Boris bans alcohol on buses and tube – The Independent
” New London Mayor Boris Johnson today announced an alcohol ban on transport in the capital.”
The Independent, 7th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New national reoffending measures – a guide – Ministry of Justice
“An explanation of changes to the way the government is measuring reoffending rates.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Lords linger over extreme porn definition – The Register
“The camel that is the UK Government’s answer to what it terms ‘extreme porn’ lumbers onward. Although, by the time it escaped the Lords last week it really was beginning to look like a particularly moth-eaten dromedary.”
The Register, 5th May 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings – Speech by Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division
The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings (PDF)
Lionel Cohen Lecture by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
Israel, 4th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
How to make the LPC and BVC fees war work for you – The Times
“Rebecca Attwood looks at why there is such disparity in what colleges charge.”
The Times, 6th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Oyarce v Cheshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
“S 54A of the Race Relations Act 1976, which implemented Council Directive 2000/43/EC, on its true construction shifted the burden of proof upon a respondent to disprove discrimination in relation only to a complaint of discrimination and not to a complaint of victimisation.”
WLR Daily, 6th May 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Primary Ophthalmic Services Transitional Provisions Regulations 2008
The Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2008
The Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008
The Teesport (Land Acquisition) Order 2008
The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Burden and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 13378/05) – Times Law Reports
Burden and Another v United Kingdom (Application No 13378/05)
European Court of Human Rights
“Sisters who shared a house could not be compared to a couple united by law so as to invoke provisions prohibiting discrimination.”
The Times, 7th 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.
Regina (Eisai Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – Times Law Reports
Regina (Eisai Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Court of Appeal
“Procedural fairness required the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to release a fully executable version of an economic model to those consulted in the course of an appraisal process and not simply a read-only version. To do otherwise would place drug companies at a significant disadvantage in challenging the reliability of those models.”
The Times, 7th 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.
More lie detectors to curb fraud – BBC News
“Fifteen councils across Britain are to be offered lie detectors to help catch out benefit cheats who cost taxpayers up to £400m a year.”
BBC News, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: Are CCTV cameras a waste of money in the fight against crime? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
This is one man’s view of how effective CCTV has been so far: ‘It’s been an utter fiasco: only 3 per cent of crimes were solved by CCTV. There’s no fear of CCTV. Why don’t people fear it? (They think) the cameras are not working.’ This is not some disgruntled or ill-informed citizen talking. The speaker is Detective Chief Inspector Mick Neville, head of the Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) at New Scotland Yard, speaking this week at a security World Conference.”
The Independent, 7th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAE wants review of SFO inquiry – BBC News
“BAE Systems is urging the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to review its abandoned investigation into the company’s £43bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia.”
BBC News, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clarke urges Brown to drop 42-day detention – The Guardian
“Charles Clarke, the former home secretary, has urged Gordon Brown to signal a change in his leadership style by abandoning his controversial plans to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 7th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reefer madness: Do the drug laws work? – The Independent
“Defying the weight of medical and scientific opinion, Gordon Brown is to order tougher new laws today on cannabis possession. The Prime Minister has decided to overrule his own expert advisers and reverse the downgrading four years ago of Britain’s favourite illegal drug from a class B to a class C substance, threatening cannabis smokers with five-year prison terms.”
The Independent, 7th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Information Packs delayed again – Daily Telegraph
“The packs, which have been dogged by delays and controversy over the past 18 months, have now been hit by the slowdown in the property market … ”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Payout to injured baby’s parents – BBC News
“A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 6th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guantánamo Briton sues UK over ‘torture evidence’ – The Guardian
“The last British resident left in Guantánamo Bay is suing the UK government for refusing to produce evidence that he was a victim of extraordinary rendition and torture.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2008
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (Defence Medical Services) Regulations 2008
The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (England) Regulations 2008
The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Rutland) Designation Order 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Gloucestershire) (Forest of Dean District) Designation Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Straw rejects absconding fears over open prisons – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday denied a claim by a prison officers’ leader that the public was placed at ‘massive risk’ by dangerous criminals being moved to open prisons.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury – Times Law Reports
A, K, M, Q and G v HM Treasury
Queen’s Bench Division
“Orders in Council, made purportedly to give effect to United Nations resolutions freezing the assets of terrorist organisations and their adherents, were to be quashed since, among other faults, they had been improperly made outside the parliamentary process and were bad as creating criminal law of insufficient certainty.”
The Times, 5th 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.
