Day: 19 June 2007

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 19th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Secure Training Centre (Amendment) Rules 2007

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8 ) (England and Wales) Order 2007

The Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007

The Licensing Act 2003 (Persistent Selling of Alcohol to Children) (Prescribed Form of Closure Notice) Regulations 2007

The Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007

The Value Added Tax (Administration, Collection and Enforcement) Order 2007

The Value Added Tax (Payments on Account) (Amendment) Order 2007

The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Leicestershire) Order 2007

The Technology Strategy Board (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2007

The Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2007

The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2007

The Biofuels and Other Fuel Substitutes (Payment of Excise Duties etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2007

The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead) Order 2007

The Highways (SSSI Diversion Orders) (England) Regulations 2007

Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2007

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 2007

The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) (Amendment) Rules 2007

The Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Health Protection Agency (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2007

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Laboratories, Circuses and Avian Quarantine) Regulations 2007

The A404 Trunk Road (Handy Cross Junction Improvement) (Derestriction) Order 2007

The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2007

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

The Finance Act 1994, Section 220 (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality, Scotland) (Appointed Day) Order 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

New arrangements for Legal Reforms must be an improvement – Wired-GOV

Posted June 19th, 2007 in legal services, press releases by sally

“The Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales, Zahida Manzoor CBE, in her Annual Report, has said that the Government’s aims in the Legal Services Bill are laudable.”

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Ministry of Justice press release, 19th June 2007

Source: www.wired-gov.net

Related link: Annual Report of the Legal Services Ombudsman

Stash and grab – The Lawyer

Posted June 19th, 2007 in confiscation, special report by sally

“The confiscation penalties under the Proceeds of Crime Act highlight the UK Government’s commitment to tackling organised crime. By Gareth Rees QC and Jason Mansell.”

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The Lawyer, 18th June 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

UK firms beat US rivals for best workplaces – The Lawyer

Posted June 19th, 2007 in law firms, news by sally

“UK firms could be winning the battle for talent, as exclusive research by The Lawyer reveals that only 7 per cent of associates found US firms to be the most attractive employers.”

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The Lawyer, 18th June 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Mother loses child maintenance battle – The Times

Posted June 19th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“A divorced mother failed today in her legal battle with the Child Support Agency (CSA) over maintenance payments for her three children.”

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The Times, 19th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – WLR Daily

Posted June 19th, 2007 in EC law, health & safety, law reports by sally

Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Case C-127/05) 

“Because, inter alia, the provision in art 5(1) of Directive 89/391 imposing a duty on employers to ensure the safety and health of workers did not require employers to be subject to no-fault liability, the Commission of the European Communities had not established that, by restricting the duty on employers to ensure the safety and health of workers in all aspects related to work to a duty to do that only ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’, the UK had failed to fulfil its obligations under art 5(1) and (4) of the Directive.”

WLR Daily, 14th June 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.

Early jail release plan expected – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“Non-violent offenders could be let out of jail early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law on consent in rape cases is clear enough – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 19th, 2007 in news, rape by sally

“The Government has dropped plans to clarify the law on consent in rape cases, a senior source confirmed yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Dando’s killer wins second appeal hearing – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 19th, 2007 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“Barry George, the disturbed loner who is serving life for the murder of the television presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lesbian partners ‘should be recognised as parents’ – The Times

Posted June 19th, 2007 in homosexuality, news, parental rights by sally

“Britain’s most senior woman judge has called for same-sex couples who have children by artificial insemination to be legally recognised as the parents.”

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The Times, 19th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Children’s jail staff given wider powers of restraint – The Guardian

Posted June 19th, 2007 in news, young offenders by sally

“The rules governing the use of restraint techniques based on inflicting pain in privately-run children’s jails are to be widened to allow staff to use them to enforce everyday discipline, the Ministry of Justice confirmed yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

OFT raises threshold for merger probes – The Times

Posted June 19th, 2007 in competition, news by sally

“Mergers and acquisitions in industries worth less than £10 million will escape competition investigations in most cases according to new proposals from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”

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The Times, 18th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk  

The deadly ending to a ‘melodrama’ – The Times

Posted June 19th, 2007 in domestic violence, Islam, news, women by sally

“The murder of Banaz Mahmod, a Kurdish Muslim woman, by her father and uncle, has brought the practice of honour killings to the attention of the public and has again emphasised the plight of Asian women caught between traditional religious customs and modern Western values. Moreover, the death of Miss Mahmod, 20, forces us to examine how such crimes are treated by the criminal courts and raises a question about the quality of policing in such cases.”

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The Times, 19th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk