Category: consultations

BDW Trading Ltd and another v South Anglia Housing Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 17th, 2013 in consultations, landlord & tenant, law reports, service charges by sally

BDW Trading Ltd and another v South Anglia Housing Ltd [2013] WLR (D) 282

“Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, which provided for consultation requirements to apply to ‘qualifying long term agreements’ (‘QLTA’), had no application to a long term agreement entered into in relation to buildings which had not yet been constructed, or which were not let at the time of the agreement.”

WLR Daily, 15th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Legal aid reforms could undermine fundamental principles of justice, warns CPS – The Independent

Posted July 17th, 2013 in budgets, consultations, Crown Prosecution Service, fees, law firms, legal aid, legal representation, news, solicitors by sally

“Government plans to reform legal aid for criminal suspects could undermine the fundamental principles of justice in England and Wales, the official prosecuting body has suggested.”

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The Independent, 16th July 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jimmy Mubenga: Home Office official makes qualified apology to family – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2013 in asylum, consultations, contracting out, death in custody, government departments, immigration, inquests, landlord & tenant, news, restraint by sally

“David Wood, the head of the Home Office’s immigration enforcement, has given a qualified apology to the family of Jimmy Mubenga, the Angolan asylum seeker who an inquest jury last week ruled was unlawfully killed by three G4S escort guards.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Courts could force directors to compensate creditors, under Government plans – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 16th, 2013 in company directors, compensation, consultations, disqualification, insolvency, news by sally

“Courts could be given the power to order disqualified company directors to compensate creditors who have lost money as a result of their actions, under plans being considered by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Women offenders ‘afterthought’ in rehabilitation plans – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2013 in community service, consultations, mental health, news, prisons, probation, recidivists, rehabilitation, select committees, sentencing, statistics, suicide, women by sally

“Women offenders are being ignored in plans to overhaul rehabilitation services, a committee of MPs has said.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Now is the time for a total review – The Bar Council

Posted July 8th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, fees, legal aid, legal profession, legal representation, news by sally

“Barristers are such an easy target. Trite sneers are instantly available to the disappointed litigant, failed pupil or populist politician. We are ‘fat cats’ sitting in ‘Georgian terraces’ bleating about the ‘racket’ coming to an end. The natural response of the practitioner to these comments is anger and frustration.”

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The Bar Council, July 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Consultation launched into migrant access of health services – Home Office

Posted July 5th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, press releases by tracey

“A consultation into short term migrant’s access and contribution to the NHS has been launched as part of the Immigration Bill.”

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Home Office, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Proposals for landlord checks to tackle illegal migrants renting – Home Office

Posted July 5th, 2013 in consultations, documents, fines, immigration, landlord & tenant, press releases by tracey

“Private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of new tenants under government proposals being launched in a consultation today.”

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Home Office,3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Grayling promises second consultation on legal aid – but sets red lines – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 5th, 2013 in competition, consultations, criminal justice, law firms, legal aid, news, select committees, solicitors, tenders by tracey

“The Ministry of Justice will publish a second ‘short’ consultation on its ‘finalised’ legal aid proposals in September before ‘pressing on’, the justice secretary announced this morning.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.lawgazete.co.uk

Private landlords face £3,000 fines for renting to illegal immigrants – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 4th, 2013 in consultations, fines, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“Private landlords face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to inspect tenants’ passports and other identity documents to establish that they are not illegal immigrants.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Consultations on upcoming immigration bill – UK Border Agency

Posted July 4th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“The government has launched two consultations seeking views on proposed immigration legislation.”

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UK Border Agency, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

12th Programme – Law Commission

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in consultations, Law Commission, news by sally

“We are consulting on our 12th Programme of law reform. We expect to submit our proposals to the Lord Chancellor in summer 2014. If approved, they will make up the main part of our law reform work in the following three years.”

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Law Commission, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Stop and search: home secretary launches consultation on police powers – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in consultations, investigatory powers, minorities, news, police, statistics, stop and search by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has launched a six-week consultation over the future of police stop-and-search powers after telling MPs that black people were still seven times more likely to be searched on the street than white people.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New online application service for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 2nd, 2013 in consultations, documents, electronic filing, powers of attorney by sally

“Thousands of people will be helped by a new online system which will make it simpler, clearer and faster to apply for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA).”

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Ministry of Justice, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Cuts Will “Destroy” Legal Aid System – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted July 2nd, 2013 in competition, consultations, criminal justice, legal aid, news, tenders by sally

“Jon Robins surveys the responses to the Government’s legal aid consultation paper.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 29th June 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

Specialist courts under microscope on costs budgeting – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 2nd, 2013 in budgets, case management, civil procedure rules, consultations, costs, courts, news by sally

“Exempting mandatory costs budgeting for claims in excess of £2m may be ‘unnecessary and inappropriate’, a newly established sub-group of the Civil Procedure Rule committee has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The mechanics of Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the UK – Speech by Oliver Heald QC MP

Posted July 1st, 2013 in bills, consultations, corruption, courts, deferred prosecution agreements, prosecutions, speeches by tracey

“Speech to the C5 7th Advanced Forum on Anti Corruption on the role of prosecutors and the court.”

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Attorney-Geberal’s Office, 28th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Proposals to speed up police disciplinary system announced – Home Office

Posted June 28th, 2013 in appeals, complaints, consultations, delay, police, press releases, tribunals by tracey

“Government is to consult on improving police misconduct procedures, Policing Minister Damian Green announced on Tuesday.”

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Home Office, 25th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Reforming children’s homes care: consultation on changes to The Children’s Homes Regulations 2001 (as amended) and The Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010 – Department for Education

Posted June 27th, 2013 in care homes, children, consultations, news, regulations by sally

“This consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001 (as amended) (‘the Children’s Homes Regulations’), with a related amendment to the Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010 (‘the Registration Regulations’), and a minor amendment to the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 (covered at paragraph 12) (‘the Fostering Services Regulations’). The amendments are necessary to improve collaboration and partnership between children’s homes and services in their local communities so that there are effective safeguards in place for the vulnerable group of children relying on residential care.”

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Department for Education, 25th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

Hate Crime: The Case for Extending the Existing Offences – Law Commission

Posted June 27th, 2013 in consultations, crime, disabled persons, harassment, hate crime, homosexuality, incitement, Law Commission, news by sally

“This project came to the Law Commission by a reference from the Ministry of Justice, following the Government’s publication of its three-year hate crime action plan in 2012.”

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Law Commission, 27th June 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk