“The Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer has outlined plans that will see lawyers who cause delays to court cases replaced, following the collapse of BCCI and Equitable.”
The Lawyer, 4th June 2007
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Archive for June 4th, 2007
Judges given option to sack lawyers in high-cost cases - The Lawyer
Published June 4, 2007 conflict of interest , delay , news , trials 0 CommentsSRA delays launch of abridged LPC - The Lawyer
Published June 4, 2007 legal education , news , solicitors 0 Comments“Alternative routes to qualifying as a solicitor will not be piloted this year as planned, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 4th June 2007
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Does big business need to panic? Only if they’re violating the law - The Times
Published June 4, 2007 news , representative actions 0 Comments“The arrival on UK soil of Michael Hausfeld, the doyen of American class-action lawyers, earlier in the year has inspired some fairly excitable headlines anticipating a tidal wave of US-style group litigation. ‘Big business beware,’ cautioned a profile in The Sunday Times. Another report in the insurance press started with the simple declaration: ‘The eagle has landed .’”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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Magic circle wades into LSB independence debate - Legal Week
Published June 4, 2007 legal profession , legal services , news 0 Comments“All five magic circle firms have thrown their weight behind attempts to amend the Legal Services Bill ahead of a parliamentary debate on the issue today (4 June).”
Legal Week, 4th June 2007
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Bar Council calls on MPs to put consumers first - The Times
Published June 4, 2007 legal profession , legal services , news 0 Comments“The Bar Council, the representative body for UK barristers, has called on MPs to prioritise consumers in any changes to the British legal system ahead of today’s second reading of the wide-ranging Legal Services Bill in the House of Commons.”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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‘More inquiries’ in honours probe - BBC News
Published June 4, 2007 news , peerages & dignities 0 Comments“The Crown Prosecution Service has asked cash-for-honours probe police to ‘undertake further inquiries’.”
BBC News, 4th June 2007
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The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2007
The Export Control (Iran) Order 2007
The Companies (Political Expenditure Exemption) Order 2007
The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007
The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007
The Home Information Pack (Revocation) Regulations 2007
The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007
The Street Litter Control Notices (England) (Amendment) Order 2007
The Road Tunnel Safety Regulations 2007
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Corresponding Amendments) Order 2007
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2007
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Education Act 1996 (Amendment of Section 19) (England) Regulations 2007
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Revenue and Customs Commissioners v. Decadt - Times Law Reports
Published June 4, 2007 income tax , law reports 0 CommentsTraining cost is not tax-deductible
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v. Decadt
Chancery Division
“For expenses to be deductible from a taxpayer’s earnings, they had to be necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties and not simply because he was obliged by his contract to incur them.”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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Housden and Another v. Conservators of Wimbledon and Putney Commons - Times Law Reports
Published June 4, 2007 easements , law reports 0 CommentsNo private right of way possible
Housden and Another v. Conservators of Wimbledon and Putney Commons
Chancery Division
“A prescriptive right based on 40 years of use could not be acquired under section 2 of the Prescription Act 1832 where the servient owners had powers derived from a statute that rendered it unlawful for them to grant the right claimed.”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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Hughes v. Grampian Country Food Group Ltd. - Times Law Reports
Published June 4, 2007 health & safety , law reports 0 CommentsTrussing chickens is not manual handling
Hughes v. Grampian Country Food Group Ltd.
Court of Sesssion, Inner House
“A process worker trussing chicken carcasses was not performing a manual handling operation for the purposes of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (SI 1992 No 2793).”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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Both sides in abortion row get ready for parliamentary battle - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 abortion , news 0 Comments“Both sides in the battle over abortion rights are gearing up for a test of strength in parliament to see which of them has the political muscle either to liberalise David Steel’s 40-year-old legislation or to curb what opponents of abortion call ‘two Dunblane massacres a day’.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2007
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Seven new laws for every day of Blair as PM - Daily Telegraph
Published June 4, 2007 legislation , news 1 Comment“More than seven new laws have come into force every day since Tony Blair came to power a decade ago, new research has shown.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2007
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Criminals convicted by police jurors to appeal to law lords - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 juries , news 0 Comments“Two convicted criminals who claim they were denied a fair trial because the juries which found them guilty included a police officer will take their case to Britain’s highest court next month. Their appeal to the House of Lords will be heard in July, along with a third case in which one of the jurors who delivered a guilty verdict was a lawyer working for the Crown Prosecution Service, which brought the prosecution.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2007
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Firm to be sued over ‘torture flights’ - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 extradition , news , terrorism 0 Comments“A former British resident being held at Guantánamo is suing a subsidiary of the Boeing corporation which he alleges was involved in arranging for him to be taken to secret American prisons around the world. Once there, he says, he was tortured.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2007
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Supermarkets do not make law, says Gov - Daily Telegraph
Published June 4, 2007 news , planning 0 Comments“The Government is facing claims that its planning policy, unveiled last month, was unduly influenced by the supermarket giants, which lobbied to scrap rules safeguarding Britain’s town centres.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2007
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Prisoners‘ can claim thousands of pounds’ over delays to parole - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 news , prisons 0 Comments“Hundreds of offenders are being wrongly held in jail because the Prison Service is failing to meet the deadline for their early release on parole.”
The Guardian, 2th June 2007
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Tesco takes on ’sleepy’ solicitors - Daily Telegraph
Published June 4, 2007 conveyancing , news 0 Comments“Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, is plotting to take on high street solicitors by launching a property conveyancing service.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2007
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Brown ready to strengthen terror laws - The Times
Published June 4, 2007 news , police , terrorism 0 Comments“Gordon Brown indicated yesterday that he will take a tough line with counter-terrorism laws as he unveiled plans to extend the powers of the police and courts.”
The Times, 4th June 2007
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Chagos islanders demand compensation from Britain - Reuters
Published June 4, 2007 Chagos Islands , news 0 Comments“Indian Ocean islanders expelled from the Chagos archipelago more than 40 years ago want Britain to pay damages, their leader said on Sunday.”
Reuters, 3rd June 2007
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Miller takes £5m divorce to Europe - Daily Telegraph
Published June 4, 2007 divorce , news 0 Comments“It was a ruling that alarmed wealthy husbands across England by establishing London as the divorce capital of the world for wives.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2007
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Ministers face legal challenge over jails crisis - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 news , prisons 0 Comments“Ministers are facing a legal challenge which could force them to plough millions of pounds into prison treatment programmes because inmates are reaching the end of their sentences but cannot be freed because they have been unable to attend compulsory courses that are a condition of their release.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2007
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War hero gurkha wins visa u-turn - The Independent
Published June 4, 2007 Gurkhas , immigration , news 0 Comments“The Home Office has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a former Gurkha decorated with the Victoria Cross, it was announced tonight.”
The Independent, 2nd June 2007
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Child protection chief slated in paedophile treatment row - The Independent
Published June 4, 2007 child abuse , news , police , sexual offences 0 Comments“A police child protection chief at the centre of a row about how paedophiles should be dealt with yesterday stressed that child sex abuse will not be tolerated.”
The Independent, 2nd June 2007
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“The UK prison population has fallen by almost 200 from a record high, according to the latest figures.”
BBC News, 1st June 2007
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“Bank customers reclaiming overdraft charges in court will continue to face a lottery unless a test case is heard, a senior county court judge has said.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2007
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Imran Khan plans UK legal action - BBC News
Published June 4, 2007 Pakistan , incitement , news 1 Comment“The Pakistani cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, is due in the UK to plan legal action against another Pakistani politician, Altaf Hussein.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2007
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‘What gives them the right to hit a child in the nose?’ - The Guardian
Published June 4, 2007 inquests , news , suicide , young offenders 0 Comments“At 14, Adam Rickwood became the youngest person to die in custody. This week, an inquest left more questions than answers.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2007
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Invasion of privacy - The Sunday Times
Published June 4, 2007 Pakistan , incitement , news 0 Comments“Police, baliffs, customs officers, firefighters, the Inland Revenue … A whole army of British officials have their own special reasons to deman entry to your home. But is the law always on their side? Richard Girling investigates.”
The Sunday Times, 3rd June 2007
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