“A control order which places severe curbs on a major terrorist suspect must remain in place, the court of appeal ruled today in a victory for the home secretary, John Reid.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gouldsmith v. Mid-Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust
General Medical Council v. Hiew
Hicks v. Russell Jones & Walker
Lake v. British Transport Police
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note that the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
Survivor was not successor to secure tenancy
Birmingham City Council v. Walker
House of Lords
“Where a joint tenant of council property became by survivorship the sole tenant, before becoming a secure tenant on the introduction of such tenancies in 1980 she was not herself a successor within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985 so as to debar further succession.”
The Times, 17th May 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.
Later appeal decision prevails
Regina v. M; Regina v. Z; Regina v. I; Regina v. R; Regina v. B (No. 2)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where a judge at a preparatory hearing made a ruling which was overturned on appeal and a differently constituted Court of Appeal in a subsequent case held that the earlier case had been decided per incuriam, the judge was bound to follow the later decision in the interests of justice as a whole and because any rulings of law made at preparatory hearings had correctly to reflect the law which would govern the trial The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, so held when giving reserved reasons for dismissing on April 19 an interlocutory appeal by M, Z, I, R and B against a ruling made on April 4, 2007 by Judge Beaumont, QC, at the Central Criminal Court at a preparatory hearing under Part III of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 when he held that he was bound by the decision in R v Rowe ( The Times March 26, 2007) rather than another Court of Appeal’s decision in the first appeal of R v M and Others (unreported [2007] EWCA Crim 218) which was decided earlier.”
The Times, 17th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“The judiciary has refused to give its full backing to the Government’s controversial new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after senior judges failed to reach an agreement at a specially-convened meeting yesterday (15 May).”
Legal Week, 16th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “Web site” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet.”
Reuters, 16th May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Related link: Statement from the Judicial Communications Office: Mr Justice Openshaw
“Law firms should stop shepherding new recruits into specialisms based on background or gender, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 16th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Civil liberties and homelessness campaigners last night sharply criticised plans to give the police powers to ‘shut and seal’ all premises, including flats, pubs and clubs, generating yobbish behaviour.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s travails over the introduction of the controversial home information packs (Hips) continued yesterday, despite its defeat of a last-minute Conservative motion calling for them to be dumped. Opposition peers are hopeful they are on course to defeat the government in a separate House of Lords vote next Tuesday, although the motion will not kill the proposals.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fathers will be allowed to take six months’ paid paternity leave instead of mothers under new Government proposals. The law will not come into effect until maternity cover is extended to 12 months, which will happen in April 2009 at the earliest.
OUT-LAW.com, 17th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A draft bill setting out reform of the UK’s laws on assisted reproduction is being published later.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple who lied over how their baby son died were months from prosecution under new homicide laws, police say.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to as high as 18, a report says today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Debating youth justice: from punishment to problem solving (PDF)
“Abortion laws will be subjected to the first parliamentary review for 17 years as a result of draft legislation on human embryology to be published today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government has sounded a last-minute rallying call to lawyers in the UK in the bid to encourage the legal profession to engage with its consultation on the Companies Act.”
Legal Week, 17th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The judiciary has this week come under renewed criticism for failing to police its own after it emerged one of the UK’s most senior judges has been working behind the scenes despite facing a court battle of his own over allegations of indecent exposure.”
Legal Week, 17th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Senior judges have backed the Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips’ criticisms of the new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after an emergency meeting of the Judge’s Council was held yesterday (15 May).”
The Lawyer, 16th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A deal is expected to be struck between the Lord Chancellor and the judiciary to resolve the crisis over the new Ministry of Justice before next week’s showdown meeting before Parliament.”
The Times, 17th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor has been forced to disclose that he holds a list of judges disciplined for misuse of their computers, including viewing pornography.”
The Times, 17th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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