Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 15th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Education (Amendments to Regulations regarding the Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2007

The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2007

The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007

The Zoonoses (Monitoring) (Wales) Regulations 2007

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (Amendment) Order 2007

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations 2007

The Community Drivers’ Hours and Working Time (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) Regulations 2007

The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Red tape driving UK disputes teams, finds poll – Legal Week

Posted October 15th, 2007 in law firms, news by sally

“Regulatory work has become an increasingly significant stream of work for the litigation departments of UK and US firms over the last year, according to new research.”

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Legal Week, 15th October 2007

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Newspapers challenge anonymity for child porn offender – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2007 in anonymity, children, news, pornography by sally

“A five-judge panel in the Court of Appeal is to be asked to decide whether a man who admitted 20 charges of making and possessing indecent pictures of children should have his identity protected because his two daughters might be harassed or bullied at school.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2007

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Abortion inquiry asks scientists to disclose links to faith groups – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2007 in abortion, news by sally

“An influential inquiry into the future of Britain’s abortion laws will begin today amid controversy over an apparent attempt by faith-based organisations to skew the balance of evidence presented to the committee of MPs.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2007

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Parents waiting five years for child support – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“Almost 35,000 single parents have been waiting more than five years for the Child Support Agency to resolve their claims, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2007

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Bill to regulate solicitors ‘risks another miners’ compensation fiasco’ – The Times

Posted October 15th, 2007 in consumer protection, legal services, news, solicitors, trade unions by sally

“Plans for a shake-up of the legal profession, to be debated by MPs today, could lead to another fiasco like the miners’ compensation scheme, because trade unions would be exempt from consumer safeguards, Conservative MPs say.”

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The Times, 15th October 2007

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Legalise all drugs: chief constable demands end to ‘immoral laws’ – The Independent

Posted October 15th, 2007 in drug offences, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most senior police officers is to call for all drugs – including heroin and cocaine – to be legalised and urges the Government to declare an end to the ‘failed’ war on illegal narcotics.”

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The Independent, 15th October 2007

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Plan to put prisoners in court cells – The Observer

Posted October 15th, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has drawn up emergency plans to house prisoners in court cells in what the Conservatives last night claimed was ‘a cynical attempt’ to manage the jails crisis and buy Gordon Brown more time after a week of bad news.”

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The Observer, 14th October 2007

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Armed police call-outs ‘rising’ – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2007 in firearms, news, police by sally

“The number of call-outs of armed police has increased by more than 50% in a decade, figures show.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2007

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Royal Mail wins court injunction to stop strikes planned for next week – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2007 in industrial action, injunctions, news, postal service by sally

“Royal Mail last night won an high court ruling outlawing two one-day strikes planned by postal workers next week.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2007

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‘No corruption’ in Lawrence case – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2007 in corruption, news, police by sally

“Claims that the first police probe into the murder of black 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was hindered by a corrupt officer are unfounded, a watchdog says.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2007

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Lubbock father claims over death – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2007 in criminal injuries compensation, news by sally

“A £10,000 compensation claim is being brought by the father of a man found dead by a swimming pool at the former home of entertainer Michael Barrymore.”

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BBC News, 12th October 2007

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Grieving families call for legal aid to fight MoD – The Independent on Sunday

Posted October 15th, 2007 in Afghanistan, armed forces, inquests, Iraq, legal aid, news by sally

“Families of British service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are being obstructed by the MoD in their efforts to discover how their children died, it was claimed yesterday.”

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The Independent on Sunday, 14th October 2007

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Dando killer asks for new legal team – The Times

Posted October 12th, 2007 in appeals, legal representation, murder, news by sally

“Barry George, the man serving a life sentence for the murder of television presenter Jill Dando, has demanded a new legal team three weeks before a second appeal against his conviction is due to begin.”

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The Times, 12th October 2007

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Judge death ‘remains a mystery’ – BBC News

Posted October 12th, 2007 in inquests, judges, news by sally

“A judge who died in an explosion in his garden shed neither committed suicide nor was killed, a coroner has said.”

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BBC News, 12th October 2007

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‘Lenient’ rape sentences doubled – BBC News

Posted October 12th, 2007 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“Two men convicted of raping young girls have had their ‘unduly lenient’ two-year prison sentences doubled by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 12th October 2007

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Freeport plc v Arnoldsson (Case C-98/06) – WLR Daily

Posted October 12th, 2007 in conflict of laws, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Freeport plc v Arnoldsson (Case C-98/06)

“The fact that claims brought against a number of defendants had different legal bases did not preclude application of the provision in art 6(1) of Regulation 44/2001 (the successor to the Brussels Convention of 1968) that in certain circumstances multiple defendants could be sued in the courts of the domicile of any of them.”

WLR Daily, 11th October 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Holmes-Moorhouse v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted October 12th, 2007 in law reports, residence orders by sally

Holmes-Moorhouse v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council [2007] EWCA Civ 970

“An uncontested order for shared residence made by consent by a judge in family proceedings was not determinative of the issue whether it was reasonable to expect the children whose residence was the subject of the order to live with the parent in whose favour it was made.”

WLR Daily, 10th October 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Lawntown Ltd v Camenzuli and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 12th, 2007 in housing, law reports, restrictive covenants by sally

Lawntown Ltd v Camenzuli and another [2007] EWCA Civ 949

“Where the court was exercising its discretion under s 610(2) of the Housing Act 1985 to decide whether to vary a restrictive covenant to permit conversion of a single dwelling house into flats where planning permission had been granted there was no presumption, let alone duty, in favour of varying the covenant. It was left to the court to take account of all relevant factors and to carry out a balancing exercise, giving such weight as it judged appropriate to the various factors in the exercise of its discretion.”

WLR Daily, 10th October 2007

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Soulsbury v Soulsbury – WLR Daily

Posted October 12th, 2007 in divorce, law reports, periodical payments, wills by sally

Soulsbury v Soulsbury [2007] EWCA Civ 938

“An agreement whereby a wife waived her entitlement to periodical payments from her former husband under an order of court on the promise of her former husband to leave her £100,000 in his will was legally effective even though it had not been approved by the court.”

WLR Daily, 10th October 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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