‘A major step towards completing the government’s crucial rehabilitation reforms was taken today, as the organisations that will play a key role in turning round the lives of offenders were announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘As I indicated in How the Intellectual Property Act 2014 changes British Patent Law JD Supra 21 June 2014 s.16 of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 amends s.74A and s.74B of the Patents Act 1977 and inserts three new subsections into s.73. The upshot as explained in paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 of the IPO’s guide Expansion of the Patent Opinions Service: business guidance is that the range of questions upon which an examiner’s opinion can be obtained has been expanded and the Comptroller now has power to revoke patents which are found to be invalid.’
NIPC Law, 29th October 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘The Intelligence Services Commissioner, Sir Mark Waller, gives Law In Action his first broadcast interview.
Sir Mark, a retired judge, is charged with judicial oversight of, among other organisations, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.’
BBC Law in Action,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Libyan exile who was abducted in a joint MI6-CIA operation has won the right to bring his claim against the government to court.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A legal principle designed to prevent businesses from profiteering from illegal acts does not apply if that profiteering would stem from infringing patent rights, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The European Commission came in for some stern criticism from the High Court this week, in a case which looks set to test the boundaries of confidentiality in EC infringement decisions: see Emerald Supplies v BA [2014] EWHC 3515 (Ch).’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 30th October 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘The daughter of a woman shot dead by a puppy farmer has accused police of “putting the gun in the hands” of a murderer.’
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The Independent, 29th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The president of the World Bank has urged thousands of health workers to volunteer in the battle against Ebola, invoking their duty under their oath to help patients. But is there such an obligation? Medical ethicist Dr Daniel Sokol says we should expect some healthcare staff to refuse to go to work, wherever Ebola patients are being treated.’
BBC News, 29th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS has committed a catalogue of blunders that have had a “devastating impact” on every generation, a report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New bodies which will monitor the performance of the strategic road network and champion the needs of its users will be created as part of plans to hold a reconstituted Highways Agency to account, the UK government has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘One of the founders of the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) has called on the legal regulators to consider introducing quotas and targets to promote diversity.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In the 12th and 13th centuries, judges would be sent out from Westminster every seven years to adjudicate on any disputes that had come about since their last sojourn. In 1292, in Shropshire, Alice Knotte complained that Thomas Champeneys ‘detaineth from her seven shillings in money and a surcoat of the value of three shillings’. ‘Alice can get no justice at all,’ she protested, ‘seeing that she is poor and that this Thomas is rich.’ She implored the judge: ‘I have none to help me save God and you.’’
London Review of Books, 6th November 2014
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
‘Applications for adjournments of costs assessment until the Supreme Court’s decision in Coventry v Lawrence are rightly being given “short shrift”, the Senior Costs Judge has said.’
Litigation Futures, 30th October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A legal challenge to government plans to privatise some probation services in England and Wales has been launched by the probation officers’ union Napo.’
BBC News, 30th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of judicial reviews involving government departments has almost doubled since 2010, the government has revealed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The amount of enforcement action taken against employers for non-compliance with their automatic enrolment duties rose considerably in September, according to the Pensions Regulator, which has also recently issued its first fines for breaches.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Philosophically, everything must have an inherent weight. Otherwise it would have no weight at all. But FOIA is not concerned with philosophy; it is much more concerned with who is in charge of the sheep dip, and indeed the levels of public funding for the sheep being dipped. (No points for spotting that reference, Bruce.) As a result, there are often debates in the FOIA case law about whether a particular qualified exemption contains an inherent weight, i.e. is the fact that the exemption is engaged at all sufficient to place some weight in the public interest balance against disclosure? The answer varies according to the particular exemption.’
Panopticon, 29th October 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Lord Wilson posed the question, answered today by the Supreme Court, with concision. When Parliament requires a local authority to consult interested persons before making a decision which would potentially affect all of its inhabitants, what are the ingredients of the requisite consultation?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In June the government put into force plans to change the way the probation service runs, and forged ahead with proposals to privatise parts of it. But why are some people unhappy about this?’
BBC News, 29th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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