from the Inner Temple Library
THE CHILDCARE ACT 2006 (COMMENCEMENT NO.1) (WALES) ORDER 2008
The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) Order 2008
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees)(Amendment) Order 2008
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees)(Amendment) Regulations 2008
The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2008
The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Police have been given permission to take the government to the high court for cutting their latest pay rise to 1.9%, instead of the 2.5% determined by an independent panel.”
The Guardina, 4th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Five men, including the brothers of two of the failed July 21 London bombers, were today found guilty of helping them in the aftermath of the attacks.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A London borough is remodelling its legal services department to mirror that of a private sector law firm.”
The Lawyer, 4th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) has been attacked for taking action that will undermine the diversity of the British legal profession.”
The Lawyer, 4th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“One of the country’s leading criminal defence lawyers, Jim Sturman, QC, shares his tips on how to hold a courtroom.”
The Times, 4th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, will make a Commons statement today about claims that a senior Muslim MP was bugged by police while meeting a constituent in prison.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs will take the first steps this week towards a more open system for declaring expenses and registering staff.”
The Times, 4th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Hundreds of foreign lawyers who come to England every year to practise as solicitors face tough new curbs that law firms say will undermine London’s position in the global legal market.”
The Times, 4th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others: [2008] EWCA Civ 21; [2008] WLR (D) 25
“A conditional fee agreement which provided for payment of a basic rate of £95 per hour, with an enhancement first to £145 per hour as the basic charge on winning the case, and then to £290 per hour, in the event of success for risk element was not contrary s 58(4)(b) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and art 4 of the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2000 and was therefore enforceable.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
The County Homesearch Co (Thames & Chilterns) Ltd v Cowham [2008] EWCA Civ 26; [2008] WLR (D) 24
“As in the case of a seller’s agent, where the remuneration of a property buyer’s agent was a commission on exchange of contracts, then unless the agency contract indicated otherwise, a term was to be implied that he was not entitled to such commission unless his services were the effective cause of the transaction brought about. However, no such term was to be implied in the present case as it would be inconsistent with the express terms of the contract between the buyer’s agent and the buyer.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Boss Holdings Ltd v Grosvenor West End Properties and Another
House of Lords
“A property was a house, which a leaseholder was entitled to acquire, if it had been designed for living in when it was first built and the structure remained substantially the same, even if it had subsequently become internally dilapidated and incapable of beneficial occupation.”
The Times, 4th February 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.
Saadi v United Kingdom (Application No 13229/03)
European Court of Human Rights
“A delay of 76 hours in providing reasons for the detention of an asylum seeker was not compatible with article 5.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights that such reasons should be given promptly.”
The Times, 4th February 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.
“The government has agreed to look into funding the UK’s first male-only refuge for victims of forced marriage.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A new counter-terrorism phrasebook has been drawn up within Whitehall to advise civil servants on how to talk to Muslim communities about the nature of the terror threat without implying they are specifically to blame.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man convicted of child pornography offences can be named, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 1st February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Relaxation of the law on cannabis has fuelled organised crime in the UK, police chiefs will tell an inquiry panel this week.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Whole communities are involved in assisting and covering up ‘honour violence’ in Britain, a new study says.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd Febraury 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government was yesterday criticised over plans to hold inquests without juries, which campaigners fear could limit hearings into the deaths of British soldiers and people shot by police.”
The Guardian, 4th Febraury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Petra Blanksby killed herself aged 19 after she was jailed for arson – she had tried to burn herself following years of abuse. Now the coroner at her inquest is urging changes in the prison service.”
The Observer, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The justice minister, Jack Straw, suffered two embarrassing defeats in the court of appeal yesterday, which will force him to pour millions of pounds into the prison and parole system.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A baby taken from his 18-year-old mother by social workers two hours after his birth without court authority must go into foster care while further inquiries are made and assessments carried out, a district judge ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A motorist who was texting on her mobile phone when she hit and killed a cyclist has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 1st February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government has agreed to back down on strict laws planned for embryonic stem-cell experiments after a ‘compelling case’ was made by leading scientists in a letter to The Times.”
The Times, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The father of Learco Chindamo, who stabbed to death headteacher Philip Lawrence, has been sentenced to 25 years for murdering a former girlfriend. Italian Giuseppe Massimo Chindamo, 55, who has been described as a Mafia gangster, was also ordered to pay nearly £100,000 in compensation to his victim’s family.”
The Observer, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in six murders committed in Britain in 2007 has resulted in the conviction or arrest of a teenager, research by The Independent on Sunday reveals. The figures, gathered by a poll of every police authority in the country, come as statistics from the Ministry of Justice indicate an alarming rise in the number of young people carrying knives, leading to accusations that the Labour government has failed an entire generation.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police officers will get new powers to confiscate alcohol from children caught drinking under plans to be announced by the Home Secretary later this week.”
The Independent, 4th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The social care professions have failed to heed the lessons of Lord Laming’s landmark inquiry into the murder of child abuse victim Victoria Climbié, government-funded research revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge condemned the Government’s failure to eradicate mixed-sex wards after jailing a man on Friday for a sex attack on an 82-year-old woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain could set up a national police agency for dealing with the growing demand for officers to work on high-profile, expensive and often politically sensitive overseas investigations, under plans being considered by the Home Office.”
Financial Times, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
“A reclusive millionaire author was murdered by a man who stole his identity in order to plunder his wealth, the Old Bailey has heard.”
BBC News, 1st February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A husband who helped his wife to kill herself rather than watch her continue to suffer from a debilitating disease was given a 12-month suspended sentence yesterday.”
The Times, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Questions about the legality of Tony Blair’s decision to join the US in invading Iraq will come under the spotlight before a rarely convened panel of nine law lords in Britain’s highest court next week.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard’s antiterrorist squad secretly bugged a high-profile Labour Muslim MP during private meetings with one of his constituents.”
The Times, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
