Former pro-paedophilia campaigner jailed – Reuters
“A former member of a group that promoted sex with children was jailed on Monday for child pornography offences, police said.”
Reuters, 13th August 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
What can’t you have on a T-shirt? – BBC News
“A man is risking a fine for having an “offensive” slogan on his T-shirt. So, what can you print on one?”
BBC News, 13th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Someone to watch over you – The Times
“In seven weeks’ time, the old-style power of attorney is changing. What will the new documents cover and how do you set them up?”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Will new power of attorney regime really protect the elderly? – The Times
“A new regime takes effect this October that should help to protect the elderly, particularly against pressure to change a will to relatives’ dismay. But will it?”
The Times, 14th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Magistrates’ Courts (Parenting Orders) (Amendment) Rules 2007
The Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007
The Gaming Machine (Supply &c.) Regulations 2007
The Gambling Act 2005 (Repeal) (Remote Operating Licence and Credit) Regulations 2007
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2007
The Small Society Lotteries (Registration of Non-Commercial Societies) Regulations 2007
The Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) Regulations 2007
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (Bennett) v. Inner South London Coroner, Officers A and B and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, interested parties – Times Law Reports
Whether jury can be trusted
“While facts were for the jury, coroners were entitled to consider whether it was safe to leave a particular verdict on the evidence to the jury.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina v. P Ltd. and Another – Times Law Reports
Ingredients of safety at work offence by officer
“An offence was committed by an officer of a body corporate which broke health and safety laws through his behaviour if he either knew of the relevant facts giving rise to the offence, or if he did not know, should by reason of the circumstances, have been put on inquiry as to whether the relevant safety procedures were in place.”
The Times, 13th August 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 (Singh) v. Stratford Magistrates Court – Times Law Reports
No entitlement to trial
Regina (Singh) v Stratford Magistrates Court
“Where a hospital or guardianship order was made under section 37(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983, there was no entitlement to a trial under section 37(3). The Queen’s Bench Divisional Court (Lord Justice Hughes and Mr Justice Treacy) so held on July 3, 2007, when dismissing a claim for judicial review by Surat Singh of the decision of a district judge to adjourn his trial for a second psychiatric report with a view to considering making either a hospital or guardianship order under section 37(1) without convicting him accused under section 37(3).”
The Times, 13th August 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.
Rail firm’s legal threat to silence passenger watchdog – The Times
“Britain’s worst-performing train company tried to silence the official passenger watchdog by threatening to sue it for libel for making a complaint about its poor performance.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
School cannot sack head in ‘gay marriage’ – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers have told the Roman Catholic Church that it cannot sack a Catholic headmaster who has entered a civil partnership with a male teacher.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile gets life sentence for attacks on girls over 12 years – The Guardian
“A paedophile who committed ‘grave and disgraceful’ attacks on two young girls over 12 years was jailed for life yesterday. Morris Petch, 50, will spend a minimum of 12 years behind bars after a judge condemned him as a serious risk.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court secrecy rules hide child abuse errors – Daily Telegraph
“Shocking failures in the child protection system are being hidden by the secrecy of England’s family courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Guantánamo man’s family release ‘torture’ dossier – The Guardian
“A British resident held by the US as an alleged terrorist has claimed his captors repeatedly tortured him, subjecting him to beatings, sexual abuse and threats of execution.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Queen sends in lawyers over ‘royal rage’ film – Daily Telegraph
“The Queen has instructed her lawyers to take action over the way a BBC programme trailer misrepresented her by suggesting she had stormed out of a photo shoot.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police to use terror laws on Heathrow climate protesters – The Guardian
“Armed police will use anti-terrorism powers to ‘deal robustly’ with climate change protesters at Heathrow next week, as confrontations threaten to bring major delays to the already overstretched airport.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Climate change protesters set up Heathrow camp – The Independent
“Heathrow climate change activists have set up their protest camp two days early, after weeks of secrecy over the proposed site during which they fought a sweeping injunction against them.”
The Independent, 13th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prostitutes face jail under tougher law – The Observer
“The government was last night accused of turning the clock back 25 years by introducing a law that will allow courts to imprison prostitutes who are arrested for soliciting. The move has provoked the fury of women’s support groups, who say the move will do nothing to address the root causes of the illicit trade in sex.”
The Observer, 12th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tory plan to curb forced marriages – The Observer
“A crackdown on forced marriages, in which young British Asian women are coerced into marrying mainly Pakistani men, is to be proposed by the Tories next week.”
The Observer, 12th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police issue on-the-spot penalty fines once every three minutes – The Times
“On-the-spot fines for crimes such as being drunk and disorderly, destroying property and shoplifting are being issued at a rate of one every three minutes, according to latest police figures.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
NatWest Three cry foul over witnesses – The Times
“Lawyers for the three former NatWest executives caught up in the Enron scandal have levelled an astonishing series of allegations against London solicitors representing the bank’s parent, RBS.”
The Times, 12th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
