Migrants challenge rule changes – BBC News
“The government’s decision to change the rules for highly skilled immigrants is facing a challenge in the High Court.”
BBC News, 5th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man faces trial over Facebook harassment – Daily Telegraph
“A man will become the first person in the UK to stand trial next month accused of harassing a woman on Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Why governments can’t carry on turning a blind eye to torture – The Independent
“European judges have delivered a landmark ruling in the so-called ‘war on terror’, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, and it is one that we should all have reason to celebrate.”
The Independent, 5th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
City traders will be forced to record calls – OUT-LAW.com
“Traders in financial markets will have to record phone transactions and keep the recordings for six months, financial regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has ordered.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Prisoner release system ‘puts public at risk’ – Daily Telegraph
“The public could be at risk because of the haphazard way potentially dangerous prisoners are being assessed for release, spending watchdogs have found.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than 1,000 government laptops lost or stolen, new figures show – The Guardian
“More than 1,000 laptops have been lost or stolen from government departments in recent years, new figures have revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2008
The Childcare Act 2006 (Provision of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2008
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2008
The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Amendment Regulations 2008
The Education (Budget Statements) (England) Regulations 2008
The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008
The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008
The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees)(Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Draft joint inspection report on the Crown Court 2004 – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice has released a draft report that was prepared in 2003/04 by three criminal justice inspectorates following a joint inspection of the Crown Court … Although the report was not published at the time, and remains in draft format, a recent decision by the Information Commissioner has identified a genuine public interest in the disclosure of the report.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The future of blasphemy – BBC Law in Action
“The government is committed to repealing the blasphemy laws – but do they serve a useful purpose?”
BBC Law in Action, 4th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Small print causes big concerns – BBC News
“Small is far from beautiful, according to an MP seeking a new law to make small print in contracts bigger.”
BBC News, 4th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wasa International Insurance Co Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co; AGF Insurance Ltd v Same – WLR Daily
“Where the wording in a contract of reinsurance was the same as or equivalent to that in the underlying contract of insurance, the two contracts should be given the same construction unless there were clear indications to the contrary.”
WLR Daily, 3rd 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.
Regina (The Infant and Dietetic Foods Association Ltd) v Secretary of State for Health – WLR Daily
Regina (The Infant and Dietetic Foods Association Ltd) v Secretary of State for Health; WLR (D) 68
“The reference to ‘products’ in art 18 of the Commission Directive 2006/141/EC on Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae was not limited to the compositional elements of the formulae but also covered packaging and labelling, with the result that the prohibition on trade in products which did not comply with the Directive was to have effect from 31 December 2009.”
WLR Daily, 3rd 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.
AS (Somalia) and another v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa and another – WLR Daily
“While section 82(1) of the Nationality, Asylum and Immigration Act 2002 permitted an appeal against any immigration decision, in the case of refusal of entry clearance, as opposed to refusal of leave to enter, the tribunal could consider only the circumstances appertaining at the time of the decision to refuse.”
WLR Daily, 3rd 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.
Marchant v Dixon – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“The remarriage of a former wife soon after the making of a consent order as to financial arrangements in a divorce settlement did not necessarily invalidate that order. ”
The Times, 4th March 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.
Retirement? I’m far, far too young – The Times
“Judges can go on until 70. Top solicitors reach their sell-by date at 55 — or sooner. What happens when leading names in corporate firms have to move on?”
The Times, 4th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Question of consent makes rape by a friend or boyfriend harder to prove – The Guardian
“Conviction rates have plummeted because women are reporting more cases of rape by people they know, but juries are reluctant to send someone to jail if the victim was drunk.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whitehall bungled miners’ compensation, say MPs – The Guardian
“Whitehall ‘seriously mismanaged’ a £4bn compensation scheme for former miners suffering from lung disease and physical injuries, a report by a committee of MPs said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
