Man not guilty of Omagh murders – BBC News
“A Northern Ireland man has been cleared of the murders of 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb attack in 1998.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 20 December 2007
Lawyer condemns ‘lies’ over Guantanamo detainees’ release – The Independent
“The lawyer for three British residents arrested hours after returning to the UK from the US Guantanamo Bay detention centre today condemned the Government for ‘lying’ about their release.”
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK ‘should outlaw paying for sex’ – BBC News
“Commons Leader Harriet Harman has told the BBC she wants the law to be changed to make it illegal to pay for sex.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Public law family fees – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on the government’s strategy for developing the fees system in the civil and family courts of England and Wales. The consultation sets out proposals to:
- make changes to court fees in relation to Public Law Children Act process
- make changes to fees charged for Adoption proceedings.”
Public Law Family Fees Consultation Paper (PDF)
Questionnaire (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 19th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina v Winter – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A person who solicited another to commit murder as a secondary, as opposed to principal party was none the less guilty of the offence of soliciting another to murder.”
The Times, 20th December 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.
Law Society of England and Wales and Others v Shah and Others – Times Law Reports
Law Society of England and Wales and Others v Shah and Others
Chancery Division
“Where a third party was not able to pursue a debt claim directly against a bankrupt due to the fact that the bankruptcy had been discharged, thereby extinguishing the claim, the third party could none the less pursue the claim against the bankrupt’s insurers once the third party had obtained a decision admitting the claim in bankruptcy.”
The Times, 20th December 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.
Home for Christmas — Briton free after 20 years on death row – The Times
“A Briton who has spent 20 years on death row in an American prison will be freed today, his lawyer said yesterday.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child-killer case to be examined after key witness adds to doubts – The Times
“The Attorney-General is to look into the case in which two jurors have questioned the conviction of a childminder for killing a baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (Wales) Order 2007
The Income Tax Act 2007 (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2007
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2007
The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2007
The Public Records (Technology Strategy Board) Order 2007
The Fire and Rescue Services (Appointment of Inspector) Order 2007
The Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Guantánamo three held on return to UK – The Guardian
“Three men released from Guantánamo Bay after five years yesterday were being held by British police last night, even though, according to counter-terrorism sources, they are unlikely to face criminal charges in the UK.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jaso & Ors v Central Criminal Court No.2 Madrid [2007] EWHC 2983 (Admin) (14 December 2007)
Haw & Anor v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2007] EWHC 2960 (Admin) (12 December 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Musawi v RE International (UK) Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2981 (Ch) (14 December 2007)
Stockler Charity (a firm) v Revenue and Customs [2007] EWHC 2967 (Ch) (13 December 2007)
Hawkes v Cuddy & Ors [2007] EWHC 2999 (Ch) (13 December 2007)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pierce v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [2007] EWHC 2968 (QB) (13 December 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Straw to change self-defence laws – BBC News
“The self-defence laws are to be tightened to give people more confidence if they tackle criminals, the government has said.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peeping PC given suspended term – BBC News
“A police officer who admitted spying on a female colleague after he made a peephole into an Essex police station’s gym has received a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex attacker given four-year term – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for four years for a sex attack on a single mother who killed herself after seeing footage of the attack on a mobile phone.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rebukes Home Office over Iraqi boy seeking asylum – The Guardian
“A 15-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker deported to Austria is to be returned to the UK after a high court judge condemned the Home Office’s ‘total lack of humanitarianism’ in the case. He arrived unaccompanied in Britain a year ago, and was said by his carer to have been terrified when Border and Immigration Agency officials arrived without warning at his home in south-west London at 4am to arrest him last month.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers ban child restraint techniques – The Guardian
“Two restraint techniques used on children in custody have been suspended by ministers after medical concern. The so-called nose distraction, involving a painful upward chop against the septum, and the ‘double basket’, whereby the arms are crossed and held behind the back, are banned while their safety is checked.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Divorcee gets day in court to claim share of £45m fortune – The Guardian
“She has married four different millionaires and was described by her last husband as a ‘career divorcee’. Yesterday Susan Crossley appealed for more time to put her case for the right to a share of her last husband’s £45m declared fortune.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asylum-seekers from Congo face deportation – The Independent
“Thousands of failed asylum-seekers face forced removal to the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, where they say they face rape, torture and even death, after a landmark immigration ruling.”
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drivers face jail for using mobile phones – The Independent
People who use mobile phones while driving could face up to two years in prison, under new guidelines being published today by prosecutors.
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
