‘Further details unveiled of funding recipients and new unit to tackle female genital mutilation.’
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Home Office, 5th December 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘On-call, duty contracts for criminal solicitors to attend police stations and courts will be slashed from 1,600 to 527 in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced a shakeup of the internal police disciplinary system, including holding hearings in public and ending payoffs for senior officers found guilty of misconduct, to be introduced before the general election.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Stirling) v Haringey London Borough Council [2014] UKSC 56; [2014] WLR (D) 486
‘A public consultation under paragraph 3(1)(c) of Schedule 1A to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as inserted, about a proposed council tax reduction scheme was unlawful if it did not involve inviting and considering views about possible alternatives to the scheme favoured by the local authority.’
WLR Daily, 29th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The UK’s retail banking sector is set for in-depth scrutiny after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed on 6 November 2014 that it would conduct a Phase 2 market investigation into the supply of retail banking services to personal current account (PCA) customers and to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).’
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Zenith Chambers, 10th November 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) have provided a wide range of case law since they came into force. Decisions have often been focused on issues such as what constitutes a relevant transfer or the effect ofinsolvency on a transfer. However, there has been surprisingly little case law which deals with the Regulation 13 TUPE duty to inform and consult and the Regulation 15 TUPE claim to a tribunal for a failure to inform and consult.’
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Tanfield Chambers, 16th October 2014
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted that the new rules for whiplash claims, introduced on 1 October this year, “could in practice lead to some misunderstanding” and may have to be amended.’
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Proposed sentencing guidelines have been published today which will assist sentencers dealing with corporate manslaughter, health and safety and food safety and hygiene offences.’
Sentencing Council, 13th November 2014
‘A specific criminal offence should be created to deal with cases of domestic violence, the Law Commission has suggested in a consultation launched on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An interesting decision about a Council not supplying some key information about a wind turbine project to the public until very late in the day. Can an objector apply to set the grant of permission aside? Answer: yes, unless the Council can show that it would have inevitably have come to the same conclusion, even if the information had been made public earlier.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The response to the joint government and police consultation on Out of Court Disposals (OOCD) sets out plans for a streamlined and more effective system.’
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A quota system should be introduced to address the under-representation of women and ethnic minority judges, a major independent report commissioned by the Labour Party has recommended.’
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Litigation Futures, 6th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Supreme Court, 29th October 2014
‘Southwark Council has applied to the High Court to bring judicial review proceedings over ministers’ approval of plans for the so-called ‘super-sewer’ in London.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Police cautions could be scrapped under the Justice Secretary’s plans to stop victims feeling criminals have got away “scot-free”.’
The Independent, 1st November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lord Wilson posed the question, answered today by the Supreme Court, with concision. When Parliament requires a local authority to consult interested persons before making a decision which would potentially affect all of its inhabitants, what are the ingredients of the requisite consultation?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The government is to undertake a public consultation into whether the reporting of child abuse by regulated bodies should be made mandatory.’
BBC News, 29th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans being considered by the Government will see inmates treated in specialist mental health units inside prisons in future.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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