European Union (Amendment) Act 2008

European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Treaty on hold until court rules – BBC News

“Gordon Brown has said Britain will not ratify the EU Treaty until the High Court has ruled on a separate bid to force a British referendum.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

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Bluewater bomb threat man jailed – BBC News

“A man has been jailed for a year for threatening to blow up the giant Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

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Youths jailed for killing woman – BBC News

“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 20th Junes 2008

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Life for son’s murder in chip row – BBC News

“A father has been told he must serve at least 12 years in jail for stabbing his son to death in a drunken row over chips at their home.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

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Son jailed after father’s tip-off – BBC News

“A teenager has been jailed for three years after his father told police he had found bullets in his son’s bedroom.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

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Radical cleric Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal – The Times

“Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, today lost his High Court battle against extradition to the US, where he faces terrorism charges.”

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The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Naomi Campbell guilty of PC assault and foul-mouthed tirade on BA jet – The Times

“The supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared to have escaped a jail term today despite pleading guilty to kicking and spitting at police officers during a foul-mouthed tirade aboard an aircraft waiting to take off from Heathrow.”

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The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Substance with style – Legal Week

“This year’s Intendance ‘Fast Fifty’ benchmarking of the 50 fastest-growing law firm websites is further proof of how the legal sector is stepping up its online operations.”

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Legal Week, 19th June 2008

Source: www.legalweek.com

Regina v G (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily

Regina v G (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) [2008] UKHL 37; [2008] WLR (D) 199

“It was not incompatible with a child’s rights under arts 6 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to convict him of the offence of ‘rape of a child under 13′, pursuant to s 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in circumstances where the agreed basis of his plea of guilty established that his offence could fall within the ambit of s 13, covering child sex offences committed by a person under 18.”

WLR Daily, 19th 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.

In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) – WLR Daily

In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) [2008] UKHL 38; [2008] WLR (D) 198

“Arts 14 and 15 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, which prevented an unmarried couple from being considered as potential adoptive parents, were incompatible with the couple’s rights under articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawereports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Gravil v Carroll and another – WLR Daily

Gravil v Carroll and another [2008] EWCA Civ 689; [2008] WLR (D) 197

“A tortious assault by one rugby player on a member of the opposing team during a match was so closely connected with his employment by the rugby club that it was fair and just to hold the club vicariously liable for injury to the opponent.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponidng WLR Daily summary is removed.

R v Davis – WLR Daily

R v Davis [2008] UKHL 36; [2008] WLR (D) 196

“Protective measures, ensuring the anonymity of witnesses without whose evidence the defendant could not have been convicted of murder, denied him the opportunity properly to advance his defence and accordingly rendered his trial unfair.”

WLR Daily, 19th 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.

R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others – WLR Daily

R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others [2008] EWHC 1354 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 195

“The provisions in the Reform (Sark) Law, 2008 for the retention of the Seigneur and Seneschal as unelected members of Chief Pleas did not breach art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights; the prohibition on aliens standing for election to Chief Pleas did not infringe art 3 of the First Protocol, or art 14 of the Convention, or art 19(1) of the EC Treaty; and the Seneschal’s dual role as Senior Judge in Sark and a member of Chief Pleas was not inconsistent with art 6 of the Convention.”

WLR Daily, 19th 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.

Regina v G – Times Law Reports

Regina v G

House of Lords

“There was no breach of the rights of a boy aged 15 to a fair trial or respect for privacy, guaranteed by articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to convict him of rape of a child under 13 where, on the basis on which his guilty plea had been accepted, he could have been charged with a less serious offence.”

The Times, 20th 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.

Building bridges – Law Society’s Gazette

“Lawyers fear the Law Commission’s drive to step outside the courts in housing disputes will undermine the justice system, reports Grania Langdon-Down.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Annual report on freedom of information in central government – Ministry of Justice

“Report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government in 2007, bringing together quarterly statistics and analysing longer term trends.”

Full report

Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008

Source; www.justice.gov.uk

Local immigration teams launched – Home Office

“The new teams will work with police and border control agents to help ensure illegal working operations are stopped.”

Full press release

Home Office, 19th June 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Criminal VHCC Developments – The Bar Council

“The Chairman’s letter of 2 May informed barristers that a VHCC Steering Group had been established with representatives of the Law Society, the MoJ, the LSC and the Bar.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 19th June 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Employed barristers target judicial appointment and professional training roles – The Bar Council

“Employed barristers aspire to judicial roles and supervising pupils, results of the Employed Bar Survey revealed today.”

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The Bar Council, 20th June 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Court rejects EU treaty block bid – BBC News

“An attempt to block Britain’s ratification of the Lisbon Treaty has been rejected by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2008

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Tory threat over Lib Dem leaflets – BBC News

“The Conservatives are threatening two separate legal actions against the Lib Dems over the Henley by-election.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

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Freedom Of Information: A third of all Freedom of Information requests rejected – The Independent

“New figures reveal that the chances of getting an answer under the new right-to-know law depend on which government department deals with the request, reports Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2008

Source: www.independent.co,uk

Pregnant woman who lost baby in car crash calls for change in law – Daily Telegraph

“A pregnant woman whose unborn baby was killed in a car crash has called for a change in the law after the driver responsible escaped with a £200 fine.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rubbish fines could cost households £50, Government says – Daily Telegraph

“Millions of families face fines of £50 for failing to recycle their rubbish under a new pay-as-you-throw bin charge scheme, a minister has disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Persaud dishonest, GMC rules – The Guardian

“Celebrity psychiatrist Raj Persaud was dishonest and brought his profession into disrepute by cutting and pasting experts’ papers into his articles and a book, the General Medical Council found yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Sourcre: www.guardian.co.uk

Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UK – The Guardian

“Government plans to insist that spouses should have to learn English before they are allowed into Britain to join their husbands or wives have run into a barrage of opposition and warnings that the idea could breach human rights laws.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Trials suspended after ruling on secret witnesses – The Guardian

“Two trials at which anonymous witnesses were about to be called to give evidence were suspended for legal argument yesterday following a House of Lords judgment on Wednesday questioning the growing practice of granting anonymity to frightened witnesses.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ofcom looks into Capital Radio’s £155k contest after winner deemed ‘ineligible’ – The Guardian

“Media regulator Ofcom is looking into a Capital Radio competition that had to be reopened after the £155,000 winner was found to be ineligible.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Plans to check safety of all garden trees will cost homeowners dear – The Times

“Homeowners face having to pay a specialist to inspect their trees under a safety regime drawn up by one of Britain’s most respected watchdogs.”

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The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Soldier Gavin Williams ‘died after “beasting” punishment’, court told – The Times

“An ill-disciplined junior soldier was ‘beasted’ to death by three of his colleagues, a jury was told yesterday.”

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The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Shami Chakrabarti threatens to sue Andy Burnham over ‘slur’ – The Times

“A Cabinet Minister could face legal action by Britain’s leading human rights campaigner over allegations that he smeared her by making suggestive remarks about her relationship with David Davis.”

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The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk