from the Inner Temple Library
“The Legal Services Act was given Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The Legal Services Reform Programme was established to oversee the implementation of two of the key proposals in the Act – the establishment of the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints.
This update sets out the latest position in the implementation timetable.”
Legal Services Reform Update (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill aims to deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive justice system for victims, witnesses and the wider public.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
McPhail & Anor v Bourne & Anor [2008] EWHC 1235 (Ch) (06 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mansel Oil Ltd & Anor v Troon Storage Tankers SA [2008] EWHC 1269 (Comm) (09 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
The Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008
The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008
The Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008
The Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008
The Reconstitution of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Reconstitution of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2008
The Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester (Dissolution) Order 2008
The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Abortion (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Hugh James, Nelsons and Pannone have signed up to a post-Legal Services Act internet trading scheme called MyLawyer.co.uk that could challenge the position of the high street solicitor.”
The Lawyer, 9th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A man obsessed with female television celebrities and guns murdered Jill Dando nine years ago, the Old Bailey heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An ex-employee of recruitment firm Hays has been ordered to disclose details of his profile at social networking site LinkedIn. Mark Ions set up a rival agency and is accused of using LinkedIn to steal clients. He says Hays encouraged his use of the site.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Khan v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; [2008] WLR (D) 182
“S 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (as amended by s 111, Sch 7, Pt 3 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005), which gave the police the power to enter and search a premises occupied or controlled by a person under arrest without a warrant, should be construed literally so that the power could only be used where the premises were, in fact, occupied or controlled by a person who was under arrest.”
WLR Daily, 6th June 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.
Governors of the Peabody Trust v Reeve
Chancery Division
“A social landlord could not vary its tenancy agreement unilaterally; excluding changes in rent, any variation would need the agreement in writing of both parties.”
The Times, 9th June 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 v C (Mental disorder: Sexual activity)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The effect of a mental disorder had to be severe before it would have the effect that a person was unable to choose whether to submit to sexual activity. If a complainant consented to sexual activity against her inclination because she was frightened of the defendant, even if her fear was irrational and caused by her mental disorder, it did not follow that she lacked the capacity to choose whether to agree to sexual activity.”
The Times, 9th June 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.
“A 30-year-old British citizen with schizophrenia was taken into custody and flown by immigration officers to a foreign country where he had no connections and was allegedly beaten up because he could not speak the language and could not make himself heard.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Environmental groups are campaigning against planning laws they claim will lead to ‘faceless bureaucrats’ taking decisions on major projects.”
BBC News, 9th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The Government has called for an early hearing of the court case in which Northern Rock shareholders are suing the Treasury over the nationalisation of the bank, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 7th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government says it’s under control but a devastating new report reveals that a sophisticated new drugs trade is flooding British prisons with record levels of cocaine, cannabis and even heroin. In many cases it’s aided and abetted by corrupt prison guards. Jamie Doward reports.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 67,000 criminal suspects fail to answer bail every year, new figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Advertising Standards Authority is launching an investigation into a mailshot being sent by the bookselling company, Reader’s Digest.”
BBC News, 7th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Scores of victims horrifically injured in the 7 July London bombings are still waiting for full compensation almost three years after the attacks.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A solicitor who specialises in claiming compensation for sick coalminers has banked a personal profit of more than £30 million from the government-funded scheme.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cunning computer hackers have hijacked the Home Office crime reduction website and used it to carry out an elaborate online scam.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Homeowners threatened with repossession are being denied free legal advice because lawyers who provide it are being swamped, says a charity.”
BBC News, 8th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook, who was killed in a City bar because of a row over a spilt drink, berated a senior judge across a courtroom for the ‘disgusting’ 14-month sentence he passed on the man responsible.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A compulsory national identity card scheme could be used to monitor the movements of British citizens because of the dangers of ‘function creep’, a committee of MPs warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who suffers from a degenerative disease has called for the law on assisted suicide to be clarified so that she can decide when she wants to die.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A dossier of abuse of the human rights of children and young people in Britain will be presented to United Nations inspectors today in a joint submission from the four children’s commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new approach to youth justice was promised by ministers yesterday in which equal weight would be given to prevention, enforcement and the rehabilitation of young offenders.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jack Straw was at the centre of a political row last night after he sacked a magistrate who criticised the police for failing to protect her daughter from being physically assaulted at school.”
The Independent, 8th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A signalwoman for Network Rail has won more than £100,000 damages after male colleagues put pornographic magazines in her in-tray. Donna McAllister, 44, said that she had a nervous breakdown after she complained about her treatment.”
The Times, 7th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
