Anthony Lester: my vision of a Leveson law – The Guardian
“Use of the UK supreme court and judicial review can renew confidence in a system of self-regulation.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: December 2012
Graffiti gang who caused £150,000 of damage ‘should be proud of their work’, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has imposed the ‘least possible sentence’ on gang of graffiti vandals who attacked the capital’s tube network, saying one had a ‘portfolio you would be proud of’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Snooper’s charter’ faces rough ride through parliament – The Guardian
“Civil liberties are said to have been the political glue that brought the two coalition parties together before the general election, and nothing joined them more strongly than their joint opposition to Labour’s ‘Big Brother’ database.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Film classification of ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ to be tightened amid ‘torture porn’ controversy – The Independent
“Classification chiefs will tighten their policy on ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ after new research found public concern over its effect on ‘vulnerable viewers’.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Royal hoax call could be an ‘offence under UK law’ – The Guardian
“The Australian radio DJs who made the hoax call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness could have committed an offence under UK law, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christopher Haughton guilty of trying to kill PCs in Kingsbury – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two police officers and attacking two other PCs in a butcher’s shop in north-west London.”
BBC News, 10th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today – The Independent
“An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Votes for prisoners: UK told it must implement ECHR decisions – The Guardian
“The government has been handed a mild reprimand by the Council of Europe for its delaying tactics over giving prisoners the right to vote.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Review in to the Waterhouse Inquiry underway – Ministry of Justice
“The independent review chaired by Mrs Justice Macur DBE, which will consider the scope of the Waterhouse inquiry and whether any specific allegations of child abuse falling within the terms of the reference were not investigated by the Inquiry, has now commenced.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Consultation on Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974: Abolishing Noise Abatement Zones – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“This consultation seeks views on the Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in relation to England and Wales, which would abolish all existing Noise Abatement Zones and prevent new ones being established.”
Consultation (PDF)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, December 2012
Source: www.defra.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Parekh v London Borough of Brent [2012] EWCA Civ 1630 (07 December 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Taylor v Manchester City Council TCG Bars Ltd [2012] EWHC 3467 (Admin) (07 December 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Occidental Chartering Inc v Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd [2012] EWHC 3515 (Comm) (06 December 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? – Speech by Master of the Rolls
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
PIBA Richard Davies Lecture, 27th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
O and another v Maahanmuuttovirasto; Maahanmuuttovirasto v L – WLR Daily
“In circumstances where a third country national husband had married another third country national lawfully resident in the European Union and where the first child, an EU citizen, was a child of the wife’s former marriage to an EU citizen and the second child was a child of their own marriage, a member state could refuse to grant the third country national husband a residence permit on the basis of family reunification where he sought to derive the right of residence from his wife’s first child on the basis of the child’s enjoyment of EU citizenship pursuant to article 20FEU of the FEU Treaty. In those circumstances, however, Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification could apply.”
WLR Daily, 6th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Dittrich – WLR Daily
“On the proper interpretation of article 3(1)(c) and 3(3) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, assistance granted to public servants in the event of illness fell within the scope of the Directive if it was the responsibility of the state, as a public employer, to finance it, that being a matter for the national court to determine.”
WLR Daily, 6th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Clinisupplies Ltd v Park and others – WLR Daily
Clinisupplies Ltd v Park and others [2012] EWHC 3453 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 369
“The mere selection of components forming a composite article did not amount to an aspect of ‘configuration’, and hence a ‘design’, within the meaning of section 213(2) of the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988.”
WLR Daily, 5th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Privacy and the internet – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
Privacy and the internet (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 7th December 2012
Source: wwww.judiciary.gov.uk
Children and young people in custody – a fall in numbers, but little change otherwise – Ministry of Justice
“The number of children and young people in custody continues to fall, but little has changed in their perception of their treatment and conditions, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a thematic report, Children and Young People in Custody 2011-12: an analysis of the experiences of 15-18-year-olds in prison.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
LSB responds to consultation by revising plans for regulation of special bodies – Legal Services Board
“Special bodies – including not-for profit agencies and community interest companies –
providing reserved legal activities will not become licensed under the Legal Services Act 2007
until at least April 2015, the LSB confirms today [5 December].”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Peer-to-peer lenders to be regulated – Daily Telegraph
“Peer-to-peer lenders such as Zopa, RateSetter and Funding Circle will be regulated by the new Financial Conduct Authority.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2012
The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2012
The Insurance Companies and CFCs (Avoidance of Double Charge) Regulations 2012
The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2012
The Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
