Families being torn apart by migration rules that set an income threshold for spouse’s visa application – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2013 in families, immigration, news, remuneration, visas by tracey

“UK citizens must earn more than £18,600 to bring a non-EU spouse into the country.”

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The Independent, 8th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police in firing line over growing use of Tasers – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2013 in human rights, news, police, professional conduct, statistics, weapons by tracey

“Human rights groups call for restriction on weapons as change in law leads to mass rollout of stun guns.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police: A&E ‘better’ than cells for mentally unwell – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2013 in detention, hospitals, mental health, news, police, statistics by tracey

“The Association of Chief Police Officers says dealing with mentally ill people takes up a fifth of police time. Police can detain people where no crime has been committed but they suspect the person is mentally unwell. The temporary police power is called a section 136.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners who have sex in jail face separation, commission finds – The Guardian

“Prisoners who have consensual sex while inside jail face being separated and possibly disciplined, prison governors have told the first review of sex behind bars in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Domestic violence: May orders review of police response – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in domestic violence, news, police by tracey

“A review is to be carried out into the way police in England and Wales deal with cases of domestic violence, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 6th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Goodman & Ors v Elwood [2013] EWCA Civ 1103 (04 September 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hunston Properties Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 2678 (Admin) (05 September 2013)

Gibson, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWHC 2481 (Admin) (04 September 2013)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Torre Asset Funding Ltd & Anor v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2013] EWHC 2670 (Ch) (03 September 2013)

High Court (Family Division)

J (A Child), Re [2013] EWHC 2694 (Fam) (05 September 2013)

High Court (Patents Court)

Lantana Ltd v The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2013] EWHC 2673 (Pat) (04 September 2013)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Khan v Harrow Council & Anor [2013] EWHC 2687 (TCC) (03 September 2013)

Liberty Mercian Ltd v Cuddy Civil Engineering Ltd [2013] EWHC 2688 (TCC) (03 September 2013)

Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Ltd [2013] EWHC 2665 (TCC) (29 August 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

Elwood v Goodman and others – WLR Daily

Posted September 6th, 2013 in appeals, contracts, covenants, land registration, law reports, roads by tracey

Elwood v Goodman and others: [2013] EWCA Civ 1103;   [2013] WLR (D)  342

“The burden in equity of a positive covenant did not require to be registered in order to bind successors in title of the original covenantor.”

WLR Daily, 4th September 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 6th, 2013 in legislation by tracey

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2013

The Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013

The Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013

The Gas (Extent of Domestic Supply Licences) (Revocations) Order 2013

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) (No. 3) Order 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Abolition of Conservation Area Consent) (Consequential and Saving Provisions) (England) Order 2013

The Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013

The Supreme Court (Judicial Appointments) Regulations 2013

The Port Security (Ports of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal) Designation Order 2013

The Care Quality Commission (Membership) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Information as to Provision of Education (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bucklebury, Berkshire) Regulations 2013

The Broadcasting and Communications (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013

The National Health Service (Licensing and Pricing) Regulations 2013

The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2013

The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted September 6th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by tracey

Government responses to: 1) the Public Administration Select Committee’s third report of 2013-14: The role of the Charity Commission and ‘public benefit’: post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006 2) Lord Hodgson’s statutory review of the Charities Act 2006: Trusted and Independent, giving charity back to charitiesm, Cm 8700 (PDF)

Good business: implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Cm 8695 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry – Home Office

Posted September 6th, 2013 in consultations, press releases, private investigators by tracey

“Written ministerial statement: government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry.”

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Home Office, 5th September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

CPS statement on abortion related case – Crown Prosecution Service

“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC said: ‘This was a very difficult and finely balanced decision. It was based on the individual facts of the case; it is not a policy decision. But in light of concerns raised today, I have decided that it would be sensible to put into the public domain the case specific reasons for not prosecuting in much greater detail. Clearly this will involve careful consideration of how much information can be put into the public domain by way of explanation, but my intention is for a fuller statement to made by the CPS in due course. In the mean time, I understand that the Health Secretary has written to the Attorney General asking for clarification and I am happy to assist him in any way.’ ”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

The Bar Standards Board responds to new proposals for criminal legal aid – Bar Standards Board

Posted September 6th, 2013 in barristers, competition, consultations, criminal justice, legal aid, press releases by tracey

“The Bar Standards Board responds to new proposals for criminal legal aid.”

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Bar Standards Board, 5th September 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Bar Council Responds to New Legal Aid Consultation – The Bar Council

Posted September 6th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, legal aid, news by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today responded to the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s new legal aid consultation.”

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The Bar Council, 5th September 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

More bribery prosecutions imminent as SFO confirms eight cases under investigation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 6th, 2013 in bribery, corruption, fraud, news, prosecutions, Serious Fraud Office by tracey

“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has responded to critics of the UK’s new anti-corruption legislation, confirming that the department has eight cases under investigation.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 6th, 2013 in courts, human rights, judges, news, speeches by tracey

“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Cancer fund father Kevin Wright jailed for theft and fraud – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in charities, fraud, news, sentencing, theft by tracey

“A man who stole from children’s cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 5th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge rejects ban on naming and shaming social workers – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2013 in anonymity, injunctions, news, reporting restrictions, social services by tracey

“The most senior family judge in England and Wales has rejected a legal bid to ban the naming and shaming of social workers in a controversial case which saw a baby taken from his parents against their will.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former rider for Queen’s horse trainer jailed for jealous attack – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2013 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by tracey

“A horse rider who worked for the Queen’s trainer has been jailed for four years after attacking an ex-jockey in a jealous rage, leaving him looking like ‘the victim of a road traffic accident.’ ”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Red Caps’ families take legal action for public inquiry – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in armed forces, crime, human rights, inquiries, Iraq, murder, news by tracey

“The families of four Royal Military Police NCOs killed by an Iraqi mob are to bring a Human Rights Act claim to try to force a public inquiry.”

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BBC News, 5th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NSA and GCHQ unlock privacy and security on the internet – The Guardian

“US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top-secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk