The increasing world of regulation and compliance – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in consultations, EC law, legislative drafting, news, regulations by sally

“In a secret location in the UK, there is a warehouse the size of a football pitch that climbs five storeys into the sky. Under its gargantuan roof are more than three million boxes and, in these boxes, are thousands and thousands of files and innumerable documents.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Legislation titles – what’s in a name? – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2011 in bills, legislation, legislative drafting, news by sally

“The protection of freedoms bill shows it is not always easy to ensure a bill’s ‘short title’ accurately summarises its contents.”

Full story

The Guardian, 24th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK will copy EU laws directly onto UK statute books to cut down red tape – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 17th, 2010 in EC law, legislative drafting, news by sally

“The Government will copy and paste EU Directives onto the UK statute books wherever it can in a bid to cut down on bureaucracy and to help UK businesses.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 16th December 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Solicitor General: speech to the ALBA summer conference – Attorney General’s Office

“New Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC MP addresses the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association about the role of the Law Officers.”

Full speech

Attorney General’s Office, 17th July 2010

Soruce: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Legal blunder allows drivers to get away with littering – The Times

Posted October 31st, 2008 in environmental protection, legislative drafting, litter, news by sally

“Thousands of motorists who litter Britain’s roads every day are escaping penalty because of a bureaucratic blunder.”

Full story

The Times, 31st October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina (Kelly) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Bailey) v Same; Regina (Gibson) v Governor of Wymott Prison – Times Law Reports

Posted March 18th, 2008 in law reports, legislative drafting, sentencing by sally

Regina (Kelly) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Bailey) v Same; Regina (Gibson) v Governor of Wymott Prison

Court of Appeal

“In the criminal sentencing context, the court could read words into a statutory instrument to correct a drafting omission.”

The Times, 18th March 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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