police release wanted paedophile – BBC News
“A paedophile named on a list of the UK’s “most wanted” was arrested but later released after police failed to recognise him.”
BBC News, 16th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employers back Web 2.0 for the workplace, says KPMG – OUT-LAW.com
“Most corporate executives believe that blogs, wikis and social networks will help employees to work more efficiently. But widespread adoption of Web 2.0 is being thwarted by security and governance concerns, according to research by KPMG.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Leslie Ash wins ‘£500,000’ in hospital superbug settlement – The Times
“The actress Leslie Ash is to receive more than £500,000 in compensation after she nearly died from a hospital superbug.”
The Times, 16th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenagers convicted of Garry Newlove murder – The Times
“The wife of father of three Garry Newlove, killed as he confronted a gang of teenage vandals, has delivered an emotional plea for the three youths convicted of his murder today to be handed maximum life sentences.”
The Times, 16th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2008
The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Review of the use of Low Copy Number DNA analysis in current cases: CPS statement – Crown Prosecution Service
“The judgment in the Omagh bombing case, R v Hoey, was handed down on the 20th December 2007.
The Judge expressed concerns about Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA analysis, conducted by the Forensic Science Service Ltd (FSS), which was adduced in evidence. In particular he expressed concerns about the extent to which the scientific validity of the technique had been demonstrated.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th January 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders – Ministry of Justice
“This paper sets out for consultation the areas where secondary legislation will be used to establish the parameters required for the effective operation of both the revised Administration Order scheme and the Enforcement Restriction Order scheme.
Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders consultation paper (PDF)
Annex A: new parts 6 and 6A of the County Courts Act 1984 (PDF)
Annex B: equality impact assessment (PDF)
Questionnaire (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 16th January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
C v D (London arbitration clause) – Times Law Reports
C v D (London arbitration clause)
Court of Appeal
“Although the governing law of a liability insurance contract was that of New York, where the contract contained a London arbitration clause, the parties were to be taken to have agreed that the arbitration award could be challenged only in English law proceedings because of the choice of London as the seat of the arbitration.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
Regina (Maloba) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (Maloba) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“In concluding that an applicant who had become a British citizen in 1997 was not homeless because there was accommodation for him in Uganda, the housing authority had adopted too restrictive an approach.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
In re P (Children: Split hearings) – Times Law Reports
In re P (Children: Split hearings)
Court of Appeal
“Care was required when addressing, in a split hearing, the threshold criteria under section 31(2) of the Children Act 1989.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
New compensation rules to benefit seriously injured personnel approved – Ministry of Defence
“New rules to improve the level of compensation awarded to the most severely injured military personnel will come into effect on 8 February, the Ministry of Defence announced today (15 January 2008).”
Ministry of Defence press release, 15th January 2008
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
Government may revive fatherless baby Bill – Daily Telegraph
“Plans that could allow lesbian couples to create a child with no biological father may be brought back by the Government, it emerged last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Is it possible for lawyers to find out what the jury’s really thinking? – The Independent
“US trial consultants are helping UK lawyers second-guess the jury. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, how much value can they add when jurors are protected by court rules?”
The Independent, 16th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British software pirate faces up to 10 years in jail – OUT-LAW.com
“A British man who was selling £12,000 software for £12 on eBay faces up to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to copyright infringement and will be sentenced in February.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge agrees to hold murder trial in secret – The Guardian
“Much of a murder trial will be held in secret for reasons of ‘national security’, an Old Bailey judge ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
