Five facts you need to know about your passport – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2016 in EC law, news, passports, referendums, time limits, visas by sally

‘As it emerged up to 80,000 Britons could be banned from US flights due to a passport changes, here are five more things you may not know about yours.’

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The Independent, 6th May 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Blacklisted workers win £10m payout from construction firms – The Guardian

‘About £10m will be paid in compensation to more than 250 building workers who were “blacklisted” by some of Britain’s biggest construction firms under a settlement to be announced on Monday.’

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The Guardian, 9th May 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Existing laws ‘putting people’s pensions at risk’ – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2016 in inquiries, insolvency, news, pensions, select committees by sally

‘The chancellor has been warned that gaps in existing pension laws “could put the retirement savings of many thousands of people at risk”.’

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BBC News, 7th May 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘They didn’t know they were victims’: revenge porn helpline sees alarming rise – The Guardian

‘Victims and their loved ones report sense of powerlessness in face of flawed laws and mixed police responses.’

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The Guardian, 8th May 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK courts adopt contrasting approaches to appeals against HSE inspection notices – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 6th, 2016 in appeals, health & safety, judicial review, news, Scotland by tracey

‘Tribunals are entitled to take into account information that was not available to a health and safety inspector at the time that a notice was issued when hearing an appeal against that notice, the Scottish appeal court has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th May 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Poker organisers ordered to pay £32,000 after council prosecution – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 6th, 2016 in fines, gambling, local government, news by tracey

‘Two organisers of illegal commercial poker tournaments have been ordered to pay £32,000 in fines and costs following a prosecution brought by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Tis aw a muddle – costs edition – Nearly Legal

Posted May 6th, 2016 in agency, costs, injunctions, joinder, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by tracey

‘Morales v Enver (2016) QBD (Irwin J) 28/04/2016. Mr M had brought injunction for re-entry proceedings against a landlord and agents.’

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Nearly Legal, 4th May 2016

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/

Won’t Someone Think of the Children? – Panopticon

Posted May 6th, 2016 in detention, freedom of information, news, restraint, young offenders by tracey

‘There has long been considerable public concern over the restraint techniques used in young offender institutions and secure training centres. In Willow v Information Commissioner & Ministry of Justice [2016] UKUT 157 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal had to consider the public interest balance as it applied to section 31(1)(f) FOIA, i.e. information prejudicial to the maintenance of security and good order in prisons or other institutions in which people are detained. The request had been for the physical restraint training manual, and the FTT had upheld the application of the exemption.’

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Panopticon, 6th May 2016

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Data protection reforms to apply from 25 May 2018 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 6th, 2016 in data protection, EC law, news by tracey

‘New EU data protection laws will apply from 25 May 2018.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th May 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Straining out a Gnat and Swallowing a Camel: The Convention, the Charter and Mrs May – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 6th, 2016 in brexit, constitutional law, EC law, human rights, news by tracey

‘In a speech about Brexit last week, the Home Secretary shared what she called her “hard-headed analysis”: membership of an unreformed EU makes us safer, but – beware the non-sequitur – we must withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, which does not.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th May 2016

Source: https://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Government working on fixed costs extension, says Faulks, as clinical negligence debate hots up – Litigation Futures

Posted May 6th, 2016 in costs, negligence, news, personal injuries by tracey

‘The government is investigating the extension of fixed recoverable costs across all civil litigation, including how to deal with differences between different types of litigation, civil justice minister Lord Faulks said yesterday.’

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Litigation Futures, 5th may 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Tribunal “appalled and dismayed” by SRA’s approach to prosecuting solicitor – Legal Futures

Posted May 6th, 2016 in accounts, disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors, tribunals by tracey

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has slammed a prosecution by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the strongest terms, saying it was “appalled and dismayed” that the regulator had asked it to “rubber stamp” a deal which saw charges of dishonesty dropped at the last minute after the solicitor involved admitted lesser allegations.’

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Legal Futures, 6th May 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BSB publishes new figures showing success rates for student barristers – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 6th, 2016 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, statistics by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a new edition of its statistical information on student performance on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).’

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Bar Standards Board, 5th May 2016

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 6th, 2016 in banking, financial regulation, legislation, trade unions by tracey

Trade Union Act 2016

Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 6th, 2016 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Bondzie, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 552 (05 May 2016)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Shlosberg v Avonwick Holdings Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 1001 (Ch) (05 May 2016)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

AMEC Foster Wheeler Group Ltd v Morgan Sindall Professional Services Ltd & Anor [2016] EWHC 902 (TCC) (04 May 2016)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 6th, 2016 in legislation by tracey

The Finance Act 2003, Section 66 (Prescribed Statutory Provisions) Order 2016

The Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2016

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

MoJ seeks to allay court closure concerns – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 6th, 2016 in budgets, courts, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘The Ministry of Justice has given some insight into the reasons behind its decision to close a court that campaigners have bitterly fought to save.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th May 2016

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Blanket ban on legal highs in England and Wales to begin on 26 May – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2016 in drug offences, news by tracey

‘The delayed blanket ban on legal highs in England and Wales is to come into force on 26 May, the Home Office has confirmed.’

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The Guardian, 5th May 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge rules teenager in Rochdale must give up baby – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2016 in adoption, care orders, news, pregnancy by tracey

‘A teenager who became pregnant after being placed into council care must give up her baby, a family court judge in Leeds has ruled.’

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BBC News, 6th May 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government to take over running of G4S Medway young offenders unit after child abuse allegations – The Independent

Posted May 6th, 2016 in bullying, detention, news, restraint, young offenders by tracey

‘Five members of staff were arrested after undercover filming in the unit appeared to show staff bullying vulnerable children and using unnecessary force to restrain them.’

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The Independent, 5th May 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk