Month: November 2011
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2011
The Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011
The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2011
The Traffic Management (London Borough of Hillingdon) Permit Scheme Order 2011
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2599/contents/made
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Family Justice Review proposals to end delays in family courts – Ministry of Justice
“The Family Justice Review panel today announce a package of recommendations aimed at tackling delays in the family justice system and to make sure that children and families are given the service they deserve.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Unworkable employment law – it’s time for reform! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Last week Stephen Levinson wrote about the law making process, and in particular the problems which bedevil the creation of employment law.
These are all valid points, and no doubt applicable to many other areas of law. I would venture to add two further points.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
EDL leader suspended sentence for headbutt – BBC News
“The leader and founder of the English Defence League (EDL) has received a suspended jail sentence for assaulting a fellow-member of the group.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICC anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting not endemic – BBC News
“Cricket’s anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been given prison terms for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in a 2010 Test match against England.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor who carried out string of botched operations resumes work at NHS hospital – Daily Telegraph
“Although the General Medical Council recommended that Gideon Lauffer be permanently struck off, a fitness to practice panel suspended him for six months following the deaths of two patients. The suspension has now expired and the former consultant has taken up a post in the A&E department at St Thomas’s hospital in London, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Resistance to diversity among judges is misguided – The Guardian
“Lady Hale’s right, diversity is a constitutional issue but a more representative bench would make for better decisions.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Canary Wharf takes legal action to keep out potential Occupy London protesters – The Guardian
“The owner of Canary Wharf, home to some of Britain’s biggest banks, has taken out injunctions to stop camps being set up by protesters targeting the City of London.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom from Suspicion: Surveillance Reform for a Digital Age – Justice
“In this new major report, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, JUSTICE calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act in order to protect the right of individual privacy from unnecessary, unwarranted and unchecked state intrusion.”
Justice, 4th Novemver 2011
Source: www.justice.org.uk
Law against phone hacking is not working, says civil liberties group – The Guardian
“Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act fails to protect individuals from illegal surveillance, according to Justice.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co,uk
London riots: judge spares rioting actor whose degree at risk – Daily Telegraph
“A young actor who joined in the London riots has been spared jail because he faced losing his university place.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Toy boy’, 72, faces losing home after court battle – Daily Telegraph
“A 72-year-old ‘toy boy’ faces losing his home after a judge ruled that he must pay back money given to him by his long-term partner before she died, plus a hefty legal bill, because they were not married.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Village loses high court challenge over radioactive waste – the Guardian
“A group of villagers who claimed they were testing the government’s commitment to ‘localism’ by challenging a waste company’s right to dump radioactive materials in a nearby landfill site have failed in a high court challenge.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom proposes new rules on broadcasters’ advertising deals – OUT-LAW.com
“Commercial broadcasters will not be able to ‘unduly discriminate’ between advertisers when setting the fees they charge for carrying commercials under proposed new rules set out by the UK’s media regulator.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Warning over Henry VIII style law powers – The Independent
“Plans for sweeping new Henry VIII-style powers would enable ministers to rewrite the statute book without consulting Parliament, a report warned today.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parties forced to take out loans at high interest to pay their legal costs can recover that interest, judge says – OUT-LAW.com
“Parties in complex court cases who are forced to take out loans at a high rate of interest to pay their legal costs can recover the full amount of that interest from the other party in certain circumstances, a court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
