“New controls will tackle the soaring number of judicial review applications being made in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Dame Julie Thérèse Mellor, DBE was appointed as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) in January 2012.
The Ombudsman is mandated to consider complaints that public bodies have not acted fairly. As a watchdog body independent of government and accountable to Parliament, its constitutional role is delicate and complex. Dame Julie will discuss that role, and how best the Ombdusman can maximize its independence and impact as a check on executive power.”
UCL Constitution Unit, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
“Small and medium-sized online retailers can benefit from a ‘network of experts’ at “discounted rates” by taking out cyber liability or data breach insurance policies, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Posters promoting an energy drink that featured the word ‘pussy’ in large letters have been banned by the advertising watchdog for being likely to cause serious and widespread offence.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In what was a profoundly sad day for democracy, on 22 April 2013 the European Court of Human Rights found in favour of the UK government in a landmark test case concerning a TV advertisement produced by ADI in 2005, and subsequently banned under the Communications Act 2003.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Rules on whether children can be placed in care homes far away from family and friends are to be overhauled in the wake of the Rochdale grooming scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24hth April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) remains open to pursuing civil recovery where appropriate in cases of serious or complex fraud, including bribery and corruption offences, it has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Ministry of Justice has released its response to the comments generated by the consultation paper on judicial review that was published in December. Unsurprisingly, the Government has signalled that it intends to press ahead with most of the proposals upon which it consulted.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Schools should be hit with huge fines and even criminal prosecutions for attempting to exclude pupils ‘by the back door’, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A petty criminal addicted to chewing the stimulant plant khat has been jailed for life after nearly decapitating a former friend.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Theresa May is to detail renewed diplomatic attempts to secure fresh assurances from Jordan that the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada will not face a trial based on torture-obtained evidence if he is deported from Britain.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Laws that led to London being dubbed ‘the libel capital of the world’ will be reformed after peers in the Lords voted to pass the defamation bill, ending a three-year campaign led by Liberal Democrat peers Lord McNally and Lord Lester.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“George Osborne has a secret veto over large and potentially politically sensitive fraud investigations, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Theresa May’s legal battle to deport the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada has suffered a further setback with the court of appeal turning down her attempt to take the case to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Caste discrimination is to be outlawed in the UK, Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced in what is a U-turn on previous government policy.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A businessman has been found guilty of a multimillion-pound fraud involving the sale of fake bomb detectors to Iraq and around the world.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A failing student who offered his professor £5,000 in cash in a bid to pass his degree was jailed for 12 months today.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prisoners aged over 60 are now the fastest-growing part of the jail population in England and Wales, the chief inspector of prisons has told MPs.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The concept of the tolerated trespasser came about as a result of London Borough of Brent v Burrows [1996] 1 WLR 1448. It is a concept familiar to housing lawyers, and one whose demise was little mourned. It caused much argument, litigation and confusion in housing law. The amendments introduced by the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 were intended (by ensuring that a secure tenancy did not come to an end before execution of any possession order) to be the final nail on the coffin of the tolerated trespasser. As a concept, they would no longer exist.”
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Zenith Chambers, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
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