Police complaints on the increase – BBC News
“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“The House of Lords has ruled that Darfuri asylum seekers can be deported to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, overturning an earlier court of appeal decision.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has said that he could not say for sure that a claim for breach of confidence was without merit based solely on an expert’s view that the information in dispute was in the public domain. He said the case must go to a full trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gaines-Cooper v Revenue and Customs [2007] EWHC 2617 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
Tackaberry & Anor v Hollis & Ors [2007] EWHC 2633 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
Van Der Merwe & Anor v IIG Capital LLC [2007] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
El Nasharty v J. Sainsbury Plc [2007] EWHC 2618 (Comm) (13 November 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.4) (Wales) Order 2007
The Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Social Security (Housing Costs and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Agreement has legal force
Court of Appeal
“An agreement between spouses to compromise an ancillary relief claim need not be approved by the court to have legal force.”
The Times, 14th November 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.
Court must not be swayed by council approval
Lawntown Ltd v Camenzuli and Another
Court of Appeal
“When exercising its discretion whether to vary a restrictive covenant to permit conversion of a single dwellinghouse into flats where planning permission had been granted, the court had to carry out its own balancing exercise and not be swayed by the fact that the planning authority had already granted permission.”
The Times, 14th November 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.
“A joint Governmental youth justice unit was launched today [13 November] by Justice Minister David Hanson MP.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 13th November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“English cancer patients should rent a second home in Scotland to gain access to drugs not available in England, an expert on NHS law suggested yesterday.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prison reformers have called for more support for new inmates in order to prevent suicides.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gerald Smith, a doctor-turned-financier who is serving eight years in prison for defrauding an internet business, was ordered to surrender £41 million yesterday in the largest confiscation order in British criminal proceedings.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who faces being stripped of her divorce settlement to pay for her former husband’s debts was at the centre of a test case yesterday with far-reaching implications for ‘clean break’ divorces.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A survivor of the July 7 bombings today told a parliamentary committee that she was opposed to extending the amount of time suspected terrorists could be held without charge.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A registered childminder and scout leader has been jailed for three years for killing an 11-month-old baby by violently shaking her in a fit of temper.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four small technology companies will challenge recent guidance from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) in the High Court next week. It states that few claims to computer programs for carrying out patentable methods are eligible for patenting.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Foreign Office has promised to keep data safer in future, after its website exposed the details of those seeking visas for entry into the UK. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found a breach of the Data Protection Act.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com