Law change ‘is Rachel’s legacy’ – BBC News
“The father of a 19-year-old woman who died in a motorway crash welcomes a change in the law which comes into force on Monday to jail careless drivers.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
K, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1900 (14 August 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v TB (Jamaica) [2008] EWCA Civ 977 (14 August 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rideh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2019 (Admin) (15 August 2008)
Beckett v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2002 (Admin) (15 August 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
CJP Builders Ltd v William Verry Ltd [2008] EWHC 2025 (TCC) (15 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Head of Met had his rival bugged – The Times
“Britain’s most senior Asian policeman was illegally bugged and spied on in a clandestine operation sanctioned by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, according to leaked Scotland Yard documents.”
The Times, 17th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2008
The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 5) (Wales) Order 2008
The School Curriculum in Wales (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (City and County of Swansea) Designation Order 2008
The School Budget Shares (Prescribed Purposes and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Solicitor quizzed over £30m fraud – The Times
“A solicitor is being questioned by the legal profession’s watchdog as part of an investigation into a huge fraud allegedly involving one of Britain’s biggest property-law firms.”
The Times, 17th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Moors murderer Ian Brady bemoans detention treatment – The Guardian
“The Moors murderer Ian Brady has complained about low wages and poor treatment at the top-security hospital where he is held, in a wide-ranging letter in which he also claims that people do not feel safe walking the streets.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cohabiting couples’ rights alert – BBC News
“A campaign has been launched to stress to cohabiting partners that they do not have the same rights as married couples if they separate or one of them dies.”
BBC News, 15th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rhys Jones murder trial ‘threatened by legal aid reforms’ – Daily Telegraph
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering 11 year old Rhys Jones in Liverpool might not go ahead because he cannot get legal aid, it was claimed last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK ‘fails to prevent sex tourism’ – BBC News
“The government is ‘turning a blind eye’ to British sex tourists and failing to prevent abuse despite having laws in place for 10 years, claims a charity.”
BBC News, 17th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Freed prisoners ‘breach bail to deal drugs back in jail’ – The Guardian
“Prisoners freed under the government’s controversial early release scheme are deliberately breaching their licences so they can return to jail to deal in drugs, according to probation staff.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion does not harm mental health, says study – The Times
“Women do not put their mental health at risk by having an abortion, according to an authoritative study that will undermine the campaign to tighten the UK’s abortion laws.”
The Times, 18th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guide to Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 – Ministry of Justice
“Details of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules which come into force on 6 October 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Man jailed over mini-moto death – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for four years for causing the death of his three-year-old stepdaughter in a mini motorbike accident in Lincolnshire.”
BBC News, 15th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic violence laws fail to increase convictions – The Independent
“Labour’s flagship reforms to protect women from domestic violence have failed to increase criminal convictions, a government study has found.”
The Independent, 16th August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tougher lap dance licensing urged – BBC News
“Councils are powerless to stop the spread of lap dancing clubs and licensing laws need to be tightened up, the government has been urged.”
BBC News, 15th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teachers fear hidden CCTV cameras in schools – Daily Telegraph
“Almost a quarter of teachers are worried about ‘hidden’ surveillance cameras in their schools, according to research published by a teachers union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children on DNA database ‘built by stealth’ – The Guardian
“The government was yesterday accused of building a national DNA database by stealth after the Home Office admitted that it had kept DNA profiles of almost 40,000 children tested by police.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surge in repossession orders clogging up the courts – The Times
“Courts are having to delay adoption hearings and personal injury claims to deal with a surge in mortgage repossessions.”
The Times, 16th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Now he can’t hurt anyone else’ – The Guardian
“With rape convictions at an all-time low, and tales of unsympathetic police treatment rife, many women don’t report attacks. Here, one woman who was brutally assaulted explains why it is vital to tell the police.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
City of Dublin Repeals Consultation – Law Commission
“The Commission has identified some 40 Acts relating to the City of Dublin, spanning the years 1807 to 1920, and enacted by the UK Parliament during the period before Ireland was partitioned in 1922.”
Law Commission, 15th August 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Related link: Statute Law Repeals: Consultatation Paper City of Dublin Repeal Proposal (PDF)
