Departing Jackson – New Law Journal
‘Francis Kendall reports on a positive result for costs budgeting.’
New Law Journal, 18th October 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Day: 31 October 2016
Offenders to be tracked by satellite under new pilot scheme – BBC News
‘Up to 1,500 offenders will be tracked by a satellite tagging system under a Ministry of Justice pilot scheme.’
BBC News, 29th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Elliott and Stephen Tierney: House of Lords Constitution Committee Reports on Wales Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The House of Lords Constitution Committee today publishes its report on the Wales Bill. The history of the Bill is a somewhat chequered one, a Draft Bill published in October 2015 having been subjected to excoriating criticism by (among others) the Assembly’s Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee. The centrepiece of the Bill is intended to be the shift from the ‘conferred powers’ model of devolution that presently operates in Wales to a ‘reserved powers’ model akin to that which is found in Scotland. However, the Constitution Committee concludes that ‘the current implementation of the reserved powers model in the Wales Bill undermines its key advantages: namely providing the devolved legislature with constitutional space to legislate and allowing for a relatively clear and simple division of powers’. In this post, we highlight a number of concerns raised by the Committee in its report, and conclude with some broader reflections on what the Wales Bill tells us about the state of the UK’s territorial constitution and the approach to constitutional design adopted in respect of it.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th October 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Number of insolvencies jumps by a fifth in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘The number of people becoming insolvent across England and Wales leapt by a fifth in the third quarter of 2016, with experts warning that the numbers could continue to increase as the cost of living rises following the UK’s Brexit vote.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Modernised’ English insolvency rules will come into force in April – OUT-LAW.com
‘”Modernised and consolidated” insolvency rules, which will come into force in England and Wales on 7 April 2017, have just been published.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Judges reject ‘joint enterprise’ challenge – BBC News
‘Judges have refused to overturn guilty verdicts in a “joint enterprise” challenge by men convicted of group attack murders.’
BBC News, 31st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than 5,000 children have been strip-searched, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
‘More than 5,000 children have been strip-searched by police in two years, figures revealed, as South Wales Police paid compensation to an innocent 12-year-old who was searched without escort.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple jailed for laundering £50m – The Guardian
‘A couple who ran a diamond trading business have been jailed for laundering about £50m for organised crime gangs in less than two years.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ipswich sex worker murders, 10 years on – BBC News
‘Ten years ago, five women died after being snatched off the streets of Ipswich and murdered.’
BBC News, 30th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Joint enterprise’ murder verdicts due following revelation that law has been ‘misinterpreted for 30 years’ – The Independent
‘The legal challenges follow a Supreme Court decision in February that the application of the law on joint enterprise, otherwise known as common enterprise, had taken ‘a wrong turn’ and been misinterpreted for 30 years.’
The Independent, 31st October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Social worker fails in High Court bid to lift nine-month suspension – Local Government Lawyer
‘A former Nottingham City Council social worker has failed in her bid to persuade the High Court to lift a nine month’s suspension of her registration imposed by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New crisis in prisons as suicides hit record levels – The Guardian
‘Suicides in prison have reached “epidemic” proportions, with rates of self-harm and violence soaring to unprecedented levels. In addition, experts say the situation in women’s jails is now worse than a decade ago, when a landmark report was commissioned amid widespread concerns about deteriorating standards.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Special Educational Needs: Guidance given on approach where parents cannot agree on choice of school in SEN statement – Education Blog
‘In SG v Denbighshire County Council and B (SEN) (Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Provision – naming school) [2016] UKUT 460 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal gave guidance on the approach to be taken where parents cannot agree on the choice of school to be named in Part 4 of a statement of special educational needs (“the Statement”).’
Education Blog, 31st October 2016
Source: www.education11kbw.com
UK court to hear appeal about civil partnerships for straight couples – The Guardian
‘A couple who have been living together for the past six years will this week demand the right to a civil partnership, arguing that they face discrimination under the present law, which gives gay couples the option of marriage or a civil partnership but denies the latter to heterosexual couples.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Catholic church could face multi-million pound payout as sex abuse case is heard – The Guardian
‘The Catholic church could face a compensation bill of millions of pounds following a test case on sexual abuse at a former children’s home which opens on Monday.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Broadband advert rule changes come into effect – BBC News
‘New rules forcing broadband firms to be clearer in adverts on the costs of their contracts have come into effect.’
BBC News, 31st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Battle of Orgreave: home secretary to decide on new inquiry – The Guardian
‘A decision on whether to launch a new inquiry into the “battle of Orgreave”, one of the most brutal episodes during the 1984 miners’ strike, is due to be announced by the home secretary, Amber Rudd.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
