Spot fines for thieves ‘stupidity in practice’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has branded Government policy to give thieves on-the-spot fixed penalties as ‘stupidity in practice’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK lawyers attempt to stop American execution – The Times
“A team of leading UK lawyers has intervened to halt the execution by lethal injection this week of America’s longest-serving prisoner on ‘death row’ — pending a US Supreme Court decision on whether the method is ‘cruel or unnecessary’. ”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorce lawyers ‘put fees before clients’ – The Independent
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the latest celebrity couple to find out the hard way that divorce often ends in a long, acrimonious and expensive court battle. But many costly annulments could be avoided if alternative and less hostile means of separation were explored first, new research suggests.”
The Independent, 16th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007
The Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2007
The Toot Hill School (School Day and School Year Regulations) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Children’s tsar attacks youth justice policy – The Guardian
“The children’s tsar today attacked the government’s youth justice policy, which he warned is enraging and alienating young people.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Son wins battle to stop Tories inheriting £10m – The Times
“The Conservatives today lost a High Court battle over a multimillion pound bequest from a mentally deluded man who believed that only Margaret Thatcher could save him from an international satanic conspiracy.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rampion and another v Franfinance SA and another – WLR Daily
Rampion and another v Franfinance SA and another (Case C-429/05)
“A consumer’s right under certain conditions, under art 11(2) of Directive 87/102 on consumer credit, to pursue remedies against the provider of finance to him under a credit agreement, applied to a credit facility allowing credit on a number of occasions as well as credit for a single transaction, and the right could not be made conditional on the prior offer of credit naming the goods or services being financed.”
WLR Daily, 4th October 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
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 Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Red tape driving UK disputes teams, finds poll – Legal Week
“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.”
Legal Week, 15th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Newspapers challenge anonymity for child porn offender – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion inquiry asks scientists to disclose links to faith groups – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents waiting five years for child support – The Guardian
“Almost 35,000 single parents have been waiting more than five years for the Child Support Agency to resolve their claims, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bill to regulate solicitors ‘risks another miners’ compensation fiasco’ – The Times
“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.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legalise all drugs: chief constable demands end to ‘immoral laws’ – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 15th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Plan to put prisoners in court cells – The Observer
“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.”
The Observer, 14th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Armed police call-outs ‘rising’ – BBC News
“The number of call-outs of armed police has increased by more than 50% in a decade, figures show.”
BBC News, 14th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail wins court injunction to stop strikes planned for next week – The Guardian
“Royal Mail last night won an high court ruling outlawing two one-day strikes planned by postal workers next week.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No corruption’ in Lawrence case – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 13th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lubbock father claims over death – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 12th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
