“Clearer rules governing taxis and private hire vehicles could bring stretch limousines and bicycle rickshaws into the licensing system but keep charity volunteers and childminders out of it, the Law Commission said today.”
Law Commission, 10th May 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Senior representatives from business, consumer, digital and legal organisations met Lord McNally, to share their views on the proposed Common European Sales Law.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.”
BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Businesses will be able to ask a competition tribunal to rule whether actions by rivals are anti-competitive under plans drafted by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“When is reorganisation of healthcare services unlawful? When can consultation, rather than a final decision, successfully be challenged? These were the questions dealt with by the Court of Appeal in relation to the reconfiguration of paediatric heart surgery services. The Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal had left these services in need of change; the Court of Appeal found that there was nothing unlawful in the consultation process resulting in the Royal Brompton failing to be chosen as one of the two specialist centres in London.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Gambling regulator the Gambling Commission is consulting on proposed changes to its guidance for licensing authorities.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Government has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over cracking down on dangerous dogs ahead of an expected announcement of action to tackle the problem of attacks by violent animals.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A consultation that led to the proposed closure of a paediatric heart unit at a west London hospital was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) has issued a call for feedback on radical proposals for reform, including the replacement of the training contract with a more flexible period of ‘supervised practice’.”
Legal Week, 12th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Campaigners against the HS2 rail scheme have confirmed they will make two court bids to halt the £33bn project.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today launched radical proposals to strengthen community sentences and modernise the Probation Service.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A public debate on the future of the legal system in Wales has been started by the Welsh government.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Environmental and planning law newsletter (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, March 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
“The Government has accepted that the introduction of a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) will improve the UK’s tax avoidance strategy whilst maintaining competitiveness, and will consult further with business on introducing a GAAR into the UK tax system, the Chancellor confirmed in today’s Budget.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Same-sex couples have moved a step closer to the right to marry in a civil ceremony. The Home Office today launched a consultation on how to allow everyone to have a civil marriage.”
Home Office, 15th March 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Proposals to examine the current dismissal process have been announced by the Government today with the publication of a Call for Evidence. Ministers are to seek the views of employers and employees, and gather evidence from interested parties, on whether current dismissal procedures are too onerous, too complex and whether or not there is a lack of understanding in their application.”
Department for Business Innovation and Skills, 15th March 2012
Source: www.bis.gov.uk
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