Police want gun witness anonymity – BBC News
“Witnesses to gun crime should be given a guarantee they will not be identified in court, police chiefs say.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: September 2007
Watchdog ends ban on part-human part-animal embryo research – The Guardian
“British stem cell scientists celebrated the end of a lengthy battle to create embryos which are part-human and part-animal yesterday after the research was approved by the government’s fertility watchdog.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Depressed judge leapt to his death from flat – The Times
“A judge killed himself by jumping 50ft from his third-floor apartment because he was suffering from depression and anxiety – induced partly by drugs that were prescribed for his high blood pressure, an inquest was told yesterday.”
The Times, 6th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Women climb career ladder faster – but are paid less for doing same job – The Times
“Women are beating men up the career ladder but are still being paid less and getting smaller bonuses for doing similar work.”
The Times, 5th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Cottrell; Regina v Fletcher – Times Law Reports
Change-of-law appeals should not be referred
Regina v Cottrell; Regina v Fletcher
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, would not normally extend time in which to renew an application for leave to appeal against conviction on the basis of a change in the law, the Criminal Cases Review Commission should not normally refer a conviction.”
The Times, 5th September 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 (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Continued detention of failed asylum-seeker is lawful
Regina (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“The continued detention, pending deportation, of a failed asylum-seeker after the end of a term of imprisonment because the safety of the public would be at risk and there was a high risk that he would abscond, was not unlawful.”
The Times, 5th September 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Halting Annuitisation) Regulations 2007
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 8 ) Regulations 2007
The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007
The Manufactured Interest (Tax) Regulations 2007
The Income Tax (Manufactured Overseas Dividends) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Sale and Repurchase of Securities (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 2007
The Sale and Repurchase of Securities (Amendment of Instruments) Order 2007
The Finance Act 2007 (Schedules 13 and 14) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Privacy guidance explains when DVLA can share car owner’s details – OUT-LAW.com
“The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) may pass on individuals’ personal details if there is good reason, such as the prevention or detection of crime, according to guidance published today by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Put everyone on DNA database, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior appeal court judge has called for a national DNA database recording everyone living in or entering the country.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents must keep barred pupils at home – The Guardian
“Parents whose children are suspended from school because of bad behaviour will be required to keep them indoors or face fines of up to £1,000. Laws coming into force this week will compel parents to put excluded pupils under home detention and prevent them from roaming the streets during the first five days of an exclusion order.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrates discharge student who rested feet on train seat – The Guardian
“A railway company was rebuked by magistrates yesterday as they gave a student an absolute discharge for resting her feet on a train seat.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
English lawyers take the high road – The Lawyer
“A poor work-life balance and the high cost of living is leading English lawyers to head north of the border to practise, according to Scottish law firms and recruiters.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Tour operators lose ‘stealth tax’ legal challenge – The Times
“A group of tour operators has lost its High Court challenge against the Government’s Air Passenger Duty (APD), a controversial £2 billion a year levy branded a ‘stealth tax of the skies’.”
The Times, 4th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New anti-laundering rules prove ineffective – The Lawyer
“The move to a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering regulation has yielded little fruit, according to new research.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
In re Leeds United Association Football Club Ltd – Times Law Reports
No priority for liability to dismissal damages
In re Leeds United Association Football Club Ltd
“Where administrators adopted the contracts of employment of a company and the company subsequently become liable to pay damages for the wrongful termination of those contracts, the damages were not payable in priority to other expenses since that liability was not within the words ‘wages or salary’.”
The Times, 4th September 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.
Magic circle left wanting in female partnership stakes – The Lawyer
“The magic circle is falling short in the diversity stakes when it comes to female partners, with all four seeing less than 10 per cent of their equity falling into female hands.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Licensing Act 2003 (Summary Review of Premises Licences) Regulations 2007
The Gambling (Lottery Machine Interval) Order 2007
The Electronic Commerce Directive (Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006) Regulations 2007
The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (Commencement No.2) Order 2007
The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs and Another – Times Law Reports
No pension entitlement for fee-paid part-time chairmen
Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs and Another
“Part-time fee-paid tribunal chairmen were not workers and were not entitled to a pension.”
The Times, 4th September 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.
Marked increase in employment tribunal cases – The Lawyer
“Employment tribunal cases continued to rise during 2006-07, up 15 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Tribunals Service have revealed.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
