Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Month: April 2015
Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Stranded Spouses and Immigration Control – Family Law Week
‘Sulema Jahangir, solicitor with Dawson Cornwell, explains the plight of wives and mothers who are stranded in foreign countries, often separated from their children, and unable to return to England because of immigration restrictions.’
Full story
Family Law Week, 31st March 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
High Court finds council policy on disability living allowance and DHPs “unlawful” – Local Government Lawyer
‘ local authority’s policy of taking into account the care component of disability living allowance when assessing the amount of a discretionary house payment (DHPs) was unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Untangling the spider’s web: Evans at the Supreme Court – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘On Friday, 27th March, the Supreme Court handed down a decision which will be as much of interest to public lawyers as information rights practitioners alike. Evans, a journalist for the Guardian newspaper utilised the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to seek the disclosure of letters sent by Prince Charles to seven government departments between September 2004 and March 2005. The departments refused to disclose the letters (so-called “black spider” memos on account of the Prince’s handwriting) on the basis that they were exempt from doing so. In their view the letters represented private correspondence which effectively allowed the Prince to prepare for “kingship.” Evans subsequently complained to the Information Commissioner who upheld the refusal before appealing to the Information Tribunal. The Tribunal held that many of the letters should be disclosed as they constituted “advocacy correspondence.”’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st March 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
The Cat’s Out of the Bag: legal advice privilege and the risks of being caught with a divorce lawyer – Family Law Week
‘Samuel Littlejohns, pupil at 1 Hare Court, examines whether the very fact that a party consulted a lawyer at a given time is privileged information, and the practical consequences of this for practitioners.’
Family Law Week, 27th March 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
New PD rights and deemed discharge of planning conditions to be introduced in April – OUT-LAW.com
‘Several new types of existing buildings will be able to be converted into homes without full planning permission from 15 April under UK planning reforms that will also introduce the “deemed discharge” of certain planning conditions.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 31st March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Nurses who don’t report poor care or who cover up mistakes now face being struck off – The Independent
‘Nurses could be struck off if they fail to escalate concerns about poor care or hide the truth about mistakes, under new rules unveiled by the profession’s governing body.’
The Independent, 31st March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitors’ client accounts: whose money is it anyway? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘If a potential defendant is insolvent, it is a matter of critical importance to the potential claimant if they are able to assert a proprietary right over money or goods as opposed to a mere personal claim for damages.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th March 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Pensions, pensions, and yet more pensions in the FCA’s business plan – RPC Financial Services Blog
‘The FCA has published its Business Plan for 2015/2016. One of the key themes for both regulation and risk is the pensions market given the pension reforms taking place on 6 April. The Business Plan highlights the fact that the pensions market is a key area of concern for the FCA and an area which it will be monitoring closely in the next year and beyond.’
RPC Financial Services Blog, 27th March 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Recall of MPs Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
Recall of MPs Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Paralegals could damage solicitor ‘brand’ – survey – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Paralegals who qualify as solicitors without completing a formal training contract could damage the solicitor ‘brand’, according to a survey by Leeds Law Society.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 – how it will impact suppliers of digital content – Technology Law Update
‘In the last few days before campaigning for May’s election started, the UK Consumer Rights Act finally made it through the parliamentary process and became law. Most of the CRA will take effect in October 2015, although this date needs rubber-stamping by parliament.’
Technology Law Update, 31st March 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Research suggests growing use of public spaces protection orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘Councils have enacted a range of public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) since the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into force last October, research by a campaign group has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Illegal immigrant sex offender wins compensation – Daily Telegraph
‘Naseer Chawki, who was jailed for “revolting” sex crimes on a train, is in line for thousands of pounds after a judge ruled he had been unlawfully detained after completing a jail sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tackling trafficking: beyond criminalisation – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has rightly drawn attention to the issue of trafficking, its role in the modern world and its prevalence in the United Kingdom. It ties together previously piecemeal legislation and creates specific criminal offences of slavery and human trafficking. Yet, to make a practical difference the legislation must go beyond criminalisation. Does the Modern Slavery Act do enough?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st March 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
A4e staff jailed for DWP back-to-work training fraud – BBC News
‘Six employees at a back-to-work recruitment company have been jailed for a fraud that saw them falsely claim almost £300,000.’
BBC News, 31st March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
