Community service rules tightened – BBC News
“Criminals sentenced to community service may have to work full-time under new government rules.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Anwoir and Others – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“There were two ways in which Crown could prove property derived from crime.”
The Times, 1st September 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.
Allen and Others v GMB – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A trade union was not justified in indirectly discriminating against a number of female members in resolving gender-based pay inequalities among local authority employees.”
The Times, 1st September 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.
MoD pays out tens of thousands of pounds over animals killed by jet training – The Times
“Low-flying by the RAF caused the death of or serious injuries to dozens of horses, cows, chickens and other animals in a series of incidents for which the Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds of compensation.”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met chief accused on race report – BBC News
“The UK’s top Asian police officer is to accuse Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair of ordering the rewriting of a report on officers’ harassment of a black man.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than 70 criminals given ‘unduly lenient’ sentences last year – Daily Telegraph
“More than 70 criminals had their jail terms increased last year after the Court of Appeal ruled they were given ‘unduly lenient’ sentences by judges, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm in loans probe – The Times
“An eminent West Country law firm is at the centre of a probe by the legal watchdog into allegations that sub-prime loans may have been mis-sold to farmers.”
The Times, 31st August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2008
The Gas and Electricity Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008
The Postal Services Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008
The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008
The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
US to hand over papers supporting Binyam Mohamed’s torture claim – The Times
“The United States has agreed to hand over evidence that may support a British resident’s claim that he was tortured into confessing that he was an al-Qaeda terrorist.”
The Times, 30th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Alarming’ rise in self-harming at detention centres – The Independent
“Incidences of self-harm in immigration detention centres rose 73 per cent in the first six months of this year, Home Office figures have revealed. The sharp increase has provoked calls for the Government to re-examine its policy of treating asylum-seekers as prisoners.”
The Independent, 31st August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Families sue ‘negligent’ MoD for Nimrod explosion deaths in Afghanistan – The Times
“Two of the families who lost sons in the RAF Nimrod that burst into flames over Afghanistan two years ago, killing all 14 people on board, will begin a landmark damages suit against the Ministry of Defence in the High Court today. ”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Record numbers of ex-soldiers in UK jails as combat trauma blamed – The Guardian
“The number of soldiers who end up in prison for violent offences has increased dramatically in the past four years, according to a report that has raised concerns about the mental health of military personnel returning from war zones. Compiled by probation officers, the report estimates that at least 8,500 former soldiers are in custody – 9 per cent of the UK prison population and nearly double the estimate of a previous study by the Home Office in 2004, which put the figure at 5 per cent.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Relatives will be able to challenge coroner – The Times
“Bereaved relatives are to have a new right of appeal regarding inquest rulings, under an extensive reform of the coroners’ system.”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Titan prisons to be rebranded as ‘cluser jails’ – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial ‘Titan prisons’ proposed by the Government to ease jail overcrowding have met with such widespread opposition that ministers are considering changing their name in a ‘rebranding’ exercise.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Immigration: High court to rule on incarceration of boy, eight, in detention centre – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting on behalf of an eight-year-old boy detained in an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire are to challenge the legality of his incarceration this week in the high court.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rhys Jones trial may be held up by legal pay row – The Times
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering the Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones could be delayed after he was left without a senior barrister because of a government limit on legal aid.”
The Times, 30th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
UK considers Guantanamo man move – BBC News
“The government is given a further week by the High Court to consider its refusal to disclose material in case of a UK resident held in Guantanamo Bay.”
BBC News, 29th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
College of Law hits out at SRA proposals – Legal Week
“The College of Law has hit out at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after the regulatory body proposed scrapping compulsory higher rights qualifications for solicitor advocates in favour of a voluntary accreditation process.”
Legal Week, 29th August 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Prison for BNP activist’s killer – BBC News
“An Asian man who killed his BNP activist neighbour in a dispute has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 29th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Divorce rate at its lowest for 26 years – The Guardian
“The divorce rate in England and Wales fell to a 26-year low last year, government figures show today.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
