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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 20, 2008
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 The Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations and General Directions 2008 The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order [...

Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 20, 2008
Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service House of Lords “Rent officers should not base a local reference rent on too large an area.” The Times, 20th August 2008 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 (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 20, 2008
Regina (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party Court of Appeal “A secure tenant, who lost that security when the tenancy was demoted on account of antisocial behaviour, failed in her challenge to the local authority landlord?s internal review procedure for reconsideration of the landlord?s seeking a county [...

Morgan Stanley faces £9m lawsuit over failed Irish mortgage venture - The Times

Posted on August 20, 2008
“Morgan Stanley is facing a ?12 million (£9 million) legal action after turmoil in credit markets forced the investment bank to abandon plans to enter the Irish mortgage market.” Full story The Times, 19th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

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Laws tighten on paedophile travel - BBC News

Posted on August 20, 2008
“Tighter controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.” Full story BBC News, 19th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge promises end to lenient sentences for knife crime - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 20, 2008
“A judge has publicly promised a clamp down on knife crime, saying the ‘days of lenient sentences’ were over.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Growing violence? at UK prison - BBC News

Posted on August 20, 2008
“An inspection of one of Britain’s high-security prisons has raised concern about levels of violence.” Full story BBC News, 19th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fresh pressure on Met chief Blair as top Asian police officer sues force over alleged racial discrimination - The Guardian

Posted on August 20, 2008
“Britain’s biggest police force will this week be plunged into crisis after one of its own leaders sues, alleging he was the victim of racial discrimination. Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, third most senior officer at Scotland Yard, is expected to issue employment tribunal proceedings that heap fresh pressure on Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police [...

Computer ?villains? are not geeks, just savvy children - The Times

Posted on August 20, 2008
“In the past 15 years, nothing has given entertainment publishers quite as many sleepless nights as internet piracy. Starting with the rise of Napster, the music-sharing service, in the 1990s, the rapidly increasing speed of broadband connections has allowed consumers to share and copy media files in vast quantities...

Personal details of 4 million lost by Whitehall in just one year - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 20, 2008
“Sensitive data for more than four million people was lost by Government departments in the past year, on top of the high profile loss of child benefit records.” Full story Daily Telegraph, Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Computer games: Industry acts on illegal downloads - The Guardian

Posted on August 20, 2008
“The computer games industry is launching a crackdown on people who illegally download games from the internet by writing to 25,000 people in Britain suspected of illegally sharing files and asking them to pay £300 immediately to avoid any further legal action...

Does disability hate crime exist? - BBC News Magazine

Posted on August 20, 2008
“A handful of violent and degrading attacks on disabled people have provoked outrage among the press and public. But are they isolated cases or one end of a spectrum of intimidation and violence that many disabled people encounter?” Full story BBC News Magazine, 19th August 2008 Source: www...

Sun website censured over video footage - Reuters

Posted on August 20, 2008
“The Sun newspaper website has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) in a landmark ruling over the use of undercover video footage of a man convicted of child pornography offences.” Full story Reuters, 19th August 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 19, 2008
The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 The Income Tax (Qualifying Child Care) Regulations 2008 The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 The Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc...

Road Safety Act 2006: Implementation of Sections 20 and 21 - Minsitry of Justice

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A circular providing an overview of the new offences of causing death by careless driving and causing death by driving when unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured, which will be implemented on 18 August 2008.” Circular 2008/03: Road Safety Act 2006: Implementation of Sections 20 and 21 (PDF) Ministry of Justice, 18th August 2008 Source: www...

Pair jailed after seagull attack - BBC News

Posted on August 19, 2008
“Two drunken men who filmed each other kicking an injured seagull to death in a seaside town have both been jailed for four months.” Full story BBC News, 18th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Number of serial child criminals soars by two thirds in decade - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 19, 2008
“The number of children repeatedly committing crimes across the country has soared by two-thirds since Labour came to power, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 19, 2008
Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy House of Lords “Where a fugitive from Italy had been found guilty of an offence in his absence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, under Italian law, his trial had not been finally completed pending appeal and his extradition from the United Kingdom had [...

Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5) - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 19, 2008
Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5) Supreme Court “Judges in civil cases would wear a new civil robe, without a wig, as from October 1, 2008, and would be distinguishable by different coloured tabs.” The Times, 19th August 2008 Source: www...

Genette case prosecution dropped - BBC News

Posted on August 19, 2008
“Police have confirmed that there is insufficient evidence to prosecute a man arrested over the disappearance of Genette Tate in 1978.” Full story BBC News, 18th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court challenge over Jersey child abuse case - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 19, 2008
“British ministers have been challenged in the High Court to intervene in the child abuse investigation in Jersey.” Full story Daily Telegraph, Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Game sharers face legal crackdown - BBC News

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A British woman who put a game on a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay damages to the game’s creator.” Full story BBC News, 19th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers remain happy despite increased workloads - The Lawyer

Posted on August 19, 2008
“Law firm employees are working the equivalent of an extra day a week compared to the start of the year, with many firms failing to fill spaces left by departing staff members.” Full story The Lawyer, 18th August 2008 Source: www.thelawyer...

Paedophile who had 241,000 child porn images is jailed indefinitely - The Guardian

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A paedophile who acted as a ‘librarian’ for a global internet child abuse ring was handed an indefinite jail term yesterday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online child abuse.” Full story The Guardian, 19th August 2008 Source: www...

Crime lecturer fined for ?violent behaviour? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A college lecturer whose course includes lessons on understanding crime has been fined by a judge for ‘drunken, violent behaviour’ towards a member of a hotel’s security staff.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008 Source: www...

Schoolboy extremist faces jail over terror training manuals - The Guardian

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A schoolboy recruited into a cell engaged in a ‘worldwide conspiracy’ to kill non-Muslims yesterday became Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist.” Full story The Guardian, 19th August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

War widow wins £20,000 compensation after being burned by heater - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A war widow has won £20,000 damages after a botched plumbing job left her trapped beneath a heavy electric heater for more than 24 hours.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man sues over jail ?error? claim - BBC News

Posted on August 19, 2008
“An immigrant who was sent to an adult prison because he lied about his age on a fake passport is suing the Home Office for ‘unlawful detainment’.” Full story BBC News, 19th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Juror?s detective work ends trial - BBC News

Posted on August 19, 2008
“A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own investigation into the case.” Full story BBC News, 19th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Free Legal Web - Nick Holmes

Posted on August 19, 2008
“The Free Legal Web is an initiative designed to deliver a web service that joins up the law and legal commentary and analysis on the web and provides a useful service to both lawyers and the community at large. Read the Manifesto page for full details...

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