Doubt cast on baby death verdict – BBC News
“Fresh evidence casting doubt on the conviction of a woman for the murder of a boy she was babysitting, has been uncovered by BBC Newsnight.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child killer Allitt’s tariff set – BBC News
“Killer nurse Beverly Allitt, jailed for life for murdering four children and attacking nine others, has had her minimum tariff fixed at 30 years.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder victim was failed by the system – The Guardian
“Police, social workers and other agencies missed dozens of chances to intervene in the case of a man with severe learning difficulties who was tortured and drugged before plunging to his death from a viaduct, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hackers force mass website closures – The Times
“Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers were stolen by computer hackers.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Three supersize prisons housing 2,500 each will be built to tackle overcrowding crisis – The Guardian
“The government is to build up to three supersize prisons, holding about 2,500 inmates each, as part of a programme to tackle the overcrowding crisis by increasing jail capacity by 10,500 places within seven years.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Seven security breaches at Tax Office since 2005, says chief – The Times
“HM Revenue & Customs has suffered seven ‘significant’ breaches of security involving the loss of personal data in the past 2½ years, the organisation’s new acting chairman disclosed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslims ‘criminalised for silly thoughts’ – The Times
“Young Muslims are being convicted of thought crimes and branded as terrorists for life, the country’s most prominent Islamic leader has told The Times.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Plan to let MPs vote on how long individual terror suspects are held – The Times
“MPs will be given a vote on whether to trigger emergency powers that would allow terrorist suspects to be held beyond 28 days, under plans to be announced by the Home Secretary within days.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Commercial trials reform will cut both costs and time – The Times
“The length and cost of mammoth commercial trials is set to be drastically curbed under proposed reforms seen by The Times.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007
The Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company (Land Acquisition) Order 2007
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007
The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Designs (International Registrations Designating the European Community) Regulations 2007
The Bluetongue (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2007
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007
The Army Act 1955 (Part 1) (Regular Army) Regulations 1992 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2007
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007
The Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Oral statement on the Carter Report – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw’s oral statement to the House of Commons on Lord Carter’s review of prisons.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Three new ‘super-prisons’ to be built in UK – Daily Telegraph
“The Government is to build three huge new prisons as part of a package of measures designed to ease over-crowding by creating 10,500 extra places.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Safety laws ‘may prevent bravery’ – BBC News
“Health and safety laws may be standing in the way of police officers showing bravery, according to the chief constable of Merseyside.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Springer opera court fight fails – BBC News
“A Christian group has lost its High Court battle to prosecute the BBC’s director general over the screening of Jerry Springer – The Opera, in 2005.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boy gets Asbo for bragging about crimes online – The Guardian
“A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order that bans him from promoting his criminal behaviour online.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mobile phone rivals accused of colluding against 3 – The Times
“Britain’s four biggest mobile phone operators used their own industry trade body as a forum for colluding to shut rival 3 out of the UK market, the High Court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorcee entitled to clean break from bankrupt husband, court rules – The Times
“Court of Appeal rules that Wendy Haines does not have to give up her share of the matrimonial home proceeds to pay off ex-husband’s creditors.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re C (A child)(Adoption: Local authority duty) – Times Law Reports
In re C (A child)(Adoption: Local authority duty)
Court of Appeal
“There was no duty on a local authority to make inquiries of a child’s extended family or father about the possibility of their providing long-term care where mother wished to place the child for adoption.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
McClintock v Department of Constitutional Affairs – Times Law Reports
McClintock v Department of Constitutional Affairs
Employment Appeal Tribunal
“To allow judges to opt out of hearing cases where they disapproved of the law would be an abdication of their responsibilities.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
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.
Sundelind Lopez v Lopez Lizazo – WLR Daily
Sundelind Lopez v Lopez Lizazo (Case C-68/07)
“Arts 6 and 7 of Regulation No 2201/2003 meant that where, in divorce proceedings, a respondent was not habitually resident in and not a national of a member state, the courts of a member state could not base their jurisdiction to hear the petition on their national law, if the courts of another member state had jurisdiction under art 3 of the Regulation.
The Third Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Communities so ruled on a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Högsta domstolen, Sweden.”
WLR Daily, 4th December 2007
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.
