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Rail firm fined £14m for holiday shambles - but chiefs get bumper bonus - The Times

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Network Rail?s directors will receive bonuses likely to be more than £100,000 each despite the £14 million fine imposed on the company yesterday for causing severe disruption to Britain?s busiest railway line.” Full story The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www...

£10,000 fines for employing illegal migrant without check - The Times

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined £10,000 per worker from today in cases involving negligence, compared with a previous figure of £5,000.” Full story The Times, 29th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Court gags ex-SAS man who made torture claims - The Guardian

Posted on February 29, 2008
“A former SAS soldier was served with a high court order yesterday preventing him from making fresh disclosures about how hundreds of Iraqis and Afghans captured by British and American special forces were rendered to prisons where they faced torture...

New warning to faith charities - The Guardian

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Faith charities encouraging or promoting violence or hatred risk losing their charitable status as part of a radical overhaul proposed by the Charity Commission.” Full story The Guardian, 29th February 2008 source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Doctor arrested on return to UK - BBC News

Posted on February 29, 2008
“A doctor charged with killing a patient with an injection of adrenalin almost 10 years ago has arrived back in the UK from Texas.” Full story BBC News, 29th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bar Handbook 2008 - The Bar Council

Posted on February 29, 2008
“The Bar Council is publishing a portable, concise, single point of reference of all its current guidance and advice.” Full story The Bar Council, 28th February 2008 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Ofcom acts on ?unfair? telephone charges - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Telephone companies should stop landing their customers with ‘unfair’ charges, the industry regulator announced yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Brown may legislate against free plastic bags - The Guardian

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Gordon Brown today signalled that he will use the law to stop supermarkets giving away free plastic bags within the next 12 months.” Full story The Guardian, 29th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog tells police not to investigate Conway - The Guardian

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Parliament’s standards watchdog does not want the police to investigate the Derek Conway affair, it was confirmed today.” Full story The Guardian, 29th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nearly 18,600 inmates freed early - BBC News

Posted on February 29, 2008
“Nearly 18,600 prisoners have been released early under emergency measures introduced last summer to tackle overcrowding, the government has said.” Full story BBC News, 29th February 2008 Sourcre: www.bbc.co.uk

Text driver jailed for bike death - BBC News

Posted on February 29, 2008
“A motorist who was texting on her mobile when she hit and killed a cyclist has been sentenced to four years in prison.” Full story BBC News, 29th February 2008 Source: www.bbcnews.co.uk

R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on February 28, 2008
R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council [2008] UKHL 14; WLR (D) 64 “A child who had been provided with accommodation by the housing department of a local authority but had not been brought to the attention of their children?s services department had not been ‘looked after’ under s 22(1) of the Children Act [...

Mayr v Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG - WLR Daily

Posted on February 28, 2008
Mayr v Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG (Case C-506/06): WLR (D) 63 “An employee who was dismissed at a time between the in vitro fertilisation of her ova and the transfer of the fertilised ova to her uterus was not ?pregnant? for the purposes of Directive 92/85 on the safety and health at work of [...

Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on February 28, 2008
Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd [2008] UKHL 13; WLR (D) 62 “Where the deceased?s suicide had been the direct result of a depressive illness from which he had been suffering, which had been the direct and foreseeable consequence of an accident for which his employer was liable, his widow was entitled to claim damages under s [...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on February 28, 2008
Corr (Administratix of The Estate of Thomas Corr (Deceased)) v Ibc Vehicles Limited, Appellate Committee [2008] UKHL 13 (27 February 2008) R (On The Application of M) (Fc) V London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Appellate Committee [2008] UKHL 14 (27 February 2008) Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 28, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Front Ace, Owners of the Ship v Vicky 1, Owners of the Ship [2008] EWCA Civ 101 (26 February 2008) FK (Kenya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 119 (26 February 2008) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership)& Anor v R [2008] EWCA Crim [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 28, 2008
The Rent Repayment Orders (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Social Security (Local Authority Investigations and Prosecutions) Regulations 2008 The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2008 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 5) (England) Order 2008 The Cornwall Partnership [...

Cash aid to help grandparents care for children in drug-risk families - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Grandparents are to be given financial support and legal backing to make it easier for them to take over the care of children with parents who are problem drug users, under government plans revealed yesterday. The package includes the government’s intention to dock the welfare benefits of unemployed problem users who [...

New strategy to stem flow of terror recruits - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Senior police officers have drawn up a radical strategy to stop British Muslims turning to violence which will see every area of the country mapped for its potential to produce extremists and supporters for al-Qaida. The 40-page document, marked restricted, was approved by a top-level police counter-terrorism committee on Monday, and [...

No murder charge for man who killed robber - The Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
“A Lancashire shopkeeper was told today (27 February) that he will not be charged with murder after stabbing an armed robber to death with the criminal?s own knife.” Full story The Times, 27th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Openings aplenty but competition is fierce - The Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
“According to the experts, big City law firms are optimistic and hiring apace. But, as Clare Dight finds, rivalry for posts is high and wannabe lawyers do have other options.” Full story The Times, 28th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 28, 2008
Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd House of Lords “A widow was entitled to damages in respect of her husband?s suicide where that had been the direct result of a depressive illness from which he had suffered as the direct and foreseeable consequence of an accident for which his employer had been responsible...

Police will not name missing sex convicts - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 28, 2008
“A police force that lost track of eight sex offenders has been criticised by senior child protection figures for refusing to release their names and pictures.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

LawWorks to rank top firms in first-ever pro bono tables - Legal Week

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Pro bono body LawWorks is to create the first ever set of UK pro bono league tables, ranking law firms on their commitment to providing free legal advice.” Full story Legal Week, 28th February 2008 Source: www.legalweek.co.uk

Could DNA reopen the Stephen Lawrence case? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Advances in forensic science have prompted speculation about a new trial, but it would still have to serve the interests of justice.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Laptop sold on eBay hid confidential Home Office disc - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“The Home Office has launched an investigation into how an optical disc holding confidential information was discovered hidden beneath the keyboard of a laptop bought on the online auction site eBay.” Full story The Guardian, 28th February 2008 Source: www...

Jack Straw scraps reform of prostitute law to avoid prison officer strike - The Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
” Jack Straw dropped measures to overhaul the law on prostitution yesterday to ensure that a Bill that prevents prison officers from striking is law by May.” Full story The Times, 28th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Parliamentary watchdog will not investigate MPs? expenses - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“The Westminster sleaze watchdog will not conduct an independent inquiry of MPs’ expenses for fear of duplicating an internal review headed by the Commons Speaker, it was revealed today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

The Big Question: Should cabinet minutes be released, and what difference would it make? - The Independent

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Why are we asking this now? Because the Government has been ordered to release the minutes of two key cabinet meetings held in the run up to the Iraq invasion in 2003. The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has ordered the Government to hand over the minutes after it initially turned down a request for them made [...

Channel 4 in libel action against police over Undercover Mosque - The Guardian

Posted on February 28, 2008
“Channel 4’s Dispatches editor Kevin Sutcliffe and the programme makers behind Undercover Mosque are pursuing a libel claim against West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.” Full story The Guardian, 27th February 2008 Source: www...

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