from the Inner Temple Library
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Stringer, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1222 (10 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Reynolds, R (on the application of) v Sussex Police & Anor [2008] EWHC 1240 (Admin) (16 May 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judicial Independence and Accountability: Pressures and Opportunities (PDF)
Speech by The Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA
Nottingham Trent University, 16th April 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008
The African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2008
The African Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2008
The International Development Association (Fifteenth Replenishment) Order 2008
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008
The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Smoking Cessation Products) Order 2008
The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Staffing) Regulations 2008
The Reporting of Prices of Milk Products (England) Regulations 2008
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2008
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“What can the police and courts do when witnesses are too scared to testify – especially to the most violent of crimes?”
BBC Law in Action, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jury trials in terrorist cases are under threat because they can take too long, president of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Igor Judge, has said.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Anti-war campaigners said today that they would defy a ban on a planned march to Downing Street at the weekend to protest at the visit by the US president, George Bush.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office’s conviction rate has dropped from 82% to 61% in five years, a report has found.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“British employers will retain the right to ask employees to work more than 48 hours a week following EU talks in Luxembourg earlier today. “
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A care worker who planned to have her husband killed so she could claim insurance money has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK government’s groundbreaking bill to combat climate change cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons last night.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The high court today backed the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, in her acrimonious dispute with police officers over pay.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Office yesterday agreed to pay an undisclosed sum in an out-of-court settlement with a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin who was deported to Pakistan in error.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Lawyer Awards 2008 is the premier event in the legal calendar. Every June around 1,500 of the industry’s leading lawyers gather in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate their achievements of the previous year.”
The Lawyer, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Related links: This year’s shortlist
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc and Another v ST Shipping and Transport Inc
Court of Appeal
“Owners of vessels which failed to comply with the Marine Pollution Convention, as warranted in the charterparty and were unable to carry to all specified ports the full range of petroleum products set out therein, were in breach of time charters.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Court of Appeal
“There was no breach of a mother’s right to a fair hearing under article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights when she was represented by the Official Solicitor who conceded that overwhelming evidence justified making a care order.”
The Times, 10th 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.
“The High Court is set to rule on a claim by police that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when she refused to pay their 2.5% pay award in full.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New measures giving Britain’s temporary workers equal rights to permanent members of staff have been agreed by European Union employment ministers.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s fate in a crunch Commons vote tomorrow on the power to detain suspected terrorists for 42 days lies in the hands of a small group of wavering Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 10th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government’s human rights watchdog last night served notice that it will immediately launch a legal challenge to the government’s plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days if it reaches the statute book. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, chaired by Trevor Phillips, backed its claim by publishing legal advice from Matrix Chambers that the extended limit would violate the European convention on human rights.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair’s Attorney-General has given warning that ministers’ safeguards for detaining suspects for up to 42 days have failed to make the proposals acceptable.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
