‘Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court were sentenced to suspended prison terms after a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.’
Attorney General’s Office, 9th July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘On 23 June 2016 over 33 million people voted in the EU referendum. Since that date there has been widespread anger from those who believe that the organisation ‘Vote Leave’ misled members of the public. Vote Leave is said to have done so by promoting two claims. First, that the UK sends £350 million to the European Union every week and this money would be spent on the National Health Service if the UK voted to leave the European Union. Second, that remaining in the European Union would lead to unrestricted immigration.’
Church Court Chambers, 7th July 2016
Source: www.churchcourtchambers.co.uk
‘Considerable public interest has recently been focused on the ‘trigger’ mechanism for exit from the EU which is set out in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Expert opinion has divided between those who believe that the power to trigger Article 50 rests with the Executive using the legal authority of the royal prerogative from the Crown with no further parliamentary involvement necessary and those who argue that fresh legislation is required to confer statutory authorisation on the Executive to do something which could render nugatory rights under the European Communities Act 1972 (‘ECA’). An ingenious third way involving section 2(2) of the ECA has also been suggested.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th July 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Nearly all scam and fraud victims “suffer in silence”, councils say, but the jailing of a lettings agent shows billions of pounds could be saved.
BBC News, 8th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first legal attempt to prevent the prime minister initiating Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union is to be heard later this month.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police from 16-30 June this year, a 42% increase on the same period in 2015, National Police Chiefs’ Council figures show.’
BBC News, 8th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Local Enterprise Partnerships must be covered by local government transparency rules and the Freedom of Information Act “to prevent billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money being hidden from public scrutiny”, media organisations have argued.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An often outspoken and controversial senior Crown Court judge used his retirement speech to slam the Crown Prosecution Service and the police.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cliff Richard has instructed lawyers to make formal legal complaints to South Yorkshire Police and the BBC over their handling of a police raid on his home.’
BBC News, 10th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Official action to tackle fraud, and public knowledge of the biggest threats, remains patchy a decade on from a government-backed review, according to a new report.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A cross-party group of MPs has launched a fresh bid to return the so-called Elgin Marbles to Greece on the 200th anniversary of the British Government’s decision to buy them — a move that campaigners said could help the UK secure a better deal during the Brexit talks with the EU.’
The Independent, 10th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This piece seeks to address only one question: does Parliament or the Government have the power to decide to withdraw from the European Union in accordance with Article 50 TEU and through the notifying of the European Council of such a decision trigger the two year time limited formal withdrawal negotiations? Nick Barber, Tom Hickman, and Jeff King have argued valiantly that it will be Parliament who has to “pull the Article 50 trigger”. This piece will analyse their arguments and suggest that, contrary to their conclusions, it is the Government, under the Royal Prerogative, that has legal authority to start the Article 50 process.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th July 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Community groups involved in an initiative to tackle female genital mutilation in England and Wales have warned that future progress could be threatened by a lack of local funding.’
BBC News, 11th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who is mentally ill has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 10 years for killing a retired solicitor after their cars were involved in a minor collision.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Alea jacta est said Caesar, having crossed the Rubicon and burned his bridges. The Brexit referendum appears equally momentous and irreversible. But is it? There have been calls for Parliament simply to ignore the outcome. A fresh general election should be called to resolve the mounting constitutional crisis.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th July 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The issue of when a child should be expected to relocate to another country because of UK immigration laws is an emotive one. In 2012 a new Immigration Rule was introduced stating that a foreign child would be permitted to remain if the child had lived in the UK for at least 7 years AND it was not reasonable to expect the child to relocate. This was paragraph 276ADE(vi) of the Immigration Rules. It was implied that the parents would also be permitted to stay to look after the child.’
Free Movement, 7th July 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘There are high levels of consumer satisfaction with legal services, according to a survey commissioned by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘At least ten local councils in England have dropped legal actions against parents accused of taking their children on holiday during school term time, newly-released data shows.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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