‘Having a pension fund itself would make most people happy, but liberating one makes it sound even more enticing and for some poor people, too enticing by half as they fall victim to the new fraud which is in vogue at the moment, pension liberation.’
Six Pump Court, 20th February 2014
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘As many will be aware, the recent RBS swaps cases have thrown up interesting issues, including the proper characterization of legal duties owed by banks and other regulated firms, standard form limitation/exclusion terms, and Limitation Act problems. These issues are further complicated by the LIBOR manipulation points raised in Graisely Properties v Barclays.’
No. 5 Chambers, 24th February 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘Last October the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law established a Review to consider and report on possible ways of improving judicial review procedures in the Administrative Court, to save and protect public funds, in a manner consistent with the rule of law.’
Blackstone Chambers, 19th February 2014
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The HGV Road User Levy (Exemption of Vehicles) Regulations 2014
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Road Traffic Offenders (Additional Offences) Order 2014
The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Transfer of Functions (Elections) Order 2014
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consumer Credit) (Designated Activities) Order 2014
The Local Justice Areas Order 2014
The Further Education Loans (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014
The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2014
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Pace & Anor v R. [2014] EWCA Crim 186 (18 February 2014)
Boughton -Fox v R. [2014] EWCA Crim 227 (21 February 2014)
Price & Anor v R [2014] EWCA Crim 229 (21 February 2014)
Tatham v R. [2014] EWCA Crim 226 (21 February 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
RWE Npower Renewables Ltd v J N Bentley Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 150 (19 February 2014)
Ted Baker Plc & Anor v Axa Insurance UK Plc & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 134 (19 February 2014)
Wall v Mutuelle De Poitiers Assurances [2014] EWCA Civ 138 (20 February 2014)
Rawlinson And Hunter Trustees SA & Ors v Akers & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 136 (20 February 2014)
Blueco Ltd v BWAT Retail Nominee & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 154 (21 February 2014)
M (A Child), Re [2014] EWCA Civ 152 (21 February 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Judge rejects accusations that the so-called ”bedroom tax” unlawfully discriminates against the disabled.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two sex workers have claimed victory against Scotland Yard after they overturned a decision to shut down their flats after early morning police raids in Soho.’
The Independent, 21st February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Details of the poor care received by a 66-year-old diabetic patient who died at the scandal-hit Stafford hospital have emerged as the trust responsible is set to be sentenced over its failings.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government Response to the Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions, Cm 8776 (PDF)
Scotland analysis: Assessment of a sterling currency union, Cm 8815 (PDF)
Human Rights of unaccompanied migrant children and young people in the UK, Cm 8778 (PDF)
Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, Cm 85505 (PDF)
Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, Cm 8806 (PDF)
Judicial Review – proposals for further reform: the Government response, Cm 8811 (PDF)
School Teachers’ Review Body, Cm 8813 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
‘As a matter of construction of section 77A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, where a creditor had provided the debtor with a statement which failed to set out the information required by the Consumer Credit (Information Requirements and Duration of Licences and Charges) Regulations 2007, the period of non-compliance commenced on a date to be calculated as if no statement had been served at all, and the period of non-compliance began on the day following the last day on which a compliant statement could have been given.’
WLR Daily, 19th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Wright (Robert) [2014] WLR (D) 84
‘Where an insurance company paid a defendant’s solicitors’ fees, for which he would otherwise have been liable, in connection with a false insurance claim he had made, he obtained a pecuniary advantage as a result of or in connection with his false claim, for the purposes of section 76(5) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Therefore, by section 76(4), those fees formed part of the defendant’s benefit from his criminal conduct for the purposes of any confiscation order made under the 2002 Act.’
WLR Daily, 19th February 2014
Regina v Ahmed (Mohammed Kamal) [2014] WLR (D) 85
‘Where breach of an enforcement notice alleged unlawful change of use rather than development without planning permission, it was not appropriate to charge an offence in contravention of section 181(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; the appropriate offence would be under section 179(2) of the 1990 Act.’
WLR Daily, 20th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances [2014] EWCA 12; [2014] WLR (D) 86
‘Where a cyclist had been run down in France and brought proceedings in the English courts seeking damages for personal injury, the question whether there should be one single joint expert, or more than one expert pursuant to CPR Pt 35, was a matter of “evidence and procedure” within the meaning of article 1(3) of Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2007. Therefore the question of which expert evidence the court should order fell to be determined in accordance with English and not French law.’
WLR Daily, 20th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Words such as “widow” removed from statutes while medieval treason laws and even rules on royal titles amended ahead of gay marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Mitchell ruling is not to be used as a tactical weapon, the High Court has warned litigators in a case where its opprobrium was reserved for the conduct of the party on the other side of the default.’
Litigation Futures, 21st February 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A man who admitted stabbing his boss 51 times before going on a “rampage” with a machete has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Divisional Court’s decision in the David Miranda case has provoked much controversy and debate about freedom of the press and national security issues. About halfway through his judgment, Laws LJ makes a number of comments about the justifications for freedom of expression and media freedom. While these may not be the most pressing or immediately important issues raised by this particular case, it is worth noting what Laws LJ says at paras [41-46] as he seems to move away from what has been something of an orthodoxy in the British and European jurisprudence – the importance placed on the democratic justification for expression.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd February 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘L, aged 26, was in a medium security hospital for his serious mental health problems. Concerns about his animus towards another patient arose, and the Admissions Panel of Broadmoor (a high security hospital) agreed to his transfer. It did so without allowing his solicitor to attend and without giving him the gist of why his transfer was to be made.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd February 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Scientologists Louisa Hodkin and Alessandro Calcioli won a landmark legal battle to have the Church of Scientology recognised as a “place of meeting for religious worship”.’
The Independent, 23rd February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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