Attorney-General role under microscope – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lord Goldsmith’s time as Attorney-General highlighted the difficulties of trying to be both a lawyer and a politician.”
Law Society Gazette, 12th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Housing: encouraging responsible letting – Law Commission
“On 12 July we published a consultation paper dealing with issues of how to promote responsible behaviour by landlords, and control anti-social behaviour by tenants in the private sector.”
Housing: encouraging responsible letting
Law Commission, 12th July 2007
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
FSMA reform – Parliament approves regulatory reform of financial services – HM Treasury
“The Government today announced the successful passage through Parliament of the Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2007. The Order will reduce a number of burdens currently placed on the FSA and business.”
HM Treasury, 12th july 2007
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Companies Act under threat from European Commission – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Commission has proposed simplifying the law governing businesses in Europe just months after large parts of the UK’s new Companies Act came into force.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Unlimited jail terms under review – Daily Telegraph
“Jack Straw is reviewing the new open-ended jail terms amid fears that they are clogging up the prison system.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Motorcycling barrister floats a challenge to parking laws – The Times
“A barrister claimed yesterday that his motorcycle is immune to parking tickets because its wheels do not touch the ground when it is parked.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Civil case judges to drop traditional wig and gown – The Times
“Judges are to end centuries of tradition and abandon the wearing of wigs and gowns in hundreds of civil and family cases. The decision to abolish the 300-year-old horsehair headgear, along with wing collars and bands, was announced yesterday by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Google in court for “misleading its users” on paid links to advertisers – The Times
“Google, the world’s most popular internet search engine, is being taken to court for allegedly deceiving millions of users over links that are paid for by its advertisers. In the first legal action of its kind, Australia’s competition watchdog is seeking an injunction to stop Google from displaying search results that did not ‘expressly distinguish’ advertisements.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Military inquests to get more funds as Iraq death toll rises – The Times
“Ministers bowed to pressure yesterday and promised to provide extra funding for hard-pressed coroners’ courts holding inquests into military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child jail gets new head amid unease over use of restraint – The Guardian
“A quarter of young offenders at a troubled privately run child jail have been moved out and a new director appointed after official concern over the rising use of restraint by staff to control violent teenagers.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Soldier’s widow urges trial of friendly fire commander – The Guardian
“The widow of a British soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Iraq yesterday demanded the prosecution of an officer after a coroner questioned whether he was fit to command troops and described the incident as a ‘completely avoidable tragedy’.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Sultan, his ex-wife and the £2m ‘stolen’ by an invisible man – The Independent
“It is one of the most extraordinary court dramas of recent times, involving the Sultan of Brunei’s former wife, a fortune teller and a £2m gift to a man who may never have existed. But until yesterday, when three judges at the Court of Appeal ruled against the Sultan of Brunei’s right to anonymity in the case, its bizarre details had not been connected to him.”
The Independent, 12th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice announces reforms to court working dress – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Reforms to simplify judicial court working dress in England and Wales were announced today by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 12th July 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Court Funds Office – Children’s Fund Accounts – Ministry of Justice
“Administrative errors that led to damages awarded to children not being properly invested are being corrected Justice Minister Bridget Prentice told Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
A.F. Noonan (Architectural Practice) Ltd v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club – Times Law Reports
No contempt in publishing hearing in private
Court of Appeal
“It was not a contempt of court to publish information relating to proceedings sitting in private unless that information fell within one of the statutory-specific categories.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Exit signs – The Lawyer
“A staggering amount of lawyers have had enough, but they are sticking around for the money.”
The Lawyer, 9th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Faster childcare proceedings – vital for vulnerable children – HM Courts Service
“Consultations on proposals to speed up childcare proceedings and improve local authority applications to bring about quicker decisions on the care arrangements for vulnerable children.”
Faster childcare proceedings – vital for vulnerable children
HM Courts Service, 11th July 2007
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Top judge: “We’re not out of touch.” – The Times
“Sir Alan Moses, the judge who jailed the Soham murderer Ian Huntley, has dismissed suggestions that members of the judiciary are ‘out of touch’.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
