“Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group, which supports destitute refugees, may be hit by sweeping legal aid cuts.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Increasing numbers of ‘unmeritorious’ appeals could have the effect of ‘clogging the arteries’ of the court of appeal, the registrar of criminal appeals has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“More than 40 people facing deportation have been held for longer than two years in prisons and immigration removal centres at a cost to the taxpayer of nearly £40,000 each, official inspectors have revealed.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The general anti abuse rule (GAAR) will come into force from royal assent to the Finance Bill 2013 and not from 1 April 2013 as originally proposed, according to draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2013 published today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A teenager who murdered his mother after becoming fascinated with knives following a ‘two-year diet of constant DVDs’ has been sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government’s draft Communications Data Bill details plans to increase the amount of data gathered about the web and mobile habits of anyone in the UK.”
BBC News,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It seemed a fairly straightforward hearing – a pre-trial review in an anti-social behaviour possession claim prior to a one-day trial at the end of December – with both my opponent and I agreeing that the matter was ready to proceed.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 30th December 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The Tenancy Deposit Scheme came into force on 6th April 2007. After the Court of Appeal handing down a number of controversial ‘landlord friendly’ judgments on the meaning of ss 213-215 of Housing Act 2004 (‘the Act’), Parliament amended these provisions by s 184 of the Localism Act 2011 (‘2011 Act’). The amendments came into force on 6 April 2012. Since this date, there is a tough new world out there for unorganised or inexperienced landlords. This article seeks to set out what is required by landlords and what happens when things go wrong.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 30th November 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Imam-Sadeque v Bluebay Asset Management (Services) Ltd [2012] EWHC 3511 (QB) (10 December 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
B v A [2012] EWHC 3127 (Fam) (10 December 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“On 29 November 2012 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Birmingham City Council v Mr Neil Ashton [2012] EWCA Civ 1557. Though the facts of the case were similar to many anti-social behaviour cases heard around the country it did throw up three particularly interesting areas of confirmation and clarification.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The Government is committed to finding ways of tackling fraudulent and exaggerated whiplash claims, whilst ensuring that people who have suffered a genuine neck injury should continue to be able to get appropriate compensation. However, increases in claims for compensation relating to whiplash injuries are having a significant impact on the motor insurance premiums paid by individuals, families and businesses.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“In these somewhat tricky financial times, it is unsurprising that the Government is keen to persuade property developers to do their bit to kick-start the ailing economy by dusting off chunks of their carefully land-banked acreage and getting on with long-shelved construction projects. However, many things have changed in this post-banking-apocalypse world, and it is unlikely that developers will be in a position simply to take up projects exactly where they left off a few years ago. In addition to the obvious funding difficulties they now face, developers large and small will need to be alert to changes in planning policy and local needs since they put their projects on hold. These will be particularly relevant where the developer requires an extension of time on the original planning permission or where he wishes to escape from or mitigate the burden of an obligation previously accepted in order to obtain that permission or to deal with reserved matters.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th December 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The Law Commission has identified the areas of UK electoral law that will come under scrutiny in a forthcoming review. The review, which will be conducted jointly with the Scottish Law Commission and the Northern Ireland Law Commission, aims to reform the law relating to elections and referendums across the UK.”
Law Commission, 11th December 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
The Charities Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012
The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2012
The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012
The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (Part 7) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Banking Business Profits) Regulations 2012
The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The families of 96 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough in 1989 hailed the announcement yesterday that an application has been lodged by the attorney general to have the original inquests into the disaster quashed in the high court.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of students could see their GCSE English grades increased retrospectively through a high court case beginning on Tuesday in which an alliance of schools, councils and pupils will argue that exam boards and the government’s qualifications watchdog acted illegally in changing grade boundaries midway through the 2012 exams season.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government will today finally unveil its long-awaited consultation on increasing the small claims limit for road traffic personal injury cases from £1,000 to £5,000, a move that would decimate the workload of many law firms.”
Litigation Futures, 11th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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