“Businesses called on the Government to cut red tape and not simply to replace it with more bureaucracy as plans for regulatory reform legislation were confirmed.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Prison (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007
The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2007
The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Counsel should soldier on as best they can
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“If a defendant’s legal representatives considered that they were professionally embarrassed by continuing to conduct his case, the court could not oblige them to do so, but if the difficulty only amounted to insufficient time properly to prepare the case, owing to receiving late instructions, they should comply with their duty to the court by doing the best they could in the circumstances.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only availabe free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The Government faces the prospect of a fresh legal attempt to derail its plans to allow construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A rape victim who is fighting to sue her attacker for damages after he won millions on the lottery is ‘almost certain’ to win, her lawyers say.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Child Support Agency will be replaced by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. The Government says it will have tougher powers to force absent parents to pay for their children.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Gordon Brown used his first Queen’s speech yesterday to set out a potentially costly and controversial work-life balance agenda that could give flexible working rights to as many as 4.5 million extra parents. Employees with children as old as 17 could be extended rights that have proved incredibly popular to parents with much younger families.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The length of time terror suspects can be detained without charge is to be debated by MPs as they continue their discussion of the Queen’s Speech.”
BBC News, 7th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A farmer who toiled on his cousin’s land unpaid for more than two decades has won a two-year legal battle to inherit the £2.3 million estate.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenager has been temporarily excluded from her school for refusing to remove a symbol of her faith.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prince’s devotees are in danger of being formerly known as fans after the American pop star threatened to sue them for breach of copyright for using his image.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Inciting hatred against disabled people is to be outlawed under government plans outlined in the Queen’s Speech.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Half of the non-executive directors of UK businesses have deliberately limited their involvement in a major transaction because they fear being sued, a study has shown.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government today confirmed its commitment to pressing ahead with reforms to the planning system which have attracted criticism from green groups.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ban on people dying in the Houses of Parliament has been named the most absurd legislation in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Parents will have a new legal duty to help make sure their children stay in education until the age of 18 under plans unveiled today.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New laws set up an additional state pension system, known as ‘personal accounts’, run by an independent body.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Queen’s Speech includes a Climate Change Bill which would make the UK the first country in the world to introduce legally-binding targets for emissions cuts.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government has almost doubled to £1,500 the ‘bribe’ offered to foreign national prisoners to persuade them to return home and ease prison overcrowding, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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