“Challengers to planning permissions can substitute entirely new grounds of challenge beyond the end of the strict six week limit for bringing a claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“The UK Association of Fish Producer Organisations v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Cranston J, 10 July 2013. Interesting alignment of parties in this challenge to Defra’s new system of allocating fish quota brought by an industry body (UKAFPO), in practice representing the larger fishing fleet – vessels over 10 metres in length – Defra was supported by Greenpeace (how often does that happen?), and by the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association. And this was because Defra had transferred some fishing quota from the larger to the smaller fishing fleet, namely those under 10 metres in length who fish inshore waters.”
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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Changes to the law that will allow employers to carry out certain negotiations
with employees in relation to termination without those conversations being
admissible in a future unfair dismissal claim will come into force on 29
July.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In R (LR) v FTT [2013] UKUT 0294 (AAC) the parents and local authority had settled an appeal against a statement of special educational needs and entered into a consent order. The local authority subsequently sought to re-open the tribunal’s approval of that order and, following a review, the FTT set it aside.”
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Education Law Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
“Ministers are to announce that they have decided to shelve plans to introduce legislation forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging. In a written statement to MPs, the Department of Health will say that it wants more time to study the impact of a similar law in Australia before deciding to press ahead with standardised cigarette packaging in England.”
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The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chief constables who are forced out of their jobs by police and crime commissioners could launch claims under the European Convention on Human Rights, a watchdog has said.”
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Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A bogus couple whose sham marriage was scuppered after the bride could not remember the groom’s name have been jailed. Jayeola Abiola, 27, a Nigerian national, barely knew his would-be wife Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, from Portugal. They planned to walk down the aisle to the ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – a choice Hull crown court heard was ‘rather apt.’ ”
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The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“G4S is facing a criminal investigation after it billed the taxpayer millions of pounds to electronically tag criminals who had died, left the country or gone back to jail.”
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Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A leading judge has warned solicitors against making ‘hopeless’ applications to halt the deportation of failed asylum seekers “desperate not to leave this country”.”
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The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ruling by the High Court has highlighted the need for businesses to operate a ‘clear policy’ on ownership of social media accounts used by staff for business purposes, an expert has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In the UK, knife crime and gang crime have been decreasing rapidly. The significant reductions have been achieved largely because of the way police and other investigative agencies manage their intelligence. They’ve prioritised a few key crimes and focused on preventing them.”
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The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The tension between transparency and individual privacy is part of what makes information rights such a fascinating and important area. When it comes to high-public interest issues involving particular individuals, prevailing wisdom has tended to be something like this: say as much as possible on an open basis, but redact and anonymise so as to protect the identity of the individuals involved. Increasingly, however, transparency is outmuscling privacy. See for example my post about the Tribunal’s order of disclosure, in the FOIA context, of the details of the compensation package of a Chief Executive of an NHS Trust (the case of Dicker v IC (EA/2012/0250).”
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Panopticon, 11th July 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A man has been convicted of murdering a teenager in a random knife attack in a Manchester street.”
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BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Lord Chancellor is seeking a Law Commissioner to lead law reform projects, principally in the area of public and administrative law. The successful candidate will also contribute to the development of proposals by the other Law Commissioners and help to shape the future work and direction of the Commission. A significant part of this full-time role is to represent the Commission externally and influence at the highest level. Candidates must be a holder of judicial office, barrister, solicitor or teacher of law in a university. The appointment will be made by the Lord Chancellor and will commence on 1 October 2013.
Closing date is mid-day 5 August 2013. Interviews will be held early September. Full details of the post and a candidate information pack are available on the Public Appointments website.
Applications and enquiries should be made via PublicAppointmentsTeam@justice.gsi.gov.uk.
“The sentence given to BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall for convictions for sexual abuse will be reviewed following complaints he ‘got off lightly’.”
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BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In The Achilleas, the House of Lords gave the most recent interpretation of Hadley v. Baxendale and the limits on the recovery of consequential damages. Lord Hoffmann rejected the emphasis on foreseeability and “the requisite degree of probability of loss,” proposing instead on the tacit assumption of the parties. This paper provides a theoretical framework for ascertaining the tacit assumption and applies it to the particular facts of The Achilleas. ”
Date: Thursday 11th July 2013, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: UCL Law Faculty, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
“The Law Society’s Family Law Conference 2013 will discuss key questions arising from religious beliefs when parental relationships breakdown, the response of the civil family courts in recent cases, and whether the religious and civil courts can work more closely together to achieve better outcomes for families, with a focus on the Islamic and Jewish courts.
This event is aimed at the following:
– Private and public family law practitioners, particularly those working in multi-faith and multi-cultural communities.
– Anyone with an interest in how the family courts deal with contemporary questions arising from relationship breakdowns in a pluralist society.”
This event is CPD certified.
Date: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.