Regina v YDG: Regina v ZSB: [2012] EWCA Crim 2437; [2012] WLR (D) 332
“Where a judge had directed, pursuant to section 29 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, that there should be a preparatory hearing, and the conditions of that section were satisfied, he had no power to revoke his direction.”
WLR, 20th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012
The Iran (European Union Financial Sanctions) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2012
The Value Added Tax (Relief for European Research Infrastructure Consortia) Order 2012
The Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2012
The Agriculture, Animals, Environment and Food etc. (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012
The NHS Foundation Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) Amendment Order 2012
The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Amendment) Rules 2012
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate)(Joint Working etc.) Order 2012
The Bedfordshire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) (Variation) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Today the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, published his report on the Handling of Legacy Asylum and Migration Cases.”
UK Border Agency, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The further review was established to consider the specific issue of sanctions for disclosure failure by both the prosecution and the defence; whether the sanctions available, together with judicial case management powers, are adequate to secure compliance with disclosure duties and, if not, whether there are options for strengthening those sanctions.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed.”
Home Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Today, the Government is to outline its legislative proposals on prisoner votes to Parliament. MPs are apparently to get three options to choose from, including removing the ban for prisoners serving six months or less and those serving four years or less. A third option will be to maintain the status quo, with no convicted prisoners being able to vote.”
UK Humann Rights Blog, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Two employment cases, about Facebook and train tickets respectively, indicate the difficulties of deciding where human rights may or may not be raised in disputes between private parties – neither defendant in these cases was a public authority.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The former Rangers Football Club did not act illegally when it used employee benefit trusts (EBTs) to distribute money to players and staff, a tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has been criticised for refusing to intervene in the case of Danny Nightingale, a soldier who pleaded guilty at a Court Martial recently to illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Apparently Danny Nightingale’s solicitor intends to appeal, presumably against the sentence of 18 months detention. Grieve refused to intervene following a written request to do so from the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond.”
Head of Legal, 20th November 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
“The parents of a baby boy who died of meningitis have won a five-figure payout from a hospital trust after doctors twice failed to spot the symptoms of his illness.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Pepsi has been criticised by the UK advertising watchdog for the way it ran a competition offering a prize of £500 an hour, after one disgruntled family was stripped of multiple wins after entering more than 11,000 times.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Catholic teaching institute is liable for alleged physical and sexual abuse at a former boys’ school, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The son of a baronet embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with his father over the sale of the family’s £2 million estate was yesterday awarded just £5.60 a year by the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An Islamic fanatic linked with Abu Qatada will stay in the UK even though the Supreme Court has ruled he should not be granted asylum.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rules barring foreign and Commonwealth troops serving in the British armed forces from settling in the UK if they incur minor disciplinary convictions are to be relaxed. The Home Office will announce on Thursday that personnel with only minor disciplinary convictions will be able to stay on in Britain after they leave the services, Channel 4 News reported.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior UK Border Agency officials have been accused of misleading parliament after a damning report said they wrongly claimed they had dealt with a backlog of asylum and immigration claims – and that at one point more than 100,000 items of post about such cases remained unopened.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers for an SAS soldier detained for possessing a pistol which he said was given as a war gift have launched an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“What happens when a burglary victim fights back and kills an intruder? The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling wants to change the law, to ensure such home owners are treated as victims, not perpetrators of crime – but does the law really need changing?”
BBC News, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Peers delivered a series of humiliating defeats on Wednesday night to government plans to introduce secret courts.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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