“Employment tribunal fees will be tailored to encourage businesses and workers to mediate or settle a dispute rather than go to a full hearing from summer 2013.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Far-reaching plans to reform the criminal justice system by reducing delays, tackling waste and overhauling unnecessarily bureaucratic systems were launched today by Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A private security company has won a contract to supervise offenders on probation doing unpaid work in the community.”
BBC News, 13th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A health body has been fined £60,000 after two letters containing ‘confidential and highly sensitive personal data’ about a ‘vulnerable individual’ were sent to the wrong address.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Doctors in 13 NHS trusts in England have been found to be breaking abortion law by pre-signing forms certifying that women could have their pregnancies terminated.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
International Convention Against Doping in Sport, Cm 8409 (PDF)
Whole of Government Accounts: unaudited summary report for the year ended 31 March 2011, Cm 8383 (PDF)
The future of the Independent Living Fund, Cm 8366 (PDF)
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Cm 8414 (PDF)
European Landscape Convention, Cm 8413 (PDF)
Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2011–2012, Cm 8403 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Nicholson v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1568 (12 July 2012)
Suleman v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1569 (12 July 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JGE v The Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 938 (12 July 2012)
Preece v Edwards [2012] EWCA Civ 902 (12 July 2012)
Crossland v University of Glamorgan [2012] EWCA Civ 937 (12 July 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
EWQ v GFD [2012] EWHC 1907 (QB) (12 July 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cherney v Deripaska [2012] EWHC 1781 (Comm) (12 July 2012)
Antonio Gramsci Shipping Corp & Ors v Recoletos Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 1887 (Comm) (12 July 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Beck Interiors Ltd v UK Flooring Contrcators Ltd [2012] EWHC 1808 (TCC) (04 July 2012)
Walter Lilly & Company Ltd v Mackay & Anor [2012] EWHC 1773 (TCC) (11 July 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The UK must change its arms export policy to prevent weapons and other military equipment being sold to authoritarian regimes because the Arab spring has shown the system is fundamentally flawed, a Commons report warns.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Last night saw the latest round of Lords debate on the Justice and Security Bill. It should be required reading for the Secretary of State. Peers from all benches challenged the Government’s case for the breadth of reform proposed in the Bill. A number of amendments have been tabled jointly in the names of members of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Lords Constitution Committee, both Committees having already castigated the Government’s proposals as potentially harmful to the common law principles of open, adversarial and equal justice.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A fourth – and ‘final’ – consultation on the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) published today (12 July) contains a number of ‘significant’ changes that solicitors’ representative groups have welcomed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, ex government lawyer and author of the Head of Legal blog. Downing Street announced the appointment of Lord Neuberger MR as the new President of The United Kingdom Supreme Court – taking over in September when Lord Phillips retires.
We also examine the reform of the House of Lords and the antics of our political masters this week.”
Charon QC, 13th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Criminal cases could be dealt with in days or even hours under plans to bring in “swift and sure justice”, ministers will say on Friday.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Codes of Practice for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers) Order 2012
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Social Fund Maternity Grant Amendment Regulations 2012
The Employers’ Duties (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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