“Following a four-month consultation Baroness Scotland has today outlined reforms that will mean a number of significant changes to the historic role of the Attorney General.”
Attorney General’s Office, 25th March 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The Bar Council today welcomed the publication of the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, which was announced by the Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP. The draft Bill follows the July 2007 Green Paper, The Governance of Britain, and a consultation on its contents.”
The Bar Council, 25th March 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Two men have been found guilty of the vigilante-style killing of a burglar they found in one of their flats.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 19-year-old man has been charged over a faith-hate attack on a clergyman in the grounds of his east London church.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Food giant Heinz has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of misleading the public over its Farmers’ Market soup range.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Muslim leader has accused the police of being ‘over cautious’ when investigating Asian gangs suspected of prostituting young white girls for fear of stirring up race riots.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Step by step, the arguments of the 17th century over parliamentary control of prerogative powers are at last being resolved. The draft Constitutional Renewal Bill is a further big step, by no means the final one, into making the executive more accountable.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government plans to drop the regulation of lasers used by beauty salons for cosmetic treatments, such as the removal of wrinkles, hair and tattoos, would pose a serious risk to patients’ health, doctors said yesterday.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prisoners have been paid student grants and loans totalling £730,000 while taking university courses in jail, the Government admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British courts are overturning decisions taken by immigration officers that would have protected men and women from being forced into marriage.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tighter curbs on the granting of bail to suspects in murder cases and other crimes is called for in a report being considered by ministers, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Prime Minister urged the courts yesterday to make more use of tough sentencing powers available for gun crimes.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday took to the High Court the fight to stop details of MPs’ expenses being disclosed, despite receiving legal advice that he is pursuing a case that he cannot win.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent 16 hours in a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Passengers across the UK have been hit by EU rules on working hours meant to protect drivers, bus companies say.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Only one person has been found guilty of selling alcohol to a drunk person since the 2003 Licensing Act was introduced, a minister has admitted.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Wales) Order 2008
The Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Control of School Premises (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2008
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008
The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2008
The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008
The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008
“Procedures governing group actions could be overhauled to improve access to justice, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has told The Lawyer.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Firms with burgeoning pensions practices could face a threat to their client lists under conflicts of interest guidance set out by the Government’s Pensions Regulator.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A senior civil servant who detailed the inner workings of Government has reportedly been suspended pending an investigation into her conduct. The author of the popular Civil Serf blog is reported to have confessed to a Government investigating team.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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