Can you keep a secret? The Temple’s open – The Times
“Four hundred years ago the Temple was granted its charter. Now, it is holding a year-long festival to celebrate.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Day: 15 January 2008
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Barred List Prescribed Information) Regulations 2008
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2008
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008
The Trade Marks and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Courts-Martial (Royal Air Force) Rules 2007
The Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007
The Education (Pupil Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Environmental Noise (Identification of Noise Sources) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Data Sharing Code of Practice) Order 2008
The Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008
The Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Services or Facilities) Regulations 2007
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Seventh Replenishment) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Robot suit ‘hurt TV show actor’ – BBC News
“An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a top children’s television programme has taken the production company to an industrial tribunal.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Report
MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
“A foreign national child of parents or a relative present and settled in the UK was not entitled to enter unless he would be maintained, without recourse to public funds, by the parent or relative he was seeking to join, not third parties.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
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.
Tag-a-lag: Chip implants mooted for UK prisoners – The Register
“The Ministry of Justice is planning to solve the crisis in the UK prison system by fitting prisoners with surgically implanted tracking chips, claims the Independent on Sunday, citing a senior Ministry official. The chips, claims the paper, would be used to keep order in prison and to enforce home curfews.”
The Register, 14th January 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Alternative dispute resolution: annual pledge report 2006/07 – Ministry of Justice
“The Annual Pledge Report monitors the effectiveness of the government’s commitment to using alternative dispute resolution across government departments and agencies.
The 2006/07 report shows that alternative dispute resolution has been used in 331 cases across government, with 225 leading to settlement, and with estimated savings of £73.08 million.”
The Annual Pledge Report 2006/07 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 15th January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Home Secretary Moves to Ratify the Council Of Europe Convention Against Trafficking in 2008 – Home Office
“Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, today announced her intention to ratify the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking by the end of the year. Ratification of the Convention against Trafficking will be yet another milestone in the Government’s concerted strategy to protect the victims of trafficking and bring to justice those that exploit them.”
Home Office press release, 14th January 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Longer jail term for blackmailer – BBC News
“An animal rights extremist who waged a five-year blackmail campaign against companies and individuals has had her jail sentence increased.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge in murder case bail row – The Times
“A judge who freed a policeman accused of murdering his wife, enabling him apparently to kill again, said yesterday that he could not remember why he had granted bail.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Why is conviction rate so appallingly low?’ – The Guardian
“The Guardian asked experts and a rape victim if the law should be changed to help increase convictions.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police and prosecutors ‘failing rape victims’ – The Guardian
“Promiscuity among young people and the failure of police and prosecutors to put enough effort into investigating cases are two of the principal causes in the collapse in the number of rape convictions, the country’s top law officers say today.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS faces landmark case on equal pay agreement – The Lawyer
“The NHS is facing a landmark test case that could pave the way for more than 800,000 equal pay claims, which will run parallel to recent high-profile claims against local authorities.”
The Lawyer, 14th January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Banks hope ‘dream team’ of top QCs will secure victory in overdraft fees test case – The Times
“High street banks have assembled a dream team of top-ranked QCs to fight a test case this week that could determine the future of retail bank fees.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ID cards for foreigners within three years – The Guardian
“The introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals in Britain will take at least three years to complete, ministers are to confirm this month.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioner jailed for £2.4m fraud operation – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner was jailed for five years for masterminding one of Britain’s biggest benefit frauds.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquiry launched into Hain donations – Financial Times
“Peter Hain remained in the line of fire on Monday as a parliamentary inquiry was launched into his donation errors and the Conservatives stepped up the pressure on the embattled work and pensions secretary.”
Financial Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.ft.com
TUPE can catch global transfers but could leave workers empty handed – OUT-LAW.com
“A law to protect workers when a business changes hands can apply to jobs transferred outside Europe, according to a recent ruling. But British workers could be left jobless and without compensation in such cases, an employment specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Police resume use of DNA method – BBC News
“Police forces in England and Wales are to resume using Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA testing techniques.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner refuses MoD papers plea – BBC News
“A coroner has refused to return secret documents mistakenly handed to him by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a pre-inquest hearing was told.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Media challenge national security claim for secrecy in murder trial – The Guardian
“Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand unprecedented in modern times – that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret, for ‘national security’ reasons.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
