Muslim women advise on extremism – BBC News
“Leading Muslim women are being brought together to advise ministers in a new tactic to root out extremism.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who defied Asbo must pay £200,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A retired businesswoman who flouted an Anti-Social Behaviour Order imposed after she tyrannised her neighbours in a quiet rural hamlet was warned she will have to pay court costs of £200,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call to regulate household CCTV – BBC News
“The law needs to be updated to regulate the growing number of household CCTV cameras, a human rights group has said.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child protection plans ‘failing’ – BBC News
“The man who wrote a damning report into the death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie says he ‘despairs’ over further deaths of vulnerable children.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City watchdog pursues insider dealer case – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun its first criminal prosecution against a suspected insider dealer, bringing charges against the former general counsel at TTP Communications, the wireless technology company.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
UK vote system ‘open to fraud’ – BBC News
“It is ‘childishly simple’ to register bogus voters in UK elections, a human rights body’s investigation suggests.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs’ expenses may be revealed in detail – The Guardian
“The House of Commons has been ordered to reveal the full details of the expenses claimed by six MPs, including Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police call for domestic violence register – The Guardian
“Men and women who abuse their partners should be identified on a domestic violence register, the Association of Chief Police Officers said today.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Major firms sign up for new diversity drive – Legal Week
“Eight major law firms have joined a programme aiming to improve the development of black and ethnic minority lawyers.”
Legal Week, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone–Depleting Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Prisons merge to create new jail – BBC News
“Three West Midlands prisons will merge to form one of Britain’s biggest jails, the Prison Service has announced.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employers can’t judge disability on future events, says court – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has rejected an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ruling that said that the legality of employers’ decisions could be affected by events in the future. The ruling cleared up several conflicting EAT rulings on disability discrimination.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Nelson v Greening and Sykes (Builders) Ltd – Times Law Report
Nelson v Greening and Sykes (Builders) Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Although the practical effect of a beneficial owner of property making a declaration of trust in favour of a third party would be to get rid of the trust of an equitable interest then subsisting, as a matter of law, the beneficial owner would not drop out of the picture but would hold the beneficial interest on trust for the third party.”
The Times, 22nd 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.
People-smuggling gang jailed after five-year investigation – The Times
“A people-smuggling gang that organised the illegal immigration of thousands of Indians into Britain, the US and Canada has been smashed after a five-year investigation.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
City banker Jerome Drean faces prison for taking student’s place in final-year exams – The Times
“A City investment banker may be jailed after posing as a university undergraduate to help a student to cheat his way to success in a series of final-year economics examinations.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ministers will rethink Bill that could block stem-cell experiments – The Times
“Tough new consent laws that would block cloning experiments involving embryonic stem cells are to be reviewed by the Government after a protest by leading scientists.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chevassus-Marche (Heirs of) v Groupe Danone and others – WLR Daily
Chevassus-Marche (Heirs of) v Groupe Danone and others (Case C-19/07); WLR (D) 5
“On the proper interpretation of art 7(2) (first indent) of Council Directive 86/653 on self-employed commercial agents, a commercial agent entrusted with a specific geographical area did not have the right to a commission for transactions concluded by customers belonging to that area without any action, direct or indirect, on the part of the principal.”
WLR Daily, 21st 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.
Peers warned of Crime Bill’s threat to justice system – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have set out to the House of Lords their concerns over the controversial Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.”
The Bar Council, 21st January 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Fewer women among new QC appointments – The Times
“Fewer women and ethnic minority lawyers make the cut among 98 new silks despite an appointment system aimed at promoting diversity.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
