Day: 20 November 2007

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 20th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Fire and Rescue Services (Emergencies) (Wales) Order 2007

The Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007

The Rating Lists (Valuation Date) (Wales) Order 2007

The Maintained Schools (Partnership Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2007

The Substance Misuse (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Wales) Regulations 2007

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2207

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Tajikistan) Order 2007

The Harbour School Order 2007

The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The East Kent Railway Order 2007

The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No 3) Order 2007

The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No 2) Order 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Regina (D) v Bromley London Borough Council and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 20th, 2007 in judicial review, law reports, school exclusions by sally

Regina (D) v Bromley London Borough Council and Another

Court of Appeal

“It was contrary to natural justice for an education appeals panel to fail to provide an excluded pupil with the opportunity to comment on exceptional circumstances or other reasons which led the panel to refuse to direct his reinstatement at the school from which he had been permanently excluded.”

The Times, 20th November 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. 

In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) – Times Law Reports

Posted November 20th, 2007 in inquests, law reports, reporting restrictions by sally

In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest)

Family Division

“Coroner’s inquests were court proceedings subject to the same principles and limitations governing other courts.”

The Times, 20th November 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.

New Testament Church of God v Stewart – Times Law Reports

Posted November 20th, 2007 in clergy, employment, law reports by sally

New Testament Church of God v Stewart

Court of Appeal

“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”

The Times, 20th November 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.

Grace and favour showdown looms as Speaker fights for pension perk – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in news, parliament, pensions by sally

“Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is fighting an attempt by Gordon Brown to scrap the ‘grace and favour’ pension that comes with his job, The Times has learnt.”

Full story

The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mascot is too white, male and blond…so Met introduces the PC PCs – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in minorities, news, police by sally

“Scotland Yard is spending £15,000 on ethnically diverse police mascots after complaints that PCSO Steve, its current rubber representative, is too white, too male, and too blond.”

Full story

The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Inquiry clears heart hospital over deaths – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2007 in hospitals, news by sally

“Heart transplants have been allowed to resume at one of the UK’s specialist hospitals following an investigation into a rise in the number of patient deaths, the Healthcare Commission said today.”

Full story

The Guardian, 20th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More companies head to court as economy worsens – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in Commercial Court, news by sally

“The Woolf reforms are facing their first ‘economic stress test’ as commercial court cases rise for the first time in six years.”

Full story

The Times, 19th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Counter-terrorism officials rethink stance on Muslims – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2007 in Islam, news, terrorism by sally

“Counter-terrorism officials are rethinking their approach to tackling the radicalisation of Muslim youth, abandoning what they admit has been offensive and inappropriate language. They say the term ‘war on terror’ will no longer be heard from ministers. Instead, they will use less emotive language, emphasising the criminal nature of the plots and conspiracies. The government in future, they add, will talk of a ‘struggle’ against extremist ideology, rather than a ‘battle’.”

Full story

The Guardian, 20th Novemeber 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shooting victim jailed for lying – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2007 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A shooting victim who was too scared to help police catch his attacker has been jailed for three months.”

Full story

BBC News, 19th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Britain’s longest-serving prisoner dies – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, John Straffen, who was sentenced to hang more than half a century ago, has died in prison. Straffen, aged 77, was convicted of murdering a schoolgirl in 1952 and admitted killing two others, but his death sentence was commuted because he was ‘feeble-minded’. The Ministry of Justice said last night that Straffen had died in Frankland prison, County Durham, yesterday after an illness. He was believed to be on a list of around 20 prisoners, which includes the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who were never to be released.”

Full story

The Guardian, 20th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police action over TV film ‘undermined free speech’ – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in freedom of expression, Islam, media, news, police by sally

“MPs have accused West Midlands Police of seeking to undermine freedom of speech by making a ‘perverse’ complaint about a Channel 4 programme that exposed extremism in a British mosque.”

Full story

The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Protecting the country’s silver – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in legal services, parliament, special report by sally

“Lord Hunt of Wirral tells Edward Fennell about the dogged, systematic and determined work on the Legal Services Bill.”

Full story

The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Family doctors to shun national database of patients’ records – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2007 in doctors, medical records, news by sally

“Nearly two-thirds of family doctors are poised to boycott the government’s scheme to put the medical records of 50 million NHS patients on a national electronic database, a Guardian poll reveals today.”

Full story

The Guardian, 20th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK joins call to repatriate Guantanamo youngest – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism, war crimes by sally

“British lawyers have joined the call on the Canadian Government to intervene over Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has now spent a quarter of his life in captivity there.”

Full story

The Times, 19th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Human rights in the (bus) queue? – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in constitutional law, human rights, special report by sally

“Lord Bingham of Cornhill can’t quite see the point of a new bill of rights.”

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The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Small print is ignored and needs a rethink, says Government study – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 20th, 2007 in consumer credit, consumer protection, news by sally

“Information requirements are an irritant for business and consumers routinely ignore the small print overload because it is turgid and confusing, according to a Government study. A new report calls for a rethink by policy-makers and businesses.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

‘Tough rules’ for private equity – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2007 in news, private equity by sally

“Private equity firms will face tougher standards demanding ‘more openness’, a review is expected to say.”

Full story

BBC News, 20th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

Lie detector to target claimants – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2007 in benefits, news, telecommunications by sally

“Lie detection technology will be used for the first time on telephone calls of unemployment benefit claimants.”

Full story

BBC News, 20th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

Lords to reject new embryo Bill – The Independent

Posted November 20th, 2007 in assisted reproduction, embryology, homosexuality, news by sally

“The Archbishop of York last night led a powerful cross-party attack by peers on plans to make it easier for lesbian couples to become parents through fertility treatment.”

Full story

The Independent, 20th November 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk