Christmas Break
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Day: 21 December 2016
Police and council pay damages to children kept in care too long – BBC News
‘Two children who were kept in care for too long have been awarded damages from a police force and council.’
BBC News, 21st December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EU’s highest court delivers blow to UK snooper’s charter – The Guardian
‘“General and indiscriminate retention” of emails and electronic communications by governments is illegal, the EU’s highest court has ruled, in a judgment that could trigger challenges against the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act – the so-called snooper’s charter.’
The Guardian, 21st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Sporting Testimonial Payments (Excluded Relevant Step) Regulations 2016
The Armed Forces Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2016
The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2016
The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Excluded Sites) Amendment Regulations 2016
The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Applications to appeal patent rulings should no longer be given easy passage – Litigation Futures
‘The principle outlined in the White Book that the Court of Appeal should more readily grant permission to appeal in patent cases no longer holds good, it ruled last week.’
litigation Futures, 20th December 2016
Source: www.litgationfutures.com
MoJ plan to impose fixed-term contracts on judges “could be unlawful” – Legal Futures
‘Plans by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to impose fixed-term contracts on fee- paid judges could be unlawful, the Bar Council has warned.’
Legal Futures, 21st December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Bar Chairman: Government must protect UK legal services’ strength in Brexit process – The Bar council
‘Bar Council responds to new report from TheCityUK on value of legal services.’
The impact of Brexit on the UK-based legal services sector
The Bar Council, 20th December 2016
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Committee aims for smaller House of Lords – BBC News
‘A cross-party group of peers has been set up to come up with ways to reduce the size of the House of Lords.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP and health boss get suspended sentences for £153k fraud – BBC News
‘A GP and a senior health manager who fraudulently invoiced the NHS for £153,600 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gangmasters agree to pay more than £1m to settle modern slavery claim – The Guardian
‘A Kent-based gangmaster couple have agreed to a landmark settlement worth more than £1m in compensation and legal costs for a group of migrants who were trafficked to work on farms producing eggs for high street brands.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2016
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Couple who sacked housekeeper who let boyfriend stay at £10m mansion and drove Porsche when they were away ordered to pay him £8,000 – Daily Telegraph
‘A housekeeper who drove his millionaire bosses’ Porsche and had his boyfriend to stay at their home was unfairly sacked because his employers did not follow the correct procedures, a tribunal has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
