“The Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation on prosecuting crimes against older people, seeking views on how it deals with crimes against them and how it supports those who are victims and witnesses.”
Crown Prosecution Service press release, 7th November 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Appearance of bias with prosecutor on jury
Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson
House of Lords
“In certain circumstances, the inclusion of serving police officers and prosecuting lawyers on a jury might give the appearance that the defendant was not tried by an impartial and independent tribunal and therefore convictions might have to be quashed.”
The Times, 8th November 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.
“Criminals who target the elderly are to be treated more harshly by the courts, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman from west London has been found not guilty of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose.”
BBC News, 7th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is due to publish its report into the fatal police shooting in 2005 of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The five suspects in the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence could be rearrested after a ‘breathtaking’ forensic breakthrough, it emerged last night.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has delayed the introduction of some of the remaining provisions of the Companies Act 2006, a wide-ranging overhaul of UK company law, it was announced today (7 November).”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A mother’s decision to put a child conceived during a one-night stand up for adoption has turned into a legal dilemma over parental rights and responsibilities.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sally Clark, the mother who ‘never recovered’ from being wrongly convicted of killing her two children, died accidentally as a result of acute alcohol intoxication, a coroner ruled today.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs of all parties condemned moves to double the time terror suspects can be held without charge amid fears that the number of people jailed for terrorist offences could grow twelvefold in the next decade.”
The Independent, 8th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Bereaved relatives of fallen troops are dismayed that an expected Coroners Bill was left out of the Queen’s Speech.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Partners at law firms have been warned to prepare themselves for increased inquiries over their returns in coming weeks.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two boys who hated living in France so much they asserted their Britishness and refused to return to live there with their mother have been granted their wish by senior judges.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family and supporters of Barry George, the man convicted of murdering the television presenter Jill Dando, said yesterday that they were ‘hopeful’ his conviction would be quashed. The court of appeal reserved its judgment yesterday but indicated that a decision would be made before the end of the month.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner was scathingly critical of the Ministry of Defence and army yesterday when she ruled that a logistics failure had led to the unlawful killing of a British soldier by insurgents in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Businesses called on the Government to cut red tape and not simply to replace it with more bureaucracy as plans for regulatory reform legislation were confirmed.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Prison (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007
The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2007
The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Counsel should soldier on as best they can
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“If a defendant’s legal representatives considered that they were professionally embarrassed by continuing to conduct his case, the court could not oblige them to do so, but if the difficulty only amounted to insufficient time properly to prepare the case, owing to receiving late instructions, they should comply with their duty to the court by doing the best they could in the circumstances.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only availabe free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The Government faces the prospect of a fresh legal attempt to derail its plans to allow construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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