Day: 23 September 2009

Broadband tax ‘to be made law’ – BBC News

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in internet, news, taxation by sally

“A controversial broadband tax ‘will be law before the next election’, according to Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DPP publishes interim policy on prosecuting assisted suicide – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

“Launching his interim policy on prosecuting cases of assisted suicide today, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, called for public participation in a 12-week consultation on the factors he has identified which will be taken into account when considering whether prosecutions will be brought for this offence.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Bar Council Urges Profession to ‘Address Its Future’ – The Bar Council

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in barristers, news by sally

“With the extended deadline for comments on 9th October 2009 in view, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Bar, together with the Circuit Leaders, have today written to all members of the Bar urging them to respond to the Bar Standards Board’s recent consultation on the Structure of Self-Employed Practice. The outcome of the BSB’s consultation exercise could have very wide-ranging implications for the self-employed Bar and the business structures in which they practise. The letter urges all barristers to respond to the BSB’s consultation paper, stating that ‘at the heart of this matter are the likely future changes to the way in which barristers practise…it is of the utmost importance that the Bar now addresses its future and engages in the debate on these fundamental and historic issues’.”

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The Bar Council, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Drink-drive charge judge resigns – BBC News

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in drunk in charge, judges, news by sally

“A judge who was arrested for allegedly being drunk in charge of a car while on bail for a similar offence has resigned, the Ministry of Justice said.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Families may face assisted suicide charges, says DPP Keir Starmer – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Family members who help loved ones to commit suicide when they are not suffering from a terminal illness are more likely to be prosecuted, Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions, has suggested.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Debbie Purdy’s husband helping her die – BBC News

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“The publication of guidance on when prosecutions should be brought in assisted suicide cases represents a victory for multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Assisted suicide guidelines published on helping family end their lives – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Guidelines will be published clarifying whether people in England and Wales are likely to be prosecuted if they help relatives or friends commit suicide.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

£5,000 illegal worker fine is like a £60 traffic penalty, says law chief – The Times

Posted September 23rd, 2009 in news by sally

“The Attorney-General faced fresh calls to resign last night after comparing her £5,000 fine for breaching the immigration law with a failure to pay the congestion charge.”

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The Times, 23rd September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk