RAC: Millions in private parking fines ‘charged illegally’ – BBC News
‘Millions of pounds of parking fines could have been charged illegally, according to the RAC Foundation.’
BBC News, 20th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: enforcement
Savoye and another v Spicers Ltd – WLR Daily
Savoye and another v Spicers Ltd [2014] EWHC 4195 (TCC); [2015] WLR (D) 17
‘The factual test of whether something formed “part of the land” for the purposes of section 105(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 was informed, but not circumscribed, by principles to be found in the law of real property and fixtures and ultimately was a question of fact and degree, looking at the purpose of the object or installation and having regard to the installation as a whole, rather than each individual element.’
WLR Daily, 15th December 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Phonepayplus Ltd v Ashraf and another – WLR Daily
Phonepayplus Ltd v Ashraf and another [2014] EWHC 4303 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 16
‘OFCOM had the power to delegate to the relevant “enforcement authority” under section 120 of the Communications Act 2003 all powers of enforcement of the provisions of the Code of Practice under the Act. It was implicit in the code that the provisions in it for imposing sanctions upon premium rate service providers for breach of the code were subject to the limitations set out in section 123(2) of the Act.’
WLR Daily, 19th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Britain open to terrorist drone attacks due to lax aviation rules, experts fear – The Independent
‘Terrorists could use swarms of drones to bring down passenger aircraft, disperse chemical or biological weapons and target a nuclear power plants in Britain because of our lax aviation rules.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisoners’ mobile phones to be cut off under new law – Daily Telegraph
‘Mobile phone companies will be forced to cut off signals to handsets being used by inmates in prisons, under planned new laws.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Enforcement of Standard Essential Patents and Abuse of a Dominant Position – Zenith Chambers
‘Advocate General Wathelet has delivered his opinion on a reference from the Regional Court of
Dusseldorf for a preliminary ruling on issues concerning the application of Article 102 TFEU to the
enforcement of standard essential patents (SEPs) using injunctions. The opinion, if followed by the
Court of Justice, will be important for future patent litigation and commercial negotiations over the
enforcement of SEPs.’
Zenith Chambers, 21st November 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
New ‘watchdog’ and ‘monitor’ will hold reformed Highways Agency to account, says UK government – OUT-LAW.com
‘New bodies which will monitor the performance of the strategic road network and champion the needs of its users will be created as part of plans to hold a reconstituted Highways Agency to account, the UK government has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Pensions Regulator fines first employers for breaches of automatic enrolment duties – OUT-LAW.com
‘The amount of enforcement action taken against employers for non-compliance with their automatic enrolment duties rose considerably in September, according to the Pensions Regulator, which has also recently issued its first fines for breaches.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Punitive drug law enforcement failing, says Home Office study – The Guardian
‘There is no evidence that tough enforcement of the drug laws on personal possession leads to lower levels of drug use, according to the government’s first evidence-based study.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal highlights dangers to lenders of choosing to enforce only part of a security – OUT-LAW.com
‘Lenders must be careful to ensure that they do not lose the right to enforce their remaining rights under a security agreement when they choose to enforce only part of it, the Court of Appeal has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
The Latest Guidance On The Enforceability Of Restrictive Covenants – No. 5 Chambers
‘Mugni Islam-Choudhury reports on the latest developments on restrictive covenants following the cases of Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v Cooper [2014] IRLR 610, QB and Prophet plc v Huggett [2014] EWCA Civ 1013 (CA).’
No. 5 Chambers, 18th September 2014
Source: www.no5.com
Ministers to review enforcement of TV licence payment – BBC News
‘Ministers are to review how payment of the TV licence fee is enforced amid concerns about the number of people appearing in court for evasion.’
BBC News, 9th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS secures first ever recovery of criminal assets from United Arab Emirates – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Following extensive work both in the UK and Dubai, the new CPS Proceeds of Crime Service (CPSPOC) in London, working closely with the recently deployed CPS Asset Recovery Advisor in Dubai, has secured what is believed to be the first ever successful enforcement of a UK confiscation order in the UAE. The UK has recovered over £300,000 from the sale of an apartment in Dubai Marina belonging to a convicted British criminal.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21th August 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
High Court upholds recognition of US arbitral award, but delays enforcement to give losing party opportunity to challenge – OUT-LAW.com
‘The losing party in an arbitration case decided in the US has been prevented from setting aside recognition of the award in England, but can delay enforcement by the winning party until it has had a chance to challenge the award in the US, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Patel v Mirza – WLR Daily
Patel v Mirza [2014] EWCA Civ 1047 ; [2014] WLR (D) 337
‘The claimant who had paid money to the defendant under an agreement to carry out an illegal scheme was not prevented from recovering the money by considerations of public policy if the scheme had not been implemented even if the claimant pleaded and relied on the illegality to recover the money.’
WLR Daily, 29th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Digital Economy Act copyright regime shelved by UK government – OUT-LAW.com
‘Work on a new online copyright enforcement regime under the Digital Economy Act (DEA) has been shelved now that rights holders and internet service providers (ISPs) have voluntarily agreed a framework for educating alleged infringers about the harm of piracy, the UK government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd – WLR Daily
‘A dispute resolution clause in an existing and enforceable contract which required the parties to seek to resolve a dispute by friendly discussions in good faith and within a limited period of time before the dispute could be referred to arbitration was enforceable.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd – WLR Daily
‘A dispute resolution clause in an existing and enforceable contract which required the parties to seek to resolve a dispute by friendly discussions in good faith and within a limited period of time before the dispute could be referred to arbitration was enforceable.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Bedtimes introduced for young offenders – BBC News
‘All young offenders will face strict bedtimes for the first time, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.’
BBC News, 28th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
