Army detainee training “flawed” – BBC News
“Serious flaws existed in the training of British soldiers to deal with Iraqi prisoners, a report is expected to say.”
BBC News, 25th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New powers to prevent terrorism – Home Office
“Tough new measures to protect the public from terrorism were introduced in Parliament today, as the Home Office published the Counter-terrorism Bill 2008.”
Home Office, 24th January 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Fleming (t/a Bodycraft) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Report
Fleming (t/a Bodycraft) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
Conde Nast Publications Ltd v Same
House of Lords
“There was a breach of European Union law in the absence of a transitional period when the legislature introduced a retrospective time limit within which those liable to value-added tax could make a claim for overpaid input tax.”
The Times, 25th January 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.
White v Herefordshire Council – Times Law Report
Court of Appeal
“A purchase notice under Part VI of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 could not be amended but there was nothing to prevent the landowner from serving a second notice if, for example, the planning authority decided the first was defective.”
The Times, 25th January 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.
Maternity units failing to meet guidelines – The Times
“More than four in ten maternity units in England offer poor or below average care, a report by the healthcare watchdog concludes today.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslims wary of terror law extension – The Times
“A controversial proposal by the Government to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to up to 42 days could undermine the help that Muslim groups are giving police, according to the Home Office’s official assessment of the measure.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Stalking by patients is a real menace for psychiatrists – The Times
“More than one in ten psychiatrists has been stalked by patients or their associates, a survey suggests. A report commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found that 10.7 per cent of its members have been victims of stalking, while one in three had suffered harassment under legal and academic definitions of the term.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Now labour faces third police inquiry – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown was forced into the first unwanted and damaging cabinet reshuffle of his six months as prime minister last night after Peter Hain resigned his post as he faced the prospect of being questioned under caution by police investigating more than £100,000 of undeclared donations.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicar accused of spitting at churchwarden faces sack – The Guardian
“A vicar accused of spitting at a churchwarden and acting ‘like a medieval pope’ faces the sack after a church court ruled he should be moved from his parish.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trafficked children in care after police raid on “Fagin gangs” – The Guardian
“Twenty-five people were arrested in dawn raids yesterday as police tried to shut down a gang which trafficked children from Romania and forced them to steal and rob on the streets of London.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What the law says about political party donations – The Guardian
“The rules about declaring donations are set down in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. It covers parties and individual politicians, who are described as ‘regulated donees’ in the jargon of the act.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gun crime rises, while overall crime falls, Home Office says – The Guardian
“The fall in crime in England and Wales is accelerating, with a 9% drop recorded by the police, according to Home Office quarterly crime figures published today.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man denies murdering Rachel Nickell – The Guardian
“Robert Napper today pleaded not guilty to the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phillips and another v Symes and others – WLR Daily
Phillips and another v Symes and others [2008] UKHL 1; [2008] WLR (D) 6
“A judge was entitled in exceptional circumstances to dispense under CPR r 6.9 with service of a claim form so that the claimants would have priority of seisin under art 21 of the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Sch 3C to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982).”
WLR Daily, 23rd January 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.
Fleming (trading as Bodycraft) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; Conde Nast Publications Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“The absence of a transitional period when the legislature introduced a retrospective time limit within which value added taxpayers could make a claim for overpaid input tax amounted to a breach of European Community law. Therefore the time limit had to be disapplied in respect of those who had accrued rights when the retrospective time limit was introduced, and in all the circumstances it was for the legislature and not the court to introduce an adequate transitional period.”
WLR Daily, 23rd January 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.
CPS out of hours service to review hate crimes – Crown Prosecution Service
“CPS Direct, the Crown Prosecution Service department responsible for charging suspects out of hours, has initiated a Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel to improve the way in which it deals with hate crime.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Porn bill firm opens new front – The Guardian
“MBS’s disruptive popup billing software continues to cause angst, says Michael Pollitt. But is the Leeds-based company finally taking on board some of the concerns?”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
