“The Department for Work and Pensions has lost a major court battle to keep the locations of thousands of workfare placements secret.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former employee who was awaiting an appeal against her dismissal was not ’employed’ for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Balance of Competences Review, launched by the Government last summer, is an opportunity for people to have their say on what the EU does and how it affects the UK. This piece of work will deepen our understanding of EU membership, and help shape the UK’s policies in relation to the EU.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“This a late note on OR -v- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Isle of Anglesey CC [2013] UKUT 065 (AAC) because, bluntly, I had read it quickly at the time and overlooked its broader significance.”
NearlyLegal, 19th May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Immigration has proved a toxic issue for recent Home Office ministers. In 2004 home secretary David Blunkett resigned following revelations that a visa application had been fast-tracked. Immigration minister Beverley Hughes resigned after admitting she ‘unwittingly’ misled people about a suspected visa ‘scam’. Charles Clarke resigned as home secretary in 2006 after intense pressure over the release of foreign prisoners who could have been deported at the end of their custodial term.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyers have said.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of people who were tortured before seeking asylum in the UK could seek compensation and release from immigration detention.”
BBC News, 17th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“I blogged a while ago about the ex tempore judgment from the Court of Appeal in a potentially groundbreaking case on damages under section 13 of the DPA, namely Halliday v Creation Consumer Finance [2013] EWCA Civ 333. The point of potential importance was that ‘nominal damages’ appeared to suffice for the purposes of section 13(1), thereby opening up section 13(2). In short, the point is that claimants under the DPA cannot be compensated for distress unless they have also suffered financial harm. A ‘nominal damages’ approach to the concept of financial harm threatened to make the DPA’s compensation regime dramatically more claimant-friendly.”
Panopticon, 17th May 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“New laws to curb anti-social behaviour could be used by councils to interfere with law abiding citizens, a think tank has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The creator of children’s TV show Button Moon has won a damages claim against a businessman he said copied his designs on T-shirts and mugs.”
BBC News, 17th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hearing in danger of collapse after British Government’s accused of evidence cover-up.”
The Independent, 17th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A trainee lawyer is in line for compensation from a top City law firm after winning her case for discrimination after she missed out on a job because she was pregnant.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who beheaded a restaurant manager will not have his 19-year sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 17th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Radical cleric Abu Qatada will launch a fresh bid for freedom today as he seeks to be released from prison at an immigration tribunal.”
The Independent, 20th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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