Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2008
The Taxation of Chargeable Gains (Gilt-edged Securities) Order 2008
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Transitory Provisions) Order 2008
The Air Force Act 1955 (Part 1) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Michael Wills announces election day consultation – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on whether to move elections to weekends has been launched as part of efforts to boost engagement in the democratic process.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Progress with government’s response to Corston Report – Ministry of Justice
“Maria Eagle has made a statement on progress with the government’s response to Baroness Corston’s report of a Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Statement on weekend voting – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Michael Wills has made a written ministerial statement on a consultation on weekend voting.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
R (Wychavon District Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others – WLR Daily
“The loss of a gipsy family’s home with no immediate prospect of replacement was capable in law of being regarded as a very special factor within para 3.2 of the Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 issued by the Secretary of State to local planning authorities. It was a factor to be weighed in the balance when considering the value society attached to the protection of gipsy homes against the public value of the protection of the Green Belt.”
WLR Daily, 24th June 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.
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and Another (No 3) – Times Law Reports
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and Another (No 3)
Court of Appeal
“The English court had an ancillary power to grant an injunction restraining a foreign defendant, who had submitted to the court’s jurisdiction and against whom judgment had been awarded, from continuing proceedings abroad which attempted to relitigate issues determined in the English court.”
The Times, 25th June 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.
Arnup v M. W. White Ltd – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Payments to a widow from a death in service benefit scheme and a trust fund established by an employer, were to be disregarded when assessing damages following an admission of liability.”
The Times, 25th June 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.
IIG Capital llc v Van der Merwe – Times Law Reports
IIG Capital llc v Van der Merwe
Court of Appeal
“Where shareholders of a company over which they had complete control borrowed money for the business, the question whether they guaranteed to repay the loan as principal or as secondary obligors had to be assessed in that context.”
The Times, 25th June 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.
Boyband singer guilty of assault – BBC News
“Singer Lee Ryan has been found guilty of punching a taxi driver in the head and fined £500.”
BBC News, 24th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wimbledon ‘breaking law by killing pigeons’ – The Independent
“There were ruffled feathers and no small amount of flapping at the world’s most genteel tennis tournament yesterday after a threat of legal action from animal rights lobbyists over the culling of pigeons that had the temerity to bother some players.”
The Independent, 25th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Britain must obey the rule of law over Iraqis detained without trial – The Independent
“Two Iraqis have been held without trial by the British Army for five years. Why is this any different from Guantanamo Bay?, asks Phil Shiner, of Public Interest Lawyers.”
The Independent, 25th June 2008
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
Married woman bigamously weds school sweetheart she finds on Friends Reunited – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who found her childhood sweetheart on Friends Reunited was charged with bigamy after marrying him illegally.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Motorist may escape ban because speed camera on ‘road which does not exist’ – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist could escape a ban for speeding because the camera that caught him is sited on a road that may not officially exist, it was disclosed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-bribery group says UK failing to prosecute companies – The Guardian
“The British government lacks the political will to prosecute company executives who bribe foreign politicians and officials to win contracts, an anti-corruption group declared yesterday in a report.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Report set to recommend stricter checks on MPs’ expenses – The Guardian
“MPs’ expenses claims could be subject to stricter checks under plans to reform the system for parliamentary allowances being published this morning.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boris Johnson’s city crime map delayed by privacy issue – The Times
“Boris Johnson is facing his first big policy obstacle as Mayor of London after the Information Commissioner objected to his plans to map crime in the capital street by street, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dozens of murder cases at risk after collapse of hitman trial – The Times
“Ministers are determined to rush through emergency laws to halt the collapse of criminal cases throughout England and Wales after senior judges ruled that granting witnesses anonymity could make trials unfair.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Planning Bill concessions offered – BBC News
“Ministers have reached an agreement with one of the main Labour rebels over the Planning Bill, undermining a potentially damaging Commons defeat.”
BBC News, 24th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
