‘Monday sees the return of the government’s Counter Terrorism and Security Bill to the Commons where MPs will get their say on the legislation’s most controversial measure: should ministers be able to ban British citizens from coming home?’
BBC News, 15th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses that supply digital content to consumers would be able to insert contract terms that would exclude them from liability for damage caused by their content to consumers’ devices or other digital content, under proposed new consumer protection laws backed by UK law makers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The justice secretary wants to restrict access to judicial reviews, but judging the lawfulness of executive action should not be a matter for the executive.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Peer warns widespread polygamy being ‘condoned’ as report claims many Muslim women trapped in legal limbo.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A rebellion in the House of Lords has inflicted a second defeat on the government’s plans to restrict access to judicial review challenges.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The future of civil partnerships is again in the news. In October, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan tried to register a Civil Partnership at Chelsea Town Hall but were rebuffed on the grounds that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 reserves that status strictly for same sex couples. Their lawyer, Louise Whitfield of Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors has announced their intention to seek a judicial review and the couple have also started a petition.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The House of Lords yesterday reinstated two of the three amendments it previously passed on the government’s judicial review reforms as it emerged that Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling had given MPs incorrect information over a key aspect of them last week.’
Litigation Futures, 10th December 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The lord chief justice has called for judicial engagement in the drafting of new devolution bills that will be brought forward by the next parliament.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd December 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Urgently-needed legislation which will give the UK some of the toughest powers in the world to tackle the increasing threat from international terrorism was introduced today.’
Home Office, 26th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The lack of any effective check or court oversight of the home secretary’s new powers to impose temporary exclusion orders for up to two years on British citizens returning from Iraq or Syria has been strongly criticised by the official counter-terror law watchdog.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Tenancies Reform Bill has now been formally published following its second reading. The Bill has changed substantially from the original version that was put forward by Sarah Teather MP and drafted by Shelter. We commented on the Bill before as we had seen the version produced at first reading. The Bill has now benefitted from the gentle caress of the Parliamentary Draftsman’s office so it looks entirely different.’
NearlyLegal, 27th November 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The law on relationship breakdown differs between couples who are cohabiting and married couples. Under English Law the concept of common-law wife/husband does not exist. If an unmarried couple live together in a property owned by both of them, they need to be careful to express at the outset what they intend as to property ownership. If they intend it to be an equal ownership they should state this or differing percentages.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘New measures to tackle terrorism are to be unveiled by the home secretary, days after she said the UK faces a “greater” terror threat than ever before.’
BBC News, 26th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Whatever else can be said about the war on terrorism, it has been hugely influential in the shaping of the law (statutory, common law and European). The latest proposal to come from the Coalition is a “Temporary Exclusion Order”, announced in the press in September. It was “re-booted” in November and we are told that these will feature in the new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill (name not confirmed) due before Christmas. The Bill is in fact scheduled to be published later this week, but these things sometimes slip.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Internet service providers will be required to retain information detailing the IP addresses of internet users under proposed new UK anti-terrorism laws.’
OUT-LAW.com,
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New powers for the home secretary to order universities to ban extremist speakers from their campuses are to be included in a new counter-terrorism bill.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Do we need any new laws? Christopher Chope, the Tory MP for Christchurch thinks so. He’s introduced the Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill 2014. It is short – only three clauses, and its aim is clear from the title, and this is made clear from the Preamble. This is a Bill to “Make provision for criminal sanctions against those who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority”.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A law forcing firms to hand details to police identifying who was using a computer or mobile phone at a given time is to be outlined by Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nick Clegg has conceded that the new counter-terror bill to be published next week will include a power to force terrorism suspects to relocate to another part of Britain, dropping previous opposition to the measure. But the Liberal Democrats say they have secured further changes to the existing system of terrorism prevention and investigation measures, known as Tpims, that will make it harder rather than easier for the home secretary to use them to restrict a suspect’s liberty.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Violence in jails will be met with tougher repercussions in a new crackdown against serious assaults on prison staff.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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