Wrestler jailed for choke murder – BBC News
“A self-styled wrestling expert has been jailed for life for choking a disabled man to death.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Church fears lawsuits over gay rights – Daily Telegraph
“Church leaders expressed fears last night that Christians could be sued under proposed new laws to protect gays from harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tax guide printed in small print – BBC News
“An authoritative guide to UK tax law has been published in smaller print to try to keep its growth under control.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
LSC appeals LawSoc’s High Court legal aid win – Legal Week
“The Legal Services Commission (LSC) is to appeal against the Law Society’s High Court victory on legal aid, the body announced last night (5 September).”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
City litigators want right to judge the judges – Legal Week
“Calls for judges to be assessed by court users have received strong backing from senior litigators, who have identified the quality of the judiciary as a major factor behind the length and expense of trials.”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
UK and US offices team up to accelerate patent prosecution process – OUT-LAW.com
“The US and UK patent offices have agreed to share and recognise each other’s patent examination reports under a new deal. The offices hope that the deal could save significant application time for would-be patent holders.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
A crime is committed online every 10 seconds in UK, say criminologists – OUT-LAW.com
“More than three million online crimes were carried out last year, according to estimates published today. These included more than 200,000 cases of financial fraud, twice the official number of real-world robberies carried out during the same period.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Fresh hope in Range Rover murders – BBC News
“The Criminal Cases Review Commission has agreed to look again at the conviction of a man jailed for a triple murder in Essex 12 years ago.”
BBC News, 7th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mandatory gun crime sentences ‘not being imposed’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are not imposing enough mandatory five-year jail terms on criminals convicted of gun possession, a Government minister said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Internet controls or citizen service, rival leaders tackle child protection – The Guardian
“New controls may be needed to prevent the internet and video games from exposing children to harmful or inappropriate material, ministers indicated yesterday, as they appointed a TV psychologist to head an official inquiry.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pathologist who could have cleared mother wins appeal – The Guardian
“The pathologist who failed to disclose test results on one of Sally Clark’s babies which could have pointed to a death from natural causes has won the right to stay on the register of Home Office-accredited pathologists.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
JAC makes first two High Court appointments – Legal Week
“The first High Court judges to be appointed under the new Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) selection process were announced today (6 September) by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment No.2) Order 2007
The National Park Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007
The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2007
The Independent Living Fund (2006) Order 2007
The Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
The debt claim process: helping people in debt to engage with the problem – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper seeks views on options for encouraging debtor engagement and consequential possible streamlining of procedures for dealing with non-defended debt claims. It will help to inform any proposed changes on handling debt problems in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th September 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina v Montgomery – Times Law Report
Prisoner failing to return is not an escaper
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where a prisoner who was on temporary release from prison failed to return to prison at the expiry of his release period, he could not be said to have escaped from custody and could not therefore be guilty of the common-law offence of escape from custody.”
The Times, 6th September 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 v Ukpabio – Times Law Reports
Court has common-law power to let accused appear by video link
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The court had no power outside the statutory provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 to direct that an accused could give evidence at his trial by live video link; however, in exceptional circumstances where it was appropriate for the defendant not to be present in court, it did have power to direct that he could participate in his trial by other means such as live video link.”
The Times, 6th September 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.
UK firms poised to reap rewards of class action litigation upswing – Legal Week
“The UK legal community is united in the belief that US-style class action litigation is set to take off throughout Europe, with product liability cited as a key growth sector. Claire Ruckin reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
HR professionals criticise equality law overhaul – OUT-LAW.com
“Proposed equality legislation is not clear enough for UK employers to follow and will not result in a more diverse workplace, according to the human resources professional body. The new laws will result in ‘box ticking’, the body said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
HSBC back in court over £5m gay claim – The Times
“HSBC is due back in court tomorrow to face the latest round in a £5 million discrimination claim brought by a gay former high-flyer.”
The Times, 5th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
