“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 ‘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
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Giles v Rhind [2008] EWCA Civ 118 (28 February 2008)
Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc v Trustees of Syndicate 1243 [2008] EWCA Civ 147 (29 February 2008)
AS (Somalia) & Anor v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 149 (29 February 2008)
Wasa International Insurance Company Ltd. v Lexington Insurance Company [2008] EWCA Civ 150 (29 February 2008)
Ahmad, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Newham [2008] EWCA Civ 140 (29 February 2008)
Olafsson v Gissurarson [2008] EWCA Civ 152 (03 March 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cockburn, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 316 (28 February 2008)
R v R [2008] EWCA Crim 370 (29 February 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kurtha v Marks [2008] EWHC 336 (QB) (27 February 2008)
Caudle v Ld Law Ltd. [2008] EWHC 374 (QB) (29 February 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AN [2008] EWHC 372 (Admin) (29 February 2008)
Privy Council
Pitman v. The State (Trinidad And Tobago) [2008] UKPC 16 (3 March 2008)
Knight v. Attorney General of the Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) [2008] UKPC 14 (25 February 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) (Wales) Order 2008
The Childcare Act 2006 (Local Authority Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Car Fuel Benefit Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons)(Amendment) Order 2008
The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Demands to know why a violent robber with 100 previous offences who has absconded from an open prison was there in the first place have been made.”
BBC News, 4th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two brothers have been jailed for falsely claiming more than £220,000 in housing and council tax benefits.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The parents of a 13-year-old girl are to bring a landmark court case that could force religious schools to water down their admissions policies.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police are contributing to the ‘appalling’ conviction rate in rape cases because officers too often fail to take alleged victims seriously enough and settle for mediocrity in their inquiries, the senior policeman responsible for raising standards in rape investigations has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will keep open the option of reversing the controversial move to allow pubs and clubs to open 24 hours a day.”
The Independent, 4th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” A 19-year-old woman who claimed that she was sacked for being too young has been awarded more than £16,000 in compensation after winning a ground-breaking case against her former employer.”
The Times, 4th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death while high on drink and drugs was convicted of murder today.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“BPP law school is to hike its Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees by a whopping 10 per cent despite already being the most expensive postgraduate law school in London.”
The Lawyer, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Prisoners should be banned from watching television unless they have earned the right through good behaviour, the Tories said today. That was one of the detailed ideas in the 112-page ‘green paper’, Prisons with a Purpose, published by the Conservative leader, David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A nurse was today convicted of murdering four elderly patients with lethal doses of the diabetes drug insulin.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron has proposed that inmates hand over part of their wages to victims of their crimes. So how much are they paid?”
BBC News Magazine, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pressure for a national referendum on the Lisbon treaty intensified yesterday when a pressure group announced that more than 150,000 people took part in local ballots on the issue.”
The Times, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
House of Lords
“Where a child had been provided with accommodation by a local authority’s housing department but had not come to the attention of its children’s services department, she was not entitled to further council support in her own right.”
The Times, 3rd 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.
The Immigration Services Commissioner (Designated Professional Body) (Fees) Order 2008
The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2008
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008
The Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008
The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.4) Order 2008
The Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
The Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008
The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The growing number of terrorist prisoners are forging connections with the existing gangs inside Britain’s high security jails to the alarm of senior Prison Service managers, according to internal Ministry of Justice documents.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sex offenders who prey on adults with learning disabilities and young children are to be brought to justice under a groundbreaking scheme to be launched throughout England and Wales next month.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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