“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker are behind bars today.”
The Independent, 21st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain’s most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.”
BBC News, 21st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Non-Domestic Rating (Waterways) (England) Regulations 2012
The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2012
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2012
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2012
The Road Vehicles (Individual Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Rules making companies liable for harassment of their employees by third parties is one of a number of ‘unnecessary’ discrimination regulations that could be repealed in a drive to remove employment law related ‘red tape’, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“If Strasbourg upholds its previous judgments, Cameron shouldn’t expect the bill of rights commission to come to his rescue.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tim Baldwin summarises a recent noteworthy High Court decision on housing and support for a terminally ill individual.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 21st May 2012
Source www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“The Final Report of the Jackson Review made a number of recommendations which he wanted to be considered, and introduced, as a package. Today I shall be looking at some of the recommendations which have received the least publicity and which do not feature in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (‘LASPO’), but will be of great interest to Costs Lawyers.”
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Thirty Nine Essex Street, May 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Local Government Law Update: 14 May (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 15 May (PDF)
11 KBW, May 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“Byron James, Barrister, 14 Gray’s Inn Square explores the, as yet, unfettered and undefined discretion of the court to discharge a party from obligations under orders made in family proceedings following bankruptcy, following the recent Chancery Division case of Hayes v Hayes.”
Family Law Week, 20th May 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Barker v Hambleton District Council [2012] EWCA Civ 610; [2012] WLR (D) 149
“The time limit for making an application to the High Court in relation to a local development plan under section 113(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 ran from the date on which the plan was adopted by the local authority.”
WLR Daily, 9th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The Bridgewater Canal (Transfer of Undertaking) Order 2012
The Health Education England (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2012
The Education (School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Health Education England Regulations 2012
The Mink Keeping (Prohibition) (Wales) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Westbrook Dolphin Square Ltd v Friends Life Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 666 (18 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Joyce & Anor v O’Brien & Anor [2012] EWHC 1324 (QB) (17 May 2012)
Taaffe v East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust [2012] EWCH 1335 (QB) (18 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Green, R (on the application of) v Gillian & Edward Gunner [2012] EWHC 1253 (Admin) (18 May 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Brown & Ors v Innovatorone Plc & Ors [2012] EWHC 1321 (Comm) (18 May 2012)
Shaker v Vistajet Group Holding SA [2012] EWHC 1329 (Comm) (18 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“It appears that the Government has climbed down, in part, from some of its controversial secret justice proposals. According to the Telegraph, the Justice and Security Bill, which will be published this week, will include a provision whereby judges, not the Government, has the final say on whether a Closed Material Procedure (CMP) is used. Moreover, CMPs will be restricted to ‘national security cases’ rather than any case ‘in the public interest’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“North Wales police have referred Sky News to the Crown Prosecution Service and the attorney general’s office following the accidental broadcast of a rape victim’s name.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges will decide whether national security evidence can be heard in secret in a partial climbdown on plans to be unveiled by Kenneth Clarke this week.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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