Reid to unveil anti-terror plans – BBC News
“Home Secretary John Reid is due to outline a series of tougher anti-terrorism measures which he hopes to win cross-party agreement on.”
BBC News, 7th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords urged to back pensions lifeboat fund – The Guardian
“The government could face defeat in the House of Lords today in a row over thousands of people who lost retirement savings when their companies went bust.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Simplifying Immigration Law: an initial consultation – Border & Immigration Agency
“Home Office Minister Liam Byrne, today launched proposals to simplify complex immigration and citizenship laws, delivering the commitment made by the Home Secretary last year.”
Simplifying Immigration Law: an initial consultation (PDF)
Border & Immigration Agency, 6th June 2007
Source: www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
Law firm fights FSA over ‘boiler rooms’ – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is locked in a court battle with a prominent firm of solicitors that it wants to fine £150,000 for alleged offences involving overseas “boiler rooms”.
The Times, 6th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Cooper) v. Parole Board – Times Law Reports
Parole board 55-day target unlawful
Regina (Cooper) v. Parole Board
Queen’s Bench Division
“Parole Board’s target of 55 days from request for the setting of hearing dates to considering the propriety of a person’s recall to prison, being driven by resources, was unlawful.”
The Times, 6th June 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.
Hilali v. Governor of Whitemoor Prison and Another – Times Law Reports
Habeas corpus ultimate remedy
Hilali v. Govenor of Whitemoor Prison and Another
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“Where subsequent events had rendered unlawful the continued detention of a person under an extradition order, and the appeal procedure had been exhausted, the appropriate remedy was the issue of a writ of habeas corpus.”
The Times, 6th June 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. Wilson (Ashlea) – Times Law Reports
Fear of disobeying father is no defence to murder
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A boy aged 13 did not have any defence to a charge of murder on the ground that he was complying with his father’s instructions, which he was too frightened to refuse to obey.”
The Times, 6th June 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.
London Borough of Islington v. Honeygan-Green – WLR Daily
London Borough of Islington v. Honeygan-Green
“Where the determination of a secure tenancy by the granting of a possession order had brought to an end an existing application under the Housing Act 1985 which had established the right to buy at a particular time and a particular price, that application was not capable of being revived once the tenancy itself had been revived.”
WLR Daily, 25th May 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.
Absent fathers face automatic fines and mandatory fees – The Times
“Errant fathers will be fined automatically if their child maintenance case ends up with the commission that replaces the Child Support Agency next year.”
The Times, 6th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BNP jibe at lawyer who opposed veiled judges – Daily Telegraph
“A barrister who argued that Muslim judges in Britain should never wear the veil in court has been accused by a fellow barrister of deploying the arguments of the British National Party.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met reveals £750k cash for honours inquiry bill – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard revealed yesterday that the police investigation into the cash-for-honours affair has cost more than £750,000 as two key figures were bailed again in connection with the allegations.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New concerns over right to detain travellers – The Guardian
“Civil liberty campaigners last night voiced fresh concerns over police and immigration counter-terrorism powers to question and detain for up to nine hours anyone travelling through a British airport, port or railway station.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cabinet revolt over stop and question plans – The Guardian
“A cabinet revolt has broken out over plans to give police extensive new powers to stop and question in the counter-terrorism bill, according to a letter circulated to cabinet members by the Northern Ireland secretary, Peter Hain, and largely endorsed by the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Small firms could be stung for £1bn if tax battle is lost – The Times
“Tens of thousands of small businesses could face a combined tax bill of £1 billion if the Law Lords rule in favour of the Treasury in its long-running battle against a small business owned by a married couple.”
The Times, 6th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New bid to tighten abortion rules – The Guardian
“Women seeking an abortion could be forced to receive counselling under proposals being considered at Westminster today.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landmark ‘husband and wife’ tax case begins in Lords – The Times
“A landmark court case that will decide whether hundreds of thousands of owner-managed small businesses will face significantly higher tax bills began today in the House of Lords.”
The Times, 5th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Suspects ‘denied’ lawyer access – BBC News
“Police are flouting rules to protect people in custody by denying suspects legal representation for ‘intelligence interviews’, lawyers have claimed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Related link: BBC Law in Action: Police ‘intelligence interviews’
Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: the way forward – Ministry of Justice
“In 2004 a consultation paper was issued on burial law reform – ‘Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: The Need for a Sensitive and Sustainable Approach’. A report on the responses received was published in April 2006. Since then the Government has considered the responses in more detail, has held a series of workshops and consulted within and outside government. In the light of that work, decisions have been taken on all the issues canvassed. The publication ‘Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: the way forward’ sets out the Government’s decisions in the order they were raised in the consultation paper.”
Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: the way forward (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Sharia carrier – The Lawyer
“Islamic finance is no longer a Middle East form of financing. In the last year the UK Government has made a concerted effort to promote sharia-compliant financial instruments, adapting regulations to facilitate their smooth entry into the market.”
The Lawyer, 4th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Shierson and another v. Rastogi – WLR Daily
Shierson and another v. Rastogi [2007] EWHC 1266 (Ch.)
The principle that judicial findings made in a previous case were not admissible in later proceedings as evidence of facts found only applied where a party in the second proceedings had not had opportunity, by himself or his privy, to challenge evidence adduced in the first hearing.
WLR Daily, 25th May 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.
