Day: 27 March 2008
Strengthened constitutional role of the Law Commission – Law Commission
“ The Lord Chancellor has announced his intention to strengthen the role of the Law Commission. Law Commission Chairman Sir Terence Etherton responds.”
Law Commission, 25th March 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
The Public Law Outline: Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Public Law Outline: Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th March 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Working for everyone: building community confidence in the criminal justice system – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has given a lecture at the Royal Society of Arts on public confidence in the criminal justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Soldier wife wins deportation row – BBC News
“The wife of a Northumberland soldier threatened with deportation has won the right to stay with her family.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smoke ban rebel owner fined again – BBC News
“The first landlord in England to be prosecuted under the smoking ban has been fined again for continuing to allow his customers to light up.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GBH doctor suspended for a year – BBC News
“A doctor who beat a paramedic into a coma has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) for 12 months.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog admits failure over Rock – BBC News
“The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has admitted it failed to regulate Northern Rock adequately.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Justice is a victim of politics, not soft judges’ – Daily Telegraph
“As the judiciary is criticised over sentences for firearms offences, Lord Woolf says that it is politicians who have undermined the system.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisons ‘to remain at bursting’ says Jack Straw – Daily Telegraph
“Prisons will be at bursting point for the next two years, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has admitted. His disclosure will prompt fears that emergency measures, such as the use of police cells to house prisoners and early release schemes are here to stay.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Catholics could join the royal succession – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown is to consider abolishing the Act that prevents Roman Catholics marrying into the Royal Family or becoming king or queen, in a move that could lead to the disestablishment of the Church of England.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘One out, one in’ law for schools which expel pupils – The Guardian
“All secondary schools will be forced by law to take in pupils that their neighbouring schools exclude, the education secretary announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newts keep couple out of £1m farmhouse – The Guardian
“Breeding newts could stop a couple moving back into their £1m farmhouse after they were flooded out in last summer’s storms.
When the Histeds applied to unblock the ditch on the side of the M4 they were told the species is so rare that potential habitats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Too-tough judges out of touch, says Straw – The Guardian
“The high use of prison by some judges and magistrates often bears little connection with local violent crime rates and may even be out of step with local public opinion, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, suggested yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care – The Guardian
“The government will extend the Human Rights Act to protect up to 300,000 people who have been placed by local authorities in privately-run residential and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK asylum system ‘is still not fit for purpose’ – The Times
“An independent report warned today that although the United Kingdom’s asylum system had improved slightly it was still not ‘fit for purpose’.
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
NHS boss is jailed for £11m fraud – The Times
“An NHS finance chief who was desperate to meet financial targets was jailed for 12 months yesterday for a multimillion-pound fraud.”
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Forces may lose hundreds of police as minister threatens to cap budgets – The Times
“Hundreds of officers will be taken off the streets if the Government pursues plans being announced today to curb the spending of five police forces.”
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog investigates Miss Bimbo website – The Times
“A website criticised for encouraging young girls to embrace plastic surgery and dieting is being investigated by a communications watchdog over claims that it has breached rules about targeting children with premium rate phone lines.”
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAA told to scrap fingerprint plan for Terminal 5 travellers – The Times
“BAA has climbed down over plans to fingerprint passengers at Heathrow’s new fifth terminal after the privacy watchdog said the move may be illegal.”
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
