Consumer Rights Act now in force in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘New consumer rights legislation has come into force in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Day: 5 October 2015
Further court fee hikes “a denial of access to justice”, CJC says – Litigation Futures
‘A further round of court fee increases would amount to a “denial of access to justice”, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned, adding its voice to the cacophony of opposition from the legal profession.’
Litigation Futures, 5th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Private Actions: The CRA 2015 giveth; and the 2015 CAT Rules taketh away – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘Today, on the 1st October 2015, when we are supposed to be celebrating the brave new world of the Competition Act 1998 (“CA”) as amended by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA”), cartelists and other competition law infringers up and down the land must be rubbing their hands in glee at the transitional provisions contained in Rule 119 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (“the 2015 CAT Rules” or the “New Rules”).’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 1st October 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Vilified’ doctor cannot publish patient’s private information – Panopticon
‘In the Matter of C (A Child) (Application by Dr X and Y) [2015] EWFC 79 involved, in the words of Munby J, an unusual and indeed unprecedented application. It pitted the right to defend one’s reputation against the privacy and confidentiality rights of others. In this case, the latter won.
Dr X had treated C and C’s mother; he had also been an expert witness in the family court care proceedings concerning C. C’s mother was unhappy about the treatment given by Dr X. She complained about him to the GMC, whose Fitness to Practise panel in due course found the allegations against Dr X to be unproven. C’s mother also criticised Dr X publicly in the media.’
Panopticon, 1st October 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Alan and Helen Knight jailed over fake coma court con – BBC News
‘A man who faked being in a coma for two years to avoid a fraud trial has been jailed along with his wife for trying to con the courts.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government to introduce rules to stop ‘political’ boycotts – BBC News
‘The government is to introduce new rules to stop “politically-motivated” boycotts by local councils.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Working grandparents to share parental leave and pay – BBC News
‘Working grandparents will be allowed to take time off and share parental leave pay to help care for their grandchildren, the government has said.’
BBC News, 4th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who fled sexual abuse deported to Jamaica ‘because Home Office fax machine broken’ – The Independent
‘A woman who fled sexual abuse in Jamaica was deported back to the country because the Home Office’s fax machine was broken, lawyers have claimed.’
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Militant leftwing’ councils to be blocked from boycotting products – The Guardian
‘Councils and local authorities are to be blocked from boycotting Israeli products or pursuing other foreign policy goals that conflict with the government.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay escort jailed after blackmailing a married businessman – Daily Telegraph
‘John Walker, 29, sent the victim’s wife a picture of her husband on a hotel bed wearing a pair of knickers.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for life over chess game murder – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his flatmate through the heart in a row over a game of chess.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scotland Yard’s paedophile unit: Meeting the police men and women doing the most difficult work imaginable – The Independent
‘Paul Gallagher meets the people whose job it is to identify victims, stop abuse material being shared and distributed, categorise extreme imagery ready for court and, hopefully, catch paedophiles before they find a victim ‘
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gove plans to give prison governors more powers to educate and reform – The Guardian
‘Prison governors could be given greater powers to educate, punish and reform inmates under plans being considered by Michael Gove to relax the grip of Whitehall on the penal system.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Limits of judicial review in international relations underlined – UK Human Rights Blog
‘How far are the courts willing to go to intervene in matters of foreign affairs in order to protect human rights? Spoiler: they’re not.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sunday league footballer jailed for breaking opponent’s leg in tackle – The Independent
‘An amateur footballer has been jailed after deliberately breaking an opponent’s leg during a Sunday league football match.’
The Independent, 1st October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UN torture investigator says UK plan to scrap Human Rights Act is ‘dangerous’ – The Guardian
‘The UN special rapporteur on torture has accused David Cameron of a “cold-hearted ” approach to the migration crisis, warning that plans to scrap the Human Rights Act risk subverting international obligations designed to protect people fleeing persecution.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
