Ed Balls plans ‘baby Asbos’ for 10-year olds – Daily Telegraph
“Tearaways as young as 10 are to be targeted with ‘baby Asbos’ to stop them going off the rails.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NSPCC calls for end to abuse in custody – The Independent
“Britain’s biggest children’s charity will tomorrow (17 March) launch a campaign demanding an end to ‘violent’ and ‘degrading’ assaults on children in custody.”
The Independent, 16th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inspector urges temporary closure of child jail – The Guardian
“An unprecendented call for the temporary closure of a privately run child jail because of its ‘staggeringly high level of use of force by staff’ is made today by the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ECJ tax ruling threatens London stock markets – The Times
“London’s position as a leading capital markets centre is under threat following a European court ruling that will increase the cost of raising money on the London Stock Exchange.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MI5 seeks powers to trawl records in new terror hunt – The Guardian
“Millions of commuters could have their private movements around cities secretly monitored under new counter-terrorism powers being sought by the security services.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Soca ‘failed’ to freeze cash of top criminals – Daily Telegraph
“Police have yet to use powers to freeze suspected gangsters’ finances two years after the high-profile launch of an agency to tackle serious crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heather Mills ‘to be offered £25-30 million’ in divorce judgment – The Times
“Heather Mills is expected to be awarded a lump sum of between £25 million and £30 million in her divorce proceedings with Sir Paul McCartney — the amount that he offered originally.”
The Times, 15th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Youth conditional caution code of practice – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation paper inviting views on the draft code of practice for Youth Conditional Cautions for 16 and 17 year olds that is planned to be piloted during 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The convert and the control order – BBC News
“A man who last year sparked a national manhunt has spoken exclusively to the BBC, saying he is not the man the security services say he is.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manhunt 2 wins battle for release – BBC News
“The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now go on sale.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hooligan jailed after fatal fight – BBC News
“A football fan who killed a man with a snooker ball concealed in a sock has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Train riot football thugs jailed – BBC News
“Football hooligans who attacked rival fans on a train packed with passengers have been jailed.”
BBC News, 13th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children “let down” on complaints – BBC News
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prosecutors seek secret royal blackmail trial – Daily Telegraph
“Two men accused of targeting a member of the Royal Family in an alleged gay sex and drugs blackmail plot may be tried behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas ask High Court for pension parity – The Times
“They have fought and died in the British Army over centuries and taken part in every significant conflict since 1947 including the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. But today the Gurkhas are embroiled in a new battle — this time with the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 13th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors acquit ‘cat confession’ man – then hug him – The Times
“A pensioner who was accused of killing his partner and then confessing to his pet cats was cleared of murder and manslaughter today – and then hugged by members of the jury before leaving the courtroom.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Brucellosis (England) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Accounting Standards (Prescribed Body) Regulations 2008
The Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2008
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2008
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008
The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2008
The Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008
The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Fees) (England) Order 2008
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2008
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2008
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2008
The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment Regulations 2008
The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Income Tax (Limits for Enterprise Management Incentives) Order 2008
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2008
Cash fears of authority which holds legal purse strings – Law Society’s Gazette
“Paul Rogerson looks at the recurring controversy surrounding costs in clinical negligence claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th March 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd – WLR Daily
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd [2008] EWHC 454 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 87
“Although a bookmaker was not liable in negligence in respect of the gambling losses of a customer who was, and who was known by the bookmaker to be, a problem gambler, a bookmaker who had, at the customer’s request, undertaken to prohibit the customer from gambling for a specified period owed the customer a duty to take reasonable care to enforce that prohibition, so as to protect the customer from the risk of gambling losses during the specified period.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR summary is removed.
Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; [2008] WLR (D) 86
“A direct payment of carer’s allowance made to a disabled person for securing the provision of care by her husband formed part of the husband’s earnings for the purposes of assessing his entitlement to income support.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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.
