Terror concessions being planned – BBC News
“The government will compromise to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects from 28 days to 42 days…”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: May 2008
One child under 10 killed every week – Daily Telegraph
“One child under the age of 10 is killed every week, shocking new figures showed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
SB v X County Council – Times Law Report
Court of Appeal
“In contentious adoption cases, where the court was dispensing with parental consent, the question of any contact between the children and their family members was for the court and not the local authority to resolve.”
The Times, 29th May 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.
Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“The introduction of a new and more restrictive regime for highly skilled immigrants was unlawful because it prejudiced people already admitted to the UK under an earlier regime by reducing their opportunity to gain permanent rights of residency.”
The Times, 29th May 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.
Reforming Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission
“On 28 May 2008, the Law Commission published a summary of responses to its Consultation Paper. The summary document reports the arguments that have been put to us on consumer insurance reform. A further paper will deal with business insurance reform. There is a wide consensus that consumer insurance law is in urgent need of reform – not only among consumer groups, lawyers and brokers, but also among most insurance companies.”
Law Commission, 28th May 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Scientology protest: Liberty challenges police over summons – The Guardian
“The police force that issued a teenager with a court summons for calling Scientology a cult could face a judicial review over the legality of its policing guidelines.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council motoring fines ‘illegal’ – BBC News
“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Society and AWS launch two-year equal pay campaign – Legal Week
“The Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) are launching an equal pay campaign, after fresh research revealed significant salary inequalities within the profession.”
Legal Week, 29th May 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
US cluster bombs to be banned from UK – The Guardian
“The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Labs escape outbreak prosecution – BBC News
“The animal health laboratories at the centre of last summer’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will not be prosecuted, Surrey County Council says.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Discrimination: Is it time to extend the age laws? – The Guardian
“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy is fined for dropping balloon – BBC News
“A teenager who was fined for littering when he dropped a deflated balloon in a city centre may fight the case.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Minister signals end of business regulation era – The Guardian
“Britain has reached the end of the era of major legislation regulating business, the business secretary, John Hutton, will say today in a speech challenging the idea that workplace exploitation is tackled by new laws.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cook Yvonne Godwin made rat poison cake for unfaithful husband – The Times
“A former hospital cook who laced her unfaithful husband’s fruit cake with rat poison was spared jail yesterday. Yvonne Godwin baked the poisoned cake after discovering that her husband of 30 years had been having an affair with her best friend’s sister.”
The Times, 29th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Specialist drug courts ‘working’ – BBC News
“Specialist courts which deal only with drugs offenders are proving a success, the government has said.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nisha Patel-Nasri: Husband convicted of special constable’s murder – The Guardian
“The husband of Nisha Patel-Nasri, the special constable who was stabbed to death on her third wedding anniversary, was today convicted of her murder.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New review of fancy dress killing – BBC News
“A financial adviser dressed as a Ghostbuster who was seen being punched during a fight outside a pub was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Spying council to be investigated – BBC News
“A privacy watchdog is to investigate a council that used powers to spy on people, including a family suspected of lying about where they lived.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Norbrook Laboratories (Gb) Ltd v Adair & Anor [2008] EWHC 978 (QB) (06 May 2008)
Crowley v Surrey County Council & Ors [2008] EWHC 1102 (QB) (20 May 2008)
WRN Ltd. v Ayris [2008] EWHC 1080 (QB) (21 May 2008)
Sandford & Anor v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2008] EWHC 1106 (QB) (21 May 2008)
BRB (Residuary) Ltd. v Connex South Eastern Ltd [2008] EWHC 1172 (QB) (23 May 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bristol Magistrates Court [2008] EWHC 1153 (Admin) (07 May 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
