‘Justice secretary backs down to avoid third Lords defeat over bill which would make it harder to challenge government decisions.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Is a lack of legal representation in family cases increasing the likelihood of procedural errors going unnoticed? The judgment in Re P (A Child) suggests that there is a pressing need for change by the courts and judiciary.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th January 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Video-on-demand material is now subject to additional restrictions as of 1 December 2014. Material either rated or to be rated as R18 by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) must be placed behind access controls. In addition, material either refused or would be refused a classification by the BBFC is banned.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th January 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has rejected a challenge to the adoption of a planning document which seeks to direct the location of development in a district of south Essex.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A non-executive director who failed to declare a conflict of interest has lost her appeal against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which had fined her £154,800 and banned her from holding a regulated financial services role.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 93 new Queen’s Counsel.’
Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘There was “no proper justification” for a claimant seeking to reopen an issue based on the circulation of a draft judgment, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 13th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Lawyers who make late requests for paper case management conferences (CMCs) without good reason “run the risk of sanctions”, the High Court has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 14th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A joint protocol, created and implemented by the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police has been launched today [Thursday 8 January 2015], setting out how to deal with all rape cases from the initial complaint to after the verdict in a trial.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th January 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
National Crime Agency v Robb; [2014] EWHC 4384 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 1
‘The court gave guidance on the hearing of applications brought by victims of fraud under section 182 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as to the principles to be applied in following and tracing recoverable property obtained by the defendant through unlawful conduct.’
WLR Daily, 23rd December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Where the Secretary of State for the Home Department had detained a person because she had innocently suspected that they should be returned to a third country under the principles in Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 (“the Dublin II Regulation”), but subsequent case law demonstrated that liability to Dublin II return did not arise, then that detention was unlawful.’
WLR Daily, 19th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The test for the grant of an interlocutory injunction to prevent payment under an irrevocable letter of credit on the grounds of fraud was whether it was seriously arguable that, on the material available, the only realistic inference was that (i) the beneficiary could not honestly have believed in the validity of its demands under the letter of credit, and (ii) the bank had been aware of such fraud.’
WLR Daily, 9th September 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2015
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Landlord and Tenant (Notices) (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015
The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Criminal Justice (Specified Class B Drugs) Order 2015
The National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2014
The Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Specified Interest Rate) (Revocation) (England) Order 2015
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015
The Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2015
The Local Government (Transparency) (Descriptions of Information) (England) Order 2015
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S (A Child) (Habitual Residence and Child’s Objections)(Brazil) [2015] EWCA Civ 2 (13 January 2015)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Enterprise Holdings, Inc v Europcar Group UK Ltd & Anor [2015] EWHC 17 (Ch) (13 January 2015)
Hilton v D IV LLP & Ors [2015] EWHC 2 (Ch) (12 January 2015)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AB v Chief Constable of X Constabulary [2015] EWHC 13 (QB) (08 January 2015)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘MI6 has been forced to reveal documents detailing how it may access legally privileged communications between solicitors and their clients, even if the lawyers are suing the government.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Giving evidence to MPs, former prime minister defends his role in allowing the on-the-run scheme in 1999.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Commons debate on the delayed Iraq War Inquiry will attempt to pressure Downing Street into fast-tracking its publication before the general election in May. David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, led a group of cross-party MPs in winning time for the debate which will be held on January 29.’
The Independent, 13th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A baby boy who survived a late abortion carried out because his mother’s life was in danger has been described as a “little miracle” by a judge.
Details of the boy’s survival emerged in a Family Court judgment which concluded that the boy should live with his father’s family as his mother said she was unable to look after him.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman has won a bitter legal battle with her own family who refused to accept her new identity after she changed sex.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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