Care home owners to fight Human Rights Act – Daily Telegraph
“Care home owners are expected to defend their right to evict residents and maintain profits.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Attorney general’s prosecution role may be curtailed – The Guardian
“The attorney general is likely to lose the right to play a part in prosecution decisions but keep the job of government legal adviser in a shakeup of the role to restore public confidence, the Guardian has learned. The change will form part of Gordon Brown’s new constitutional settlement, along with other measures to increase public accountability which opened for consultation last week, including a bigger role for MPs in deciding whether to wage war.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Agency workers could get full-time rights – The Times
“Agency workers could soon be given the same rights as permanent workers amid signs that the Government is giving in to union demands for greater rights for temporary staff.”
The Times, 29th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Knife crime every 24 minutes – The Independent
“One offence involving a knife is committed every 24 minutes of the day, new figures from 37 police forces revealed last night.”
The Independent, 28th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Raise detention limit, urges peer – BBC News
“There is a case for extending the 28-day limit on questioning suspected terrorists, the government’s terror legislation watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 28th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS Decision on Baltic Exhibition Photograph – Crown Prosecution Service
“Northumbria Crown Prosecution Service has advised Northumbria Police that a photograph seized from an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, is not an indecent image.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales – Times Law Reports
Permit required for intermediate treatment
United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales
House of Lords
“The requirement for a permit in order to operate waste water plants, where the treatment resulted in nonhazardous waste being discarded, applied to installations where intermediate treatment took place prior to transportation to another site for final treatment and disposal.”
The Times, 26th October 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 v Chal – Times Law Reports
Hearsay evidence admissible in hearing whether unfit accused did act
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The provisions concerning admissibility of hearsay evidence in a criminal trial applied to proceedings to determine whether a person under a disability did the act or made the omission in the offence with which he was charged.”
The Times, 26th October 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.
Brown’s talk of civil rights marks move to regain voters’ trust – The Independent
“A shake-up of Britain’s secrecy laws and those powers enabling police to enter the home has been ordered by the Prime Minister as part of sweeping changes to the constitution.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Neil Martin Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2007] EWCA Civ 1041 (25 October 2007)
Cadogan & Anor v Sportelli & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1042 (25 October 2007)
Boudh v Bodh [2007] EWCA Civ 1019 (25 October 2007)
AA (Somalia) v SSHD [2007] EWCA Civ 1040 (25 October 2007)
Kohn v Wagschal & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1022 (24 October 2007)
Poole & Ors v HM Treasury [2007] EWCA Civ 1021 (24 October 2007)
Grundy v British Airways Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1020 (23 October 2007)
Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1003 (23 October 2007)
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat [2007] EWCA Civ 1001 (19 October 2007)
The New Testament Church of God v Rev Stewart [2007] EWCA Civ 1004 (19 October 2007)
Vector Corporation v Glatt Air Techniques Inc [2007] EWCA Civ 805 (19 October 2007)
Novartis (AG) v Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 971 (18 October 2007)
Egan v Motor Services (Bath) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1002 (18 October 2007)
HM Revenue & Customs v Total UK Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 987 (18 October 2007)
Bandwidth Shipping Corporation v Intaari [2007] EWCA Civ 998 (17 October 2007)
Harouki v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea [2007] EWCA Civ 1000 (17 October 2007)
Gater Assets Ltd v Nak Naftogaz Ukrainiy [2007] EWCA Civ 988 (17 October 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
P, R v [2007] EWCA Crim 2290 (22 October 2007)
Ulcay, R v [2007] EWCA Crim 2379 (19 October 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Moody v General Osteopathic Council [2007] EWHC 2465 (Admin) (25 October 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judges face trial by MPs in plans for new method of selection – The Times
“Senior judges could be questioned by MPs under plans outlined by ministers yesterday to reform the way judges are chosen.”
The Times, 26th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court says taxpayers can sue Revenue for errors – The Times
“Businesses or individuals who have lost out because of serious errors at Revenue and Customs will be able to sue for damages following a landmark legal victory yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pressure from parents sees rejection of smacking ban – The Independent
“The Government bowed to parental pressure yesterday and decided against introducing a ban on smacking children.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New hate laws will keep judges busy – The Times
“Courts will take some time to come to terms with the Racial and Religious Hatred Act, which came into force in October 1.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teacher beaten by pupil clears name – Daily Telegraph
“A teacher dragged through court and suspended from his job after being attacked by a teenage pupil with a ‘propensity for violence’ has cleared his name.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal ruling safeguards UK jobs – BBC News
“Following a landmark legal ruling this week, employers will now need to consult trade unions before they make a decision to close a workplace in the UK.”
BBC News, 26th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliament approves legal services reforms – The Times
“The controversial Legal Services Bill is now awaiting Royal Assent after the House of Lords approved amendments.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Bluetongue (Compensation) Order 2007
The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007
The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007
The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2007
The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc.) (England) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
General reform – Law Society’s Gazette
“As the attorney-general’s role comes under scrutiny, Baroness Scotland and solicitor-general Vera Baird reveal to Anita Rice their hopes for the future.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Claimant PI lawyers condemn asbestos ruling – Law Society’s Gazette
“Claimant personal injury lawyers have condemned last week’s House of Lords ruling that bars people who have developed pleural plaques after exposure to asbestos at work from suing employers for damages.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
