‘With its proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act, the Law Commission would make it all but impossible for government wrongdoing to be exposed.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Officials Secret Acts are being independently reviewed to ensure that the law is keeping pace with the challenges of the 21st century.’
Law Commission, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Plans to increase the small claims limit will create difficulties for road accident victims, the Law Society has warned, as the government begins considering more than 9,000 responses to its proposals for tougher punishment for dangerous drivers.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The judges on the front line of low-value personal injury (PI) litigation have added a powerful voice of opposition to the government’s proposed reforms, saying the civil justice system could become “unworkable” as a result.’
Legal Futures, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today finally announced the details of the fixed costs regime for clinical negligence cases.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Motorists convicted of speeding will face higher fines related to their income while people who fail to pay their TV licences could avoid financial penalties in future, under new sentencing guidelines introduced for magistrates.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today lost its High Court bid to halt the Lord Chancellor announcing the outcome of the consultation on the discount rate.’
Litigation Futures, 20th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A consultation on the need for changes to corporate crime laws should be welcomed, although there is already “broad consensus” that the current rules do not work, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The judiciary has weighed into the debate about raising the small claims limit for personal injury by expressing “serious dismay” about the lack of consultation with judges and warning the government that any savings are likely to be outweighed by the significant extra burden litigants in person (LiPs) will put on the small claims court.’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New laws will be considered as part of a crackdown on corporate economic crime, ministers announced today.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘US-style ‘vicarious liability’ and new ‘failure to prevent’ offences are under consideration in long-awaited government proposals to reform the law on corporate criminal liability published today. Initial reaction from corporate crime specialists was divided, with some lawyers seeing the proposals as a climb-down while others described them as a new burden on business.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Big Question: Are press reforms needed in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, or will they prove financially ruinous to some outlets?’
The Independent, 9th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government’s own assessment of the impact of its planned personal injury reforms “makes the implicit assumption that solicitors, and the civil justice system as a whole, produce no benefits to society”, according to independent economists.’
Legal Futures, 9th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Claimant lawyers have mounted an all-out attack on the government’s plans to overhaul the personal injury sector as the deadline approaches for responses to a consultation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Government proposals to increase the diversity of the judiciary and improve career prospects could be counter-productive, the Law Society warned today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Four local authorities have formally served legal papers accusing the Government of unlawfully supporting the expansion of Heathrow.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th December 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government is stepping up efforts to protect victims of stalking by introducing a new protection order – but has told prosecutors that this should not deter them from prosecuting wherever possible.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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