Day: 27 March 2010
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (Wales) Order 2010
The Education Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2010
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2010
The Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2010
The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2010
The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2010
The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2010
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2010
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010
The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Hearing Aid Council (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2010
The National Health Service (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Treatment) Regulations 2010
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Heathrow third runway plan in tatters after ruling, claim opponents – The Times
“Environmental campaigners and local authorities opposed to Heathrow expansion popped champagne corks on the steps of the High Court yesterday to celebrate a ruling that they said left plans to build a third runway at Europe’s busiest airport ‘in tatters’.”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘If I lose £1 million, it’s worth it for libel law reform, says Simon Singh – The Times
“Simon Singh lifted his coffee cup off a Ministry of Justice press release. ‘I’m a particle physicist,’ he said. ‘And libel law, I can tell you, is more complicated than particle physics.'”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Car crash victim wins highest ever compensation payout – Daily Telegraph
“A passenger left paralysed after a crash has been awarded £11million compensation – the highest personal injury payout in British history.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge’s comments throw into doubt BAE’s £30m pact over fraud inquiry – The Times
“A landmark settlement between the Serious Fraud Office and BAE Systems was thrown into doubt yesterday after a senior British judge said that the agency did not have legal authority to strike plea bargains with companies accused of corruption.”
The Times, 27th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law student has curfew sentence reduced after arguing it ruined her pregnancy – Daily Telegraph
“A law student who assaulted a pub landlady has had her curfew sentence reduced after arguing that it ruined her experience of pregnancy and childbirth.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson family waits for answers one year on from G20 protests – The Guardian
“The widow of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protests, has launched an emotional attack on the director of public prosecutions, accusing him of letting her down over his failure to decide whether the officer who assaulted her husband should be charged with manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
