New rules ‘risk carers shortage’ – BBC News
“Many foreign staff working in care homes in Wales are facing uncertainty because of new work permit guidance, a BBC Wales investigation has found.”
BBC News, 30th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Credit union rules ‘to be eased’ – BBC News
“The government is to unveil an initiative to help people, especially those on low wages, beat the credit crunch, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Under 14s ‘should not be locked up’ – The Independent
“Children under 14 should not be held criminally responsible and should never be locked up for their crimes, according to a scathing report.”
The Independent, 30th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman ‘assaulted’ by UK security guards during forced removal – The Independent
“The Government is investigating claims that a 26-year-old asylum-seeker from Cameroon was so badly assaulted during her forced removal on a British Airways flight that she has to use a wheelchair.”
The Independent, 30th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jacqui Smith pressured to intervene in police race row – Daily Telegraph
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is being pressured to intervene in a race row after chief constables were accused of ignoring an inquiry into discrimination against Muslim officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Move to change inheritance law – The Guardian
“An attempt will be made this week to change the law so that elderly siblings who have lived together for many years are subject to the same inheritance tax laws as married couples and civil partners.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fatal new year party that led to Lords ruling on anonymity – The Guardian
“It was 9am on New Year’s Day in Hackney, east London, and still party time. A flat in an unremarkable side street had been rented by two Ethiopians for the festivities.
Six years later, that double murder is at the centre of the current storm over anonymity of witnesses which has prompted the justice secretary, Jack Straw, to introduce an emergency bill on the subject which will be rushed through the Commons next week.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV’s legal fictions don’t do the profession justice – The Guardian
“Most people’s knowledge of the English legal system comes from watching TV drama. In most states of the US, trials are televised. Viewers see what actually goes on in a courtroom, including the functions and conduct of the judges and lawyers. Here, a modest scheme to televise some proceedings (though not criminal trials) seems to have been quietly dropped. So the main avenue for describing our legal system is through fiction: novels, films and – the most important in terms of the numbers reached – television.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FBI ready to demand detailed logs of Britons’ internet and travel habits – The Observer
“The EU is close to finalising an agreement with the US that would allow the FBI to see the internet browsing habits and credit card histories of UK citizens.”
The Observer, 29th June 2008
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk
Peter Hain interviewed by police over £100,000 ‘hidden’ campaign donation – The Times
“Peter Hain, who resigned from the Cabinet over allegations that he had failed to register political donations, has been interviewed by police, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs prepare for battle over 10p tax losers and costlier cars – The Times
“Reforms of income tax and vehicle tax will come under further scrutiny this week, to the embarrassment of the Government, as backbenchers and opposition MPs push for significant amendments.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges scorn American-style sentencing to control prison overcrowding – The Times
“Plans for an American-style sentencing ‘grid’ to control prison numbers appear doomed because of overwhelming opposition from the judiciary.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Psychiatrist who released killer patient is suing for compensation – Daily Telegraph
“A psychiatrist is suing her employer for £300,000 compensation because she was ‘humiliated’ and made to stop work after she released a mental patient who fatally stabbed a retired banker the next day.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Anwoir & Ors, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1354 (27 June 2008)
High Court (Chancey Division)
Astall & Anor v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1471 (Ch) (27 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Buckley & Ors v Yates Wine Lodges Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 1408 (QB) (27 June 2008)
Green v Westleigh Properties Limits [2008] EWHC 1474 (QB) (27 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
TJ Brent Ltd & Anor v Black & Veatch Consulting Ltd [2008] EWHC 1497 (TCC) (13 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Commissioner for Older People in Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2008
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Industrial Training Levy (Reasonable Steps) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Is it legal to shoot pigeons? – BBC News Magazine
“Animal welfare activists have complained to Wimbledon organisers and the police over the culling of pigeons. Is it against the law for marksmen to take out the feral birds?”
BBC News Magazine, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother jailed for abandoning son – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple jailed after leaving girl to die in ‘filth and squalor’ – The Guardian
“A judge today questioned a decision by prosecutors not to pursue a murder charge against a mother who left her three-year-old daughter to die from malnutrition in her bedroom.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Midwives: Law on breastfeeding must be widened – The Independent
“Midwives and maternity groups are urging the Government to extend a new law to give mothers the legal right to breastfeed babies more than six months old in public.”
The Independent, 28th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Addict who murdered had been freed on bail – The Guardian
“Police last night criticised prosecutors for failing to charge a crack addict accused of rape who went on to sexually assault and murder a woman a week after being released from custody.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
