Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

The Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2008

The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Trade Organisations, Qualifications Bodies and General Qualifications Bodies) (Commencement) Order 2008

The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Trade Organisations and Qualifications Bodies) (Revocation) Order 2008

The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Wiltshire) (District of West Wiltshire) Designation Order 2008

The Regional Transport Planning (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Disease Control (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008

The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2008

The European Regional Development Fund (London Operational Programme) (Implementation) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] EWHC 1081 (QB) (19 May 2008)

P & Ors v Quigley [2008] EWHC 1051 (QB) (16 May 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Focus (DIY) Ltd v London Borough of Hillingdon [2008] EWHC 1152 (Admin) (09 May 2008)

Lusamba, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Islington [2008] EWHC 1149 (Admin) (14 May 2008)

Redknapp & Anor v Commissioner of the City of London Police & Anor [2008] EWHC 1177 (Admin) (23 May 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Soldier denied payout in ‘wrong type of bomb’ case – Daily Telegraph

“A soldier left disabled by an explosion in Iraq is being refused a compensation payout because his injuries were caused by the ‘wrong type of bomb’, it has been claimed.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Terror concessions being planned – BBC News

“The government will compromise to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects from 28 days to 42 days…”

Full story

BBC News, 29th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One child under 10 killed every week – Daily Telegraph

“One child under the age of 10 is killed every week, shocking new figures showed.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Practice Statement (House of Lords: Appearance of Counsel) – WLR Daily

Practice Statement (House of Lords: Appearance of Counsel); [2008] WLR (D) 175

“Their Lordships wished to remind the Bar of a rule which appeared to be less well known than it was. If counsel were instructed to appear before the highest court in the United Kingdom they were expected to be present at and throughout the hearing.”

WLR Daily, 28th May 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.

SB v X County Council – Times Law Report

SB v X County Council

Court of Appeal

“In contentious adoption cases, where the court was dispensing with parental consent, the question of any contact between the children and their family members was for the court and not the local authority to resolve.”

The Times, 29th May 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 (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Queen’s Bench Division

“The introduction of a new and more restrictive regime for highly skilled immigrants was unlawful because it prejudiced people already admitted to the UK under an earlier regime by reducing their opportunity to gain permanent rights of residency.”

The Times, 29th May 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.

Reforming Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission

“On 28 May 2008, the Law Commission published a summary of responses to its Consultation Paper. The summary document reports the arguments that have been put to us on consumer insurance reform. A further paper will deal with business insurance reform. There is a wide consensus that consumer insurance law is in urgent need of reform – not only among consumer groups, lawyers and brokers, but also among most insurance companies.”

Full story

Law Commission, 28th May 2008

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Scientology protest: Liberty challenges police over summons – The Guardian

“The police force that issued a teenager with a court summons for calling Scientology a cult could face a judicial review over the legality of its policing guidelines.”

Full story

The Guardian, 28th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council motoring fines ‘illegal’ – BBC News

“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.”

Full story

BBC News, 29th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law Society and AWS launch two-year equal pay campaign – Legal Week

“The Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) are launching an equal pay campaign, after fresh research revealed significant salary inequalities within the profession.”

Full story

Legal Week, 29th May 2008

Source: www.legalweek.com

US cluster bombs to be banned from UK – The Guardian

“The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Labs escape outbreak prosecution – BBC News

“The animal health laboratories at the centre of last summer’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will not be prosecuted, Surrey County Council says.”

Full story

BBC News, 29th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Discrimination: Is it time to extend the age laws? – The Guardian

“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boy is fined for dropping balloon – BBC News

“A teenager who was fined for littering when he dropped a deflated balloon in a city centre may fight the case.”

Full story

BBC News, 28th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Minister signals end of business regulation era – The Guardian

“Britain has reached the end of the era of major legislation regulating business, the business secretary, John Hutton, will say today in a speech challenging the idea that workplace exploitation is tackled by new laws.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cook Yvonne Godwin made rat poison cake for unfaithful husband – The Times

“A former hospital cook who laced her unfaithful husband’s fruit cake with rat poison was spared jail yesterday. Yvonne Godwin baked the poisoned cake after discovering that her husband of 30 years had been having an affair with her best friend’s sister.”

Full story

The Times, 29th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk