Sausage throwing case costs £20,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A police investigation to prosecute a 12-year-old for throwing a cocktail sausage at a neighbour has cost £20,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tagging blunder in teenage killer case – Daily Telegraph
A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministers to delay reform of honours system – The Guardian
“Ministers will publish a white paper on Lords reform in the spring following today’s damning parliamentary report into the ‘cash for honours’ scandal.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BNP faces inquiry for ‘illegal activity’ – The Independent
“Allegations of ‘apparent illegal activity and financial irregularities’ within the British National Party are being referred to the Metropolitan Police and to the Electoral Commission by a Labour MP.”
The Independent, 19th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Critics attack £1,000 bond scheme for foreign relatives who visit UK – The Independent
“Moves to make families pay bonds of up to £1,000 to sponsor visits by foreign relatives have been condemned as discriminatory.”
The Independent, 19th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jurors break silence to insist childminder did not kill baby – The Times
“Two jurors have spoken out to question the guilty verdict in a case last month in which a childminder was jailed for shaking a baby to death.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Recovery of Foreign Taxes Regulations 2007
The Childcare Act 2006 (Provision of Information to Parents) (England) Regulations 2007
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2007
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
The Films (Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Waste and Air Pollution (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Salisbury College (Dissolution) Order 2007
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2007
The Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2007
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2001 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007
The Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
HMRC loses data on 6,000 pension holders – The Guardian
“HM Revenue and Customs became embroiled in another data scandal today after it emerged that it lost personal details of 6,000 private pension holders.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom flags concerns over pay-TV market – The Times
“The communications regulator has identified ‘warning signs’ for future competition in the British pay-television market”.
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2)
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2)
Court of Appeal
“Failure to comply with proper procedure in appointing an arbitrator rendered the appointment invalid and the award a nullity.”
The Times, 18th 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.
Regina (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid – Times Law Reports
Regina (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid
Court of Appeal
“An inquest held in public was an inquisitorial, not an adversarial process and the coroner could reasonably be expected to carry out a proper investigation without the assistance of counsel for any victims’ families.”
The Times, 18th 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.
Civil servants face prison for leaving the public vulnerable to dangers of identity theft – The Times
“Civil servants face being jailed for gross failures to safeguard citizens’ personal information under a clampdown following the disappearance of two discs that held the child benefit records of 25 million people.”
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Binmen ‘refuse to cross 4-inch step’ – Daily Telegraph
“An elderly woman had her rubbish collection stopped because council officials ruled that a four-inch step outside her home was a health and safety hazard.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MEPs slam Commission freedom restraints in anti-terror name – OUT-LAW.com
“Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have criticised EU anti-terror laws for violating basic human rights. The Parliament passed a resolution condemning EU bodies and member states for passing laws which undermine rights to privacy or fair trials.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Curry killer must serve 16 years – BBC News
“A woman jailed for life for murdering her husband with a drugs overdose disguised in a curry has been told she must serve at least 16 years in jail.”
BBC News, 17th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Redwood’s date rape comments infuriate campaigners – The Guardian
“Former Tory cabinet minister John Redwood was condemned by victim support groups last night after he said the government was wrong to regard ‘date rape’ as seriously as assaults by strangers.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man – The Guardian
“Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on October 20 when he was stopped by armed police because of ‘firearms related intelligence’.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Personal details of millions of learner drivers lost by contractor in Iowa – The Guardian
“The government yesterday revealed another disturbing loss of citizens’ data when the transport secretary disclosed that a computer disc had gone missing that contained the records of more than 3 million driving test applicants, including their names, home addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Honours system damned by Westminster inquiry – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown will be asked by a powerful committee of MPs tomorrow to immediately introduce fundamental reforms for the appointment of peers following the ‘cash for honours’ scandal that has dogged the Labour party for almost two years.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
