R (on the application of Newhaven Port and Properties Limited) (Appellant) v East Sussex County Council and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Posted March 3rd, 2015 in appeals, byelaws, commons, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R (on the application of Newhaven Port and Properties Limited) (Appellant) v East Sussex County Council and another (Respondents) [2015] UKSC 7 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 25th February 2015

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Man facing prosecution for ‘tombstoning’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 19th, 2013 in byelaws, fines, health & safety, news, prosecutions by sally

“The first prosecution for ‘tombstoning’ could be brought against a man accused of jumping from a 30ft bridge.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

We shall fight, on the beaches – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 8th, 2013 in byelaws, commons, harbours, human rights, local government, news by sally

“This is a tale of common law rights, open water swimming, and individual freedoms. It is about the flip side of codified human rights: the time-honoured principle, that that which is not specifically prohibited, is – or should be – permitted in English law.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Supreme court becomes a constitutional animal – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2012 in byelaws, constitutional law, news, Supreme Court, Wales by sally

“A recent case concerning Welsh byelaws saw the UK’s highest court acting as a constitutional court.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney General v National Assembly for Wales Commission and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 26th, 2012 in bills, byelaws, devolution, law reports, local government, Wales by sally

Attorney General v National Assembly for Wales Commission and others [2012] UKSC 53; [2012] WLR (D) 341

“Provisions in the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill, which were necessary to give effect to the Bill but raised no separate issue of principle, were incidental to or consequential to the Bill’s primary purpose of removing the requirement for the confirmation of byelaws by the Welsh Ministers as part of the overall streamlining and modernising of the way in which byelaws were made in Wales and, on a true construction, were within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales.”

WLR Daily, November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Legality of first Welsh bill challenged at Supreme Court – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2012 in byelaws, devolution, illegality, legislation, news, Supreme Court, Wales by sally

“The legality of the first bill passed by the Welsh assembly under new law-making powers will be challenged at the Supreme Court by the attorney general.”

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BBC News, 9th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

By-law plan to remove Parliament Square tent protest – BBC News

Posted December 6th, 2011 in byelaws, demonstrations, fines, local government, London, news by sally

“Westminster City Council has said it intends to introduce a by-law to remove tents from Parliament Square.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

St Paul’s seeks injunction to evict Occupy London camp – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in byelaws, demonstrations, injunctions, news, Office of the Public Guardian by tracey

“The City of London Corporation and St Paul’s Cathedral will seek injunctions to evict the anti-capitalist protest camp from the grounds of the historic building, as clergy prepared to celebrate its reopening with a lunchtime service.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government plans to relax cycling by-laws – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2011 in bicycles, byelaws, news by sally

“Hundreds of miles of cycle routes could be created across England following a move to make it easier for councils to scrap outdated local laws.”

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The Independent, 29th May 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New laws to combat ‘tombstoning’ in East Yorkshire – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2011 in byelaws, local government, news by sally

“New laws have been enforced by an East Yorkshire council to try and combat people jumping into the sea from a height or ‘tombstoning’.”

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BBC News, 14th May 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bye-bye to old by-laws – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2010 in byelaws, legislation, local government, news by sally

“Plans to make it easier for English local authorities to abolish outdated by-laws and create new ones are to be outlined by the government.”

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BBC News, 31st August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

What can councils use by-laws for? – BBC News

Posted August 12th, 2010 in byelaws, legislation, local government, news, regulations by sally

“David Cameron is backing an idea put forward by Greater Manchester councils to ban cheap booze using a by-law. But how ambitious can councils be when they are drawing up by-laws?”

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BBC News, 12th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Poachers given open season after fishing law is accidentally abolished – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2010 in byelaws, legislation, news by sally

“For centuries the ungentlemanly act of poaching has been punishable under British law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence – Times Law Reports

Posted February 25th, 2009 in byelaws, demonstrations, human rights, law reports, nuclear weapons by sally

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence

Court of Appeal

“A bylaw prohibiting camping on land at Aldermaston was not justifiable and violated the rights to freedom of expression and of assembly guaranted by articles 10 and 11 respectively of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 25th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Skating pensioner fined by court – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2009 in byelaws, news, nuisance by sally

“A rollerblading pensioner has been fined £300 after he was filmed skating along a street in Southport.”

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BBC News, 24th February 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted February 6th, 2009 in byelaws, demonstrations, human rights, law reports, nuclear weapons by sally

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 23; [2009] WLR (D) 35

“Para 7(2)(f) of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston Byelaws 2007, which prohibited the right of any member of the Women’s Peace Camp to camp within controlled areas on land owned by the Secretary of State for Defence to protest against nuclear weapons was not justifiable and violated the rights to individual freedom of expression and to freedom of peaceful assembly protected by arts 10 and 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom.”

WLR Daily, 5th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Magistrates discharge student who rested feet on train seat – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2007 in byelaws, news, railways by sally

“A railway company was rebuked by magistrates yesterday as they gave a student an absolute discharge for resting her feet on a train seat.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Student who put feet on train seat faces court – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 4th, 2007 in byelaws, news, railways by sally

“A student is being hauled before the courts for putting her feet up on a train seat ‘for 10 seconds’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Blind skier, 74, defies Lakes law – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2007 in byelaws, news, waterskiing by sally

“A disabled waterskiing champion plans to deliberately break a controversial Lake District speed limit.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk