The Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2017
The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Global Corporate Ltd v Hale [2017] EWHC 2277 (Ch) (13 September 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Changes to the law could help charities run more effectively, according to the Law Commission. In a new report – Technical Issues in Charity Law – published today, the Commission says that problems in charity law prevent or delay legitimate charitable activities, discourage people from volunteering, and force charities to obtain professional advice that should not be necessary.’
Law Commission, 14th September 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘An official watchdog has issued a fresh warning over the police’s use of more than 20m facial images on their searchable databases, more than five years after the courts ruled that the inclusion of images of innocent people was unlawful.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The President of the Family Division has issued a circular dealing with domestic abuse and containing a new PD12J, which comes into force on 2 October 2017.’
Family Law, 14th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A new ruling by the Court of Appeal has confirmed that it will not be as challenging for people to bring defamation claims before the courts in England and Wales under new defamation laws as many media organisations may have hoped, a specialist in media litigation has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Insurers have a positive obligation to make their position plain with insureds in the course of managing claims, the Court of Appeal has ruled. This “duty to speak” arises from good faith obligations in normal commercial contracts and not because of the more onerous utmost good faith obligations in insurance contracts. Those additional obligations, however, may “enlarge the circumstances in which a duty to speak arises”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A specialist police team set up to investigate crimes against MPs has dealt with 102 complaints in its first year of operation.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “reboot” of the government’s “rehabilitation revolution”, including the early release of well-behaved prisoners, could free up more than 7,000 prison places, according to the latest report from a centre-right thinktank.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of NHS patients who suffered at the hands of rogue cancer surgeon Ian Paterson will have been paid more in compensation for their trauma than his private patients, it has emerged. Around 750 private patients operated on by the disgraced surgeon will receive a total of £37.2 million for the physical and psychological pain they suffered undergoing unnecessary treatment, it was announced yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been accused of violating a court order to deport an Afghan man threatened with beheading by the Taliban.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who has served 11 years in prison for what was a 10-month sentence is to be released, the Parole Board has said. James Ward was sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), after he set fire to his bed while in jail for actual bodily harm. The 33-year-old has mental health problems and has regularly self-harmed while serving his indefinite sentence.’
BBC News, 14th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police officer who initially restrained a man whose death sparked violent street protests is being investigated for gross misconduct, the police watchdog has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A road-rage driver has been jailed after being found guilty of deliberately swerving into a group of cyclists – including two children.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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