500 pubs adopt 24-hour drinking – BBC News
“About 500 pubs and clubs in England and Wales have been granted 24-hour licences in the two years since laws were changed, government figures show.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly witnesses to testify from home – The Times
“Frail and vulnerable elderly people will be able to give evidence from their own homes via video link to courts in a drive to prosecute more crimes against old people.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British lawyers call on President Musharraf to reinstate rule of law – The Times
“British lawyers are united in their condemnation of the treatment of lawyers in Pakistan and the dismissal of the Chief Justice and are calling for the re-instatement of the rule of law and the Constitution.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo (Vitol Services Ltd and others, third parties) – WLR Daily
Kensington International Ltd v. Republic of Congo (Vitol Services Ltd and others, third parties)
“On the proper construction of s 13 of the Fraud Act 2006, proceedings for the recovery of a debt were ‘ proceedings relating to property’ within the meaning of s 13(3) and bribery, whose essential feature was deception, was an offence involving ‘fraudulent conduct or purpose’ within the meaning of s 13(4) (b).”
WLR Daily, 8th November 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.
Law reaches out to foreign drivers who dodge fines – The Times
“Foreign drivers will be traced and forced to pay parking, bus lane and congestion charge fines, under a Government plan to address the problem of 700,000 unpaid penalties issued annually to vehicles that are registered overseas.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Deadly decisions – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers were shocked at the House of Lords decision to end compensation for those suffering from the asbestos-related condition of pleural plaques. Jon Robins looks at the legal ramifications.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th November 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Taking the fear out of Courts – Her Majesty’s Courts Service
“An initiative in the fight against fear and confusion felt by witnesses of the court process across England and Wales, has been launched by the Court Minister Maria Eagle, today.”
Her Majesty’s Courts Service, 8th November 2007
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
MPs try to cut abortion limit to 20 weeks – Daily Telegraph
“Labour and Conservative MPs are preparing to unite in a cross-party attempt to restrict access to abortion in Britain, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met chief’s attempt to block investigation made bad situation worse, says IPCC – The Guardian
“Allies and opponents of Sir Ian Blair yesterday said they believed he would keep his job as Britain’s most senior police officer, despite an official report into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes blaming him for exacerbating the damage caused to his force.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Penalty points double for speeding drivers – The Times
“Motorists face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Poetic shop assistant guilty of building library of terror – The Times
“A shop assistant at Heathrow airport who called herself the Lyrical Terrorist has become the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Abbot, 80, is jailed for abusing young boys – The Times
“The former Abbot of Buckfast Abbey was jailed yesterday for abusing young boys when he taught Latin at its preparatory school.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Podcast 33: Simon Myerson QC on Pupillage and how to get it… – Charon QC Blog
“Today I am talking to Simon Myerson QC, a member of Park Court Chambers in Leeds and author of the very useful blog ‘Pupillage and How to get it’. Simon is well qualified to give advice, which he does generously on his blog, having practised at the Bar for over twenty years and served as Head of Pupillage in his Chambers until 2003. Although he states on his blog that his experience is provincial rather than metropolitan, the advice given on his blog, structured in a logical and progressive way in the contents, will be of value to all who are contemplating a career at the Bar.”
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
Related link: Pupillage and how to get it
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Industrial Training (Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales) Order 2007
The PPP Administration Order Rules 2007
The Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Wandsworth London Borough Council v Randall – WLR Daily
Wandsworth London Borough Council v Randall [2007] EWCA Civ 1126
“Where a council sought an order for possession of a dwelling house let under a secure periodic tenancy under ground 16 of Pt III of Sch 2 to the Housing Act 1985, on the basis that accommodation was more extensive than was reasonably required by the tenant who had succeeded to the tenancy on the death of the original tenant, the relevant date for determining the composition of the successor tenant’s family was not the date of succession, but the date of the possession hearing.”
WLR Daily, 7th November 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.
Conn v Sunderland City Council – WLR Daily
Conn v Sunderland City Council
“In determining whether ‘harassment’ had occurred for the purposes of civil proceedings under s 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 the touchstone was to ask whether the gravity of the misconduct was of an order which would sustain criminal liability under s 2 of the Act.”
WLR Daily, 7th November 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.
Seymour v The Queen – WLR Daily
Seymour v The Queen [2007] UKPC 59
“A person who had possession of controlled drugs in Bermuda with the intention of supplying them to another person outside the territory of Bermuda, and therefore outside the jurisdiction of Bermudan Courts, did not commit an offence under s 6(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 of Bermuda.”
WLR Daily, 5th November 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.
CPS seeks views on prosecuting crimes against older people – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation on prosecuting crimes against older people, seeking views on how it deals with crimes against them and how it supports those who are victims and witnesses.”
Crown Prosecution Service press release, 7th November 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson
Appearance of bias with prosecutor on jury
Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson
House of Lords
“In certain circumstances, the inclusion of serving police officers and prosecuting lawyers on a jury might give the appearance that the defendant was not tried by an impartial and independent tribunal and therefore convictions might have to be quashed.”
The Times, 8th 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.
Attacking elderly is a hate crime, courts told – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who target the elderly are to be treated more harshly by the courts, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
