War widows face four-year wait for inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Widows of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are calling on the Government to clear the vast backlog of inquests.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm settles ‘homophobia’ discrimination case – The Independent
“Clifford Chance, the world’s biggest law business, has paid out an undisclosed sum in settlement of what is believed to be the first claim against a law firm for discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Early-release prisoner ‘given IOU for benefits’ – The Guardian
“A prisoner released early from jail with no money was handed an IOU for £140 but no information about where it could be redeemed, it was claimed today.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lack of assessment may lead to inmates’ release – The Independent
“The prospect of dangerous prisoners being released was raised yesterday by a High Court Judge who ruled that an inmate should be freed because of lack of facilities to assess whether he remained a threat to the public.”
The Independent, 21st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs cool on new law firm structures in ILEX poll – Legal Week
“Only a third of MPs believe the opening up of law firms to external investors will have a positive impact on the profession, according to new research published today (20 August).”
Legal Week, 20th August 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Lawrence killer to remain in UK – BBC News
“The man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death has been allowed to stay in the UK after winning an appeal against deportation.”
BBC News, 20th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Down with ‘Tesco law’ – a call to arms – The Times
“Plans to deregulate the legal market may threaten the existence of small practitioners but they can compete on service, says one High Street lawyer.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Food (Suspension of the use of E 128 Red 2G as Food Colour) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Food (Suspension of the use of E 128 Red 2G as Food Colour) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2007
The Education (Nutritional Standards and Requirements for School Food) (England) Regulations 2007
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (South Armagh) (Revocation) Regulations 2007
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2007
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Motor Insurance) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (Gulliver) v. Parole Board – Times Law Reports
Parole Board responsibility
Regina (Gulliver) v. Parole Board
Court of Appeal
“When a prisoner who had been released on licence was recalled to prison, in deciding whether or not to order his release, the Parole Board was entitled to take into account all the circumstances, and was not confined to a review of the breach of the licence condition for which the Secretary of State for Justice had ordered his recall.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Time Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Wolman v. Islington London Borough Council and Another – Times Law Reports
Irrelevance of ‘on’ or ‘over’
Wolman v. Islington London Borough Council and Another
Court of Appeal
“It was an offence in Greater London to park a motorcycle on its stand on the pavement with its body and one or both of its wheels on or over the pavement.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
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 (Southwark Law Centre) v. Legal Services Commission – Times Law Reports
‘Net rent payable’ is not the same as rent paid
Regina (Southwark Law Centre) v Legal Services Commission; Regina (Dennis) v Same
Queen’s Bench Division
“Where a calculation of disposable income was being carried out for the purposes of assessing a person’s entitlement to publicly funded legal representation, the net rent payable by that person had to be taken into account rather than the net rent actually paid.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
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.
R v. Hamilton – WLR Daily
R v. Hamilton [2007] EWCA Crim 2062
“The ‘two person rule’ applicable to the offence of outraging public decency contrary to common law was capable of being satisfied if there were two or more persons present who were capable of seeing the nature of the act even if they did not actually see it.”
WLR Daily, 16th August 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
‘Urgency needed’ on knife crime – BBC News
“There must be greater urgency behind the fight to tackle knife crime and anti-social behaviour, the innovation, universities and skills secretary says.”
BBC News, 19th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for scrutiny of professionals in child deaths – Daily Telegraph
“Social Services chiefs are investigating the murders of vulnerable children even though blunders by their own staff may have contributed to the tragedies, writes Ben Leapman.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims of white-collar crime ‘ignored for sake of statistics’ – The Times
“Victims of corporate crime – such as the Maxwell pensions scandal and the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International – are largely overlooked by officials because they do not fit government targets, it is claimed today.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog criticises government for spying on miners – The Guardian
“The Department of Trade and Industry has been criticised by a government watchdog for unjustifiable spying on former coalminers claiming compensation for industrial injuries. The department used investigators in clandestine surveillance operations to verify claims from miners who say they have suffered illnesses from working down the pits.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal quiz on £5.5m rail platform – BBC News
“Wales’s disability rights commissioner is taking legal advice on whether the absence of a lift at a rail station’s £5.5m new platform breaks the law.”
BBC News, 19th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top BA staff face criminal inquiry in price-fixing case – The Guardian
“The price fixing scandal at British Airways deepened yesterday after it emerged the US department of justice will open criminal investigations into senior staff at the airline next week.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two supermarkets in e-mail probe – BBC News
“Two of the UK’s supermarket giants have been ordered to hand over millions of e-mails and letters as part of a Competition Commission investigation.”
BBC News, 18th August 2007
