Localism Bill granted royal assent – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s flagship Localism Bill was granted royal assent earlier today (15 November).”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Category: bills
The long arm of online libel laws – The Guardian
“Online publishers may be accountable to the same libel laws as traditional media, but reacting to complaints is not always as straightforward. It is hoped, reports Alex Heshmaty, that a new defamation bill will clarify the process.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carry on with the cuts and good divorce reforms will fail – The Guardian
“If passed in its present form, the legal aid bill will compound the agonies of warring families.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lords attempt to curb right of entry laws – The Guardian
“Right to follow bees and to check for German enemy property are among the hundreds of rules on entering private homes that may be simplified.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Warning over Henry VIII style law powers – The Independent
“Plans for sweeping new Henry VIII-style powers would enable ministers to rewrite the statute book without consulting Parliament, a report warned today.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ken Clarke’s justice bill passed despite ‘attacks’ – BBC News
“The government’s controversial changes to sentencing policy and legal aid have cleared the Commons, despite opposition from MPs of all parties.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords will be able to vote on key NHS clause – The Guardian
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Squatting in residential buildings to become a criminal offence – OUT-LAW.com
“Squatting in residential buildings is to become a criminal offence for the first time, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill – BBC News
“Watch live coverage of debate on the remaining stages of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill for the second day on 1 November 2011 from 2.30pm.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prince Charles consent law to remain – Downing Street – BBC News
“David Cameron has no plans to change laws which require the government to seek Prince Charles’s permission to pass legislation which could affect his private interests, Downing Street says.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bill to allow homeowners to defend themselves and their property – The Independent
“People who feel threatened in their own homes will no longer have to flee and can stay to defend both themselves and their property under Government plans.”
The Independent, 27th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Clarke: radical reforms will ensure people are protected – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced tough measures to better protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th October 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Allegedly defamatory comments from named authors should stay online, say MPs – OUT-LAW.com
“Web hosts and ISPs should be allowed to keep allegedly defamatory comments online as long as the author of the comment is identified and a notice of complaint is published alongside the comment, a Parliamentary committee has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal aid: the right to a fair trial – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Art 6 ‘Right to a fair trial’, ‘equality of arms’ is implicitly granted in respect of both criminal charges and civil rights and obligations. By ensuring the entitlement of a ‘fair and public hearing’, it is presumed that legal aid funding will be afforded to those individuals who would suffer injustice otherwise.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Libel reform: final report of the joint committee on the draft defamation bill – The Guardian
“Read MPs and peers’ verdict on the government’s plans to reform libel law.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libel reform: juries should be dropped for most trials, says committee – The Guardian
“Libel trials by jury should be abolished for all but exceptional cases involving public figures, a parliamentary committee has recommended.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three articles on the Localism Bill – 11 KBW
Localism Bill: Senior Pay and Referenda (PDF)
The Localism Bill and the General Power of Competence (PDF)
Localism Bill: Commercial Purpose, Governance and Conduct (PDF)
11 KBW, 12th October 2011
Source: www.11kbw.com
Society calls for delay to legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society today called on the government to delay passage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, after Jonathan Djanogly was stripped of responsibility for regulating claims management companies.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jonathan Djanogly faces inquiries into legal aid profits – The Guardian
“Jonathan Djanogly, the justice minister, has admitted for the first time to MPs that inquiries had been launched by his own department and the Cabinet Office following an investigation by the Guardian that revealed he could personally profit from changes he was piloting in the Commons.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
