“An official report has warned that the government’s plans for ID cards may put poorer people at greater risk of fraud, and that ministers are failing to coordinate implementation of the 10-year programme.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fathers have been urged to make use of new rights to work part-time when the Government extends the law on flexible employment in April.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes.”
BBC News, 13th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have accepted £58,000 damages for invasion of privacy over photographs taken of them on holiday.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prison sentences would be set nationally by an independent body depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008
The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008
The Home Information Pack (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 2008
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2008
The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Approved Devices) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v J N [2008] EWCA Civ 464 (14 May 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v EB Central Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 486 (14 May 2008)
Mason & Anor v East Potential Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 494 (14 May 2008)
NS-H v Kingston Upon Hull City Council & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 493 (14 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services plc and Another
Court of Appeal
“The court could refuse to enforce the right to inspect a company’s accounts, not only where the purpose for which the inspection was sought was to injure the company, but also where the purpose was improper.”
The Times, 15th May 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.
House of Lords
“Where codefendants had jointly received property as a result of criminal activity, each was liable to receive a confiscation order representing the entire value, as if he had acted alone, provided he had sufficient assets to meet the order.”
The Times, 15th May 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.
“The following guidance is aimed at people working in central government departments who deal with freedom of information requests. It may also be a useful reference tool for those working in other public authorities.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is likely to be told that he will never be freed when he is given the minimum term he must serve for the murder of 13 women. He has instructed lawyers to apply to the High Court for a tariff – the minimum term – to be set for the first time since he was jailed in 1981.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Record labels are losing their battle with digital piracy as the number of people who regularly download songs legally falls back, research will claim today.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The right to request flexible working is to be extended to about 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two brothers were yesterday found guilty of murdering a father-of-two after trying to steal his radio. Balbir Matharu saw one of the men breaking his van window and tried to stop him. But the thieves, Albert and Tommy Willett, drove off in their car, dragging Matharu under it for 40 metres along the road, then ran over him.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two ministers have been left red-faced after documents taken to a Downing Street briefing were photographed and enlarged.”
BBC News Magazine, 14th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence bowed to pressure yesterday by agreeing to hold a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi hotel worker in British custody in Basra. ”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The banking reform bill announced by Gordon Brown today (14 May) was prompted by the collapse of Northern Rock, which exposed significant problems with the current system.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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