“Britain’s worst tax fraudster is using ‘smoke and mirrors’ to avoid paying back his illegally-gained fortune, a court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 19th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A justices’ clerk has attacked the swearing, raucousness, inappropriate dress and rudeness of those appearing before him in his court every day – but not in the dock.”
The Times, 20th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips has called on the Government to stay away from the selection of judges in the wake of ‘The Governance of Britain’ green paper published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
The Lawyer, 17th September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Police officers involved in high-speed chases are taking ‘unnecessary risks’, an official watchdog said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“DNA fingerprints of people who have not been convicted of a crime should be removed from the national database, Britain’s most influential ethical think-tank recommended yesterday.”
The Times, 18th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2007
The Gambling Act 2005 (Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre Order 2007
The Motor Cycles Etc. (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) Regulations 2007
The Equality Act 2006 (Termination of Appointments) Order 2007
The Equality Act 2006 (Commencement No.3 and Savings) Order 2007
The Charities (Exception from Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2007
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2007
The Court Funds (Amendment No 2) Rules 2007
The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Commencement No. 3 (Amendment)) Order 2007
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The Commission for Racial Equality, which is to be wound up later this month, is to make a final plea to the government this week to make an explicit commitment to the creation of an integrated Britain where inequality is rooted out and active civic participation by people from all backgrounds is encouraged.”
The Guardian, 18th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The confidential protection enjoyed by lawyers over their communications does not extend to in-house lawyers, the European Court of First Instance ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 17th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s Data Protection Act (DPA) does not implement European law properly, according to the European Commission which is investigating problems in the UK’s implementation of 11 of the Data Protection Directive’s articles, almost a third of the entire Directive.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than half of terror suspects under house arrest-like conditions in the UK are now British, according to figures.”
BBC News, 17th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK government has been accused of trying to reclassify two kinds of cluster bombs so they can still be used after a proposed global ban begins.”
BBC News, 18th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The law must be changed to stop the police keeping DNA samples from innocent people, an influential committee said today.”
The Independent, 18th September 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Organised criminals are increasingly targeting online communities such as social networking sites and multi-player computer games, a security report has warned.”
The Times, 17th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The legality of inheritance tax is under challenge. Last week Joyce Burden, 89, and her sister, Sybil, 81, lodged a last-ditch appeal in Strasbourg over the rule that each will have to pay inheritance tax on the home they jointly own near Marlborough, Wiltshire, because they cannot have the same exemptions given to married or gay couples in civil partnerships.”
The Times, 18th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thirteen judges signalled bad luck for so-called superdominant companies yesterday and confirmed Europe as the world’s most hostile arena for private sector titans.”
The Times, 18th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A new technique for testing DNA could transform civil litigation cases by supporting or refuting people’s claims that their health has been damaged by exposure to toxic chemicals.”
The Times, 17th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has been forced to house more than 45,000 prisoners in police cells under emergency measures to ease the jail overcrowding crisis.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A review of human rights laws in Britain and Europe has been demanded by John Reid amid fresh fears that they are hindering the fight against crime and terrorism.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Internet crime has become a major commercial activity, reveals a report by computer security company Symantec.”
BBC News, 17th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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