“Cutting child benefit for middle-class parents breaks European laws by discriminating against Britons and is open to legal challenge, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dixon, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2163 (05 October 2012)
Ferriter, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2211 (03 October 2012)
Matthews, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2154 (27 September 2012)
Williamson, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2114 (02 August 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brown v London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames [2012] EWCA Civ 1384 (26 October 2012)
Donovan v London Borough of Barking & Dagenham [2012] EWCA Civ 1375 (26 October 2012)
Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors v Prest & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1395 (26 October 2012)
The Trade Mark Licensing Co Ltd & Anor v Leofelis SA & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1366 (26 October 2012)
ZA & Anor v NA [2012] EWCA Civ 1396 (26 October 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2012
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2012
The Zootechnical Standards (England) Regulations 2012
The Crime and Disorder (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Passengers whose flights were delayed were entitled, under certain circumstances, to compensation pursuant to article 5 to 7 of Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Folien Fischer AG and another v Ritrama SpA (Case C-133/11); [2012] WLR (D) 292
“An action for a negative declaration seeking to establish the absence of liability in tort, delict, or quasi-delict fell within the scope of article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L12, p 1).”
WLR Daily, 25th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Baseline Report (Final) 2012 (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 25th October 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Speech by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
BPP Law School, 25th October 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“11 people have been sentenced for ill-treating patients at the Winterbourne View care home near Bristol.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“A gay man from Essex who donated his sperm to enable a lesbian couple to have two children, but who was never named on their birth certificate and had no role in their upbringing, is being forced by the Child Support Agency to pay for their support – 13 years after the first child was born.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Insolvency cases should not be treated differently to other cases when it comes to deciding what foreign judgments can be enforced in the UK, the Supreme Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The advertising watchdog will launch a crackdown next year on businesses that run misleading internet ads that rip off consumers.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In its foreign policy, the UK Government is a keen advocate of national human rights institutions (NHRI’s). The Brighton Declaration, drafted by the UK, encourages Council of Europe States to consider ‘the establishment, if they have not already done so, of an independent National Human Rights Institution’. In June 2012 the UK signed a UN General Assembly resolution ‘Reaffirming the important role that such national institutions play and will continue to play.’”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Prisoners denied the right to vote are to start legal proceedings for compensation immediately in wake of the declaration by David Cameron that he will not change the law despite a ruling by the European court of human rights and the views of his senior law officer Dominic Grieve.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gala Unity Ltd v Ariadne Road RTM Co Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1372 is important for those doing long leasehold work. I’m not entirely sure it’s right (or, perhaps a better way of putting it, I’m not sure it’s a good decision, it may be right within the statutory framework), but I’ll save that for the end. Since this is the first Right to Manage case to reach the Court of Appeal, I’ll set out some of the relevant background.”
NearlyLegal, 27th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Regulations covering building standards, including fire safety and wheelchair access, could be torn up in a government plan to cut costs for the construction industry and boost the economy.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The White Paper which first proposed follow-on damages claims promised a ‘swift’ and ‘streamlined’ procedure. The idea was that when a regulator had made an infringement finding, there would be a simple way for victims to claim damages without having to prove the infringement afresh.”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 28th October 2012
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
“New powers to snoop on all emails, web visits and phone calls could still be used to combat minor crimes despite Government assurances, the watchdog who oversees them has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Clarke insists that under the justice and security bill nothing currently heard in open court would be moved to closed court.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former serviceman and miner who sexually assaulted four girls in south Wales between 1949 and 1973 has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 26th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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