Working hours: UK bosses retain right to overtime – The Guardian
“British employers will retain the right to ask employees to work more than 48 hours a week following EU talks in Luxembourg earlier today. ”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Husband death plotter wife jailed – BBC News
“A care worker who planned to have her husband killed so she could claim insurance money has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK bill to set carbon targets clears first hurdle – The Guardian
“The UK government’s groundbreaking bill to combat climate change cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons last night.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police pay: High court backs Smith in backdating row – The Guardian
“The high court today backed the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, in her acrimonious dispute with police officers over pay.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man deported by mistake wins Home Office payout – The Guardian
“The Home Office yesterday agreed to pay an undisclosed sum in an out-of-court settlement with a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin who was deported to Pakistan in error.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Lawyer Awards 2008 Preview – The Lawyer
“The Lawyer Awards 2008 is the premier event in the legal calendar. Every June around 1,500 of the industry’s leading lawyers gather in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate their achievements of the previous year.”
The Lawyer, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Related links: This year’s shortlist
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc and Another v ST Shipping and Transport Inc – Times Law Reports
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc and Another v ST Shipping and Transport Inc
Court of Appeal
“Owners of vessels which failed to comply with the Marine Pollution Convention, as warranted in the charterparty and were unable to carry to all specified ports the full range of petroleum products set out therein, were in breach of time charters.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
RP v Nottingham City Council – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“There was no breach of a mother’s right to a fair hearing under article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights when she was represented by the Official Solicitor who conceded that overwhelming evidence justified making a care order.”
The Times, 10th 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.
Police pay High Court ruling due – BBC News
“The High Court is set to rule on a claim by police that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when she refused to pay their 2.5% pay award in full.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New rights for temporary workers – BBC News
“New measures giving Britain’s temporary workers equal rights to permanent members of staff have been agreed by European Union employment ministers.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hard core of rebels holds key to vote on 42-day detention – The Independent
“Gordon Brown’s fate in a crunch Commons vote tomorrow on the power to detain suspected terrorists for 42 days lies in the hands of a small group of wavering Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 10th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rights body threatens to bring legal challenge on 42-day detention – The Guardian
“The government’s human rights watchdog last night served notice that it will immediately launch a legal challenge to the government’s plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days if it reaches the statute book. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, chaired by Trevor Phillips, backed its claim by publishing legal advice from Matrix Chambers that the extended limit would violate the European convention on human rights.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith hits out over 42-day terror plans – The Times
“Tony Blair’s Attorney-General has given warning that ministers’ safeguards for detaining suspects for up to 42 days have failed to make the proposals acceptable.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Services Reform Update – Ministry of Justice
“The Legal Services Act was given Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The Legal Services Reform Programme was established to oversee the implementation of two of the key proposals in the Act – the establishment of the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints.
This update sets out the latest position in the implementation timetable.”
Legal Services Reform Update (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill – Ministry of Justice
“The Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill aims to deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive justice system for victims, witnesses and the wider public.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
McPhail & Anor v Bourne & Anor [2008] EWHC 1235 (Ch) (06 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mansel Oil Ltd & Anor v Troon Storage Tankers SA [2008] EWHC 1269 (Comm) (09 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
The Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008
The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008
The Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008
The Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008
The Reconstitution of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Reconstitution of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2008
The Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester (Dissolution) Order 2008
The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Abortion (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Online legal scheme threatens high street – The Lawyer
“Hugh James, Nelsons and Pannone have signed up to a post-Legal Services Act internet trading scheme called MyLawyer.co.uk that could challenge the position of the high street solicitor.”
The Lawyer, 9th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
