“The House of Lords will rule tomorrow on whether Ian Norris should be extradited to the US, in what is one of the most eagerly awaited legal cases of recent years.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers have allowed headlines and political posturing to dictate penal policy. Now the time has come for the Government to step back from introducing more sentencing legislation, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 12th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Patients at a top security psychiatric hospital have brought a test case over the Government’s smoking ban.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Penwith College, Penzance (Dissolution) Order 2008
The Local Government Finance (New Parishes) (England) Regulations 2008
The Local Government (Parishes and Parish Councils) (England) Regulations 2008
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Non-European Schemes Exemption) Regulations 2008
The Discharge of Fines by Unpaid Work (Pilot Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2008
The Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) Regulations 2008
The Personal Injuries (Civilians) (Amendment) Scheme 2008
The FCO Services Trading Fund Order 2008
The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Income Tax (Purchased Life Annuities) Regulations 2008
The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2008
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No.6) Order 2008
The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Ask a group of schoolchildren what they know about treason and they are most likely to mention Guy Fawkes and Ann Boleyn – but a closer look at the law brings some more recent names to mind.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Does the growing power and readiness of judges to question government decisions threaten to unbalance our democracy?”
BBC Law in Action, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” A man who admitted possessing an al Qai’da training manual was jailed for 16 months today.”
The Independent, 11th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Staff at Leeds magistrates court are facing disciplinary action for serious errors which resulted in hundreds of offenders escaping prosecution, the Ministry of Justice said today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice Minister David Hanson has made a written ministerial statement on investing in community sentences.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There are plans afoot to change the laws on treason in the UK, with a commission on citizenship led by Lord Goldsmith recommending reform, but what is the law?”
BBC News Magazine, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner is investigating advertising technology company Phorm over a deal it has cut with the UK’s top internet service providers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“MPs will have to submit receipts when they claim office expenses worth more than £25 per item, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An accountant who says his business suffered after he slipped on a grape in a Marks & Spencer store and hurt his leg is claiming more than £300,000 compensation from the retail giant.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Johnson v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 412 (Ch) (06 February 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF [2008] EWHC 453 (Admin) (10 March 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Plans to make schoolchildren take part in citizenship ceremonies, pledging allegiance to the Queen, and a new public holiday to celebrate ‘Britishness’ were announced today as part of wide-ranging proposals to strengthen British citizenship.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s anti-discrimination quango had to be bailed out by ministers to avoid its breaching the law over its own internal equality scheme, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A gang of Seventh-Day Adventists who conned millions of pounds from fellow churchgoers to fund a life of wild extravagance have been jailed.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two men were jailed for life yesterday for the murder of a faith healer who took money from clients but failed to fulfil his promises. The victim offered cures for everything from immigration problems to infertility and baldness in exchange for large sums.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Some rulings by trial judges could properly be described both as relating to counts on the indictment as well as being evidentiary.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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