Home Office monitored over Freedom Of Information delays – BBC News
“The Home Office is to be monitored for three months over concerns it takes too long to respond to Freedom of Information requests.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2013
Law graduates flock to paralegal roles – Law Society’s Gazette
“Law firms are receiving up to 100 applications for every paralegal vacancy as graduates become desperate for work and firms seek out lower staff costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
London fire cuts: Councils to seek judicial review – BBC News
“A group of London councils is preparing to take legal action over the decision to shut 10 fire stations as part of plans to make £28.8m savings.”
BBC News, 10th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trade mark owner wins right to block proposed new ‘top-level’ domain – OUT-LAW.com
“A trade mark owner has won the right to stop its mark being adopted as a new generic ‘top-level’ domain (gTLD) by a rival company.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Paul Fenner jailed for raping 13-year-old girl in Wigan – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a 13-year-old girl on her way to school in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal backs tenant forced to move out for years of repairs – Local Government Lawyer
“A woman who moved out from her flat while a local authority carried out repairs still held her tenancy eight years later, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Surveillance camera code of practice comes into force – BBC News
“A code of practice on the use of surveillance cameras by bodies such as local authorities and police forces has come into effect in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brooke Magnanti sued by former lover over Belle de Jour blog – The Guardian
“Former RAF officer Owen Morris wants damages for defamation and breach of privacy, claiming sex work was fabricated.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Exclusive: The violent men cleared by police – The Independent
“Police failed to arrest thousands of domestic abuse suspects who went on to commit violent crimes, including murder, rape and assault, an Independent on Sunday investigation reveals.”
The Independent, 11th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thousands fail to appear in court in Wales in 2012 – BBC News
“Thousands of defendants failed to appear at courts in Wales last year, causing ‘significant and costly’ problems, BBC Wales has learnt.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Crackers’ £7.50 criminal damage claim against former Army captain – Daily Telegraph
A judge has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service as ‘crackers’ for taking a retired Army captain to court for £7.49 worth of alleged damage to a wooden fence.
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office immigrant van campaign to be probed by ASA – BBC News
“A scheme which saw vans drive through London calling on illegal immigrants to leave is to be investigated by the advertising watchdog.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Turbill & Anor, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1422 (12 July 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Southern Pacific Personal Loans Ltd, Re [2013] EWHC 2485 (Ch) (08 August 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Foster & Anor v Action Aviation Ltd [2013] EWHC 2439 (Comm) (08 August 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013
The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013
The Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2013
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Companies (Receipt of Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2013
The Unregistered Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013
The School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2013
The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013
The Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2013
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Sir Cliff Richard’s victory: an extra 20 years of copyright protection for sound recordings is only weeks away – Technology Law Update
“It’s been dubbed by the media as ‘Cliff Richard’s Law’, and now he and his fellow musicians are about to see the change to copyright duration in sound recordings that they pushed for finally coming into force.”
Technology Law Update, 8th August 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
David Cameron eyes Human Rights Act repeal – The Guardian
“Britain needs to look at scrapping the Human Rights Act, David Cameron has said.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Investigate law firm after ‘untruthful’ asylum case, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
“One of the country’s most senior judges has asked a legal regulator to consider striking off a law firm over its last-minute bids to block the deportation of failed asylum seekers.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
