Wait for ABSs is over: Tesco law is here – The Guardian
“Alternative business structures will bring subtle, but significant changes in the way law is practised.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Souce: www.guardian.co.uk
Year: 2012
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Childcare (Early Years Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012
The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Localism Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012
The Parish Councils (General Power of Competence) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2012
The Isle of Anglesey Local Authorities (Change to the Years of Ordinary Elections) Order 2012
The Local Election Survey (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No.2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Newell, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 650 (30 March 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Contostavlos v Mendahun [2012] EWHC 850 (QB) (29 March 2012)
High Court (Family Division)
AJ v SJ [2012] EWHC B2 (Fam) (02 March 2012)
A v T [2011] EWHC B28 (Fam) (09 December 2011)
Tower Hamlets v MK & Ors [2012] EWHC 426 (Fam) (02 March 2012)
X v X [2012] EWHC 538 (Fam) (16 March 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Republic of South Africa v Dewani [2012] EWHC 842 (Admin) (30 March 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Gregg and another v Pigott and others – WLR Daily
Gregg and another v Pigott and others [2012] EWHC 732 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 104
“The phrase ‘statutory next of kin’ in an English settlement made in 1948 should be construed in such a way as to eliminate discrimination against adopted children by virtue of articles 8 and 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 29th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
SAG ELV Slovensko as and others v Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie, (Národná dial’ničná spoločnost’ as intervening) – WLR Daily
“A member state was required to make legislative provision that, where a tenderer offered an abnormally low price in the course of a public procurement process pursuant to Directive 2004/18/EC, the contracting authority was obliged, pursuant to article 55 of the Directive, to ask the tenderer in writing to clarify its price proposal.”
WLR Daily, 29th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Businesses could be liable for criminal offences under proposed cyber attack laws
“Companies will be liable for any cyber attacks that others commit ‘for their benefit’ under legislative plans approved by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Are We Missing a Trick? Section 34 of the Children Act – An under-used application – Family Law Week
“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row examines the advantages to child, parents and local authority of using section 34 of the Children Act.”
Family Law Week, 31st March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
New Pilot To Show Mediation Can Work For The Court Of Appeal – Judiciary of England and Wales
“A new pilot scheme is designed to give a shot in the arm to the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme (CAMS). It will be managed by CEDR (Centre for Dispute Resolution) which administers CAMS.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Michael Mansfield: ‘Risk of miscarriages of justice as great as ever’ – The Guardian
“At the Guardian’s Open Weekend, Michael Mansfield QC warns against imagining that miscarriages of justice are something that have declined since famous confession-based cases of the 1980s. In today’s world, where faulty forensic evidence is more likely to be the problem, he worries about access to justice, pointing the finger at the emasculation of the legal aid system by successive governments and a renewed attempt to erode the right to trial by jury.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Finance & Divorce Spring Update 2012 – Family Law Week
“Joanna Grandfield, Associate (barrister), Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the key financial remedies cases arising in the first quarter of 2012.”
Family Law Week, 30th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Copyright exceptions will not deliver anticipated economic growth, licensing bodies say – OUT-LAW.com
“Writing exceptions to copyright into UK law will not deliver economic growth and would in fact ‘remove the core asset value’ in creators’ content, a number of licensing bodies have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Kettling: Can a public interest motive justify a deprivation of liberty or not? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Grand Chamber of the ECtHR recently tackled the question of whether the police tactic of ‘kettling’ (verb, UK, of the police – to contain demonstrators in a confined area) amounted to a deprivation of the liberty of four applicants within the meaning of Article 5(1) of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Two in five violent criminals handed a caution – Daily Telegraph
“Two in five violent criminals and sex offenders are escaping with a caution rather than being put before the courts, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2012
No extradition for Shrien Dewani – for now – UK Human Rights Blog
“The extradition to South Africa of Shrien Dewani, the man accused of murdering his wife on honeymoon there in 2010, has been delayed pending an improvement in his mental health.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Government plans increased email and social network surveillance – The Guardian
“Ministers are to introduce a new law allowing police and security services to extend their monitoring of the public’s email and social media communications, the Home Office has confirmed.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts to open at weekends to mete out justice to yobs – Daily Telegraph
“Magistrates’ courts are to be ordered to sit in then early mornings, evenings and at weekends under plans to deliver a ‘short, sharp shock’ to youths who get drunk and commit offences on Friday and Saturday nights.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Adoption: Ofsted report says courts are biggest cause of delay – BBC News
“The most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption in England is the length of time taken by court proceedings, a report by Ofsted says.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student who abused Fabrice Muamba on Twitter ‘should not have been jailed’ – The Guardian
“Thomas Hammarberg, the European commissioner for human rights, calls Liam Stacey’s 56-day sentence excessive.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Susan England banned from state schools by General Teaching Council – BBC News
“A former deputy head has been banned from state schools after stealing £13,000 from an after-school club.”
BBC News, 29th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police doctor Marcos Hourmann acted dishonestly over conviction, GMC finds – BBC News
“A doctor who failed to tell his police and NHS employers about a manslaughter conviction acted dishonestly, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
