Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 14th, 2017 in legislation by tracey

The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2017

The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2017

The Income Tax (Relevant Maximum for Calculating Trade Profits on the Cash Basis) Order 2017

The Investment Allowance and Cluster Area Allowance (Investment Expenditure) Regulations 2017

The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2017

The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017

The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017

The Infrastructure Planning Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2017

The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2017

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Possession of Pyrotechnic Articles at Musical Events) Regulations 2017

The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

The Social Security (Social Care Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017

The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions Designation and Consequential Amendment Order 2017

The Social Fund (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Police body-worn video leads to domestic abuse conviction – Crown Prosecution Service

‘Police body-worn video evidence has been used to prosecute a man who assaulted a woman and a boy.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 10th March 2017

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Business and Property Courts – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted March 14th, 2017 in civil justice, courts, dispute resolution, press releases by tracey

‘From June of this year, the specialist civil courts are to be known as the “Business and Property Courts of England and Wales”.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th March 2017

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing: March 2017 – Family Law Week

Posted March 14th, 2017 in budgets, news, taxation by tracey

‘Suzanne Cobourne of Creaseys Chartered Accountants and tax advisers explains the Budget changes of most relevance to family lawyers.’

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Family Law Week, 8th March 2017

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

First date from hell: Woman’s admirer leaves her unconscious as he flees police after crashing BMW – Daily Telegraph

‘A woman’s first date ended with her being seriously injured when her admirer crashed his car into a tree while showing off to her before fleeing police.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs win right to challenge Victorian law criminalising abortion – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2017 in abortion, bills, crime, medicines, news, women by tracey

‘MPs have won the right to introduce a bill to parliament which would decriminalise abortion for the first time by repealing a law that dates back to Victorian times.’

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The Guardian, 13th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bailiff industry still problematic, say charities – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2017 in bailiffs, consumer credit, debts, enforcement, news by tracey

‘Bailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.’

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The Guardian, 14th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Theresa May warned that Brexit is ‘heading back to the courts’ after she refuses to give MPs a ‘meaningful vote’ – The Independent

Posted March 14th, 2017 in brexit, constitutional law, constitutional reform, EC law, news, parliament, treaties by tracey

‘Theresa May has been warned that Brexit is heading back to the courts after she refused to give MPs a “meaningful vote” on any final deal.’

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The Independent, 13th March 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Brexit bill: Parliament clears way for talks with EU – BBC News

Posted March 14th, 2017 in bills, brexit, EC law, news, parliament, treaties by tracey

‘Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.’

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BBC News, 14th March 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry finds peers claiming £300 a day for no work – but it is axed to avoid ‘press storm’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 14th, 2017 in expenses, inquiries, news, parliament, peerages & dignities by tracey

‘A probe into peers who enjoy House of Lords perks without doing any work was dropped to avoid a “press storm”, a former lord speaker has admitted.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prisoners left in ‘squalid’ cells, damning report reveals – The Independent

Posted March 14th, 2017 in news, prisons, reports by tracey

‘Prisoners were left exposed to the elements in “squalid” cells with windows missing glass, a highly critical report has revealed.’

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The Independent March 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 13th, 2017 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

High Court (Administrative Court)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Source: www.bailii.org

People with dementia ‘failed’ by deprivation of liberty law – BBC News

‘People with dementia and learning difficulties are being detained in care without checks due to a ‘failing’ law, the Law Commission has said.’

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BBC News, 13th March 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Munby: ‘judges should not have to justify themselves’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 13th, 2017 in appeals, judges, judgments, judiciary, media, news by sally

‘The most senior family judge has stepped into the controversy over press attacks on the judiciary, telling solicitors that judges should not have to justify their rulings – while conjuring a dystopian vision of judges being hauled on to Newsnight to defend themselves.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Judge rules campaigners did not have standing to bring procurement challenge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 13th, 2017 in local government, news, public procurement by sally

‘Waverley Borough Council has persuaded a High Court judge that a group of councillors and local residents did not have standing to bring a judicial review claim that a contract with a developer had been varied in breach of procurement law.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Daniel Morgan: how a 30-year-old murder still haunts Britain’s powerful – The Guardian

‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’

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The Guardian, 11th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Civil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim – Law Society’s Gazette

‘What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court (CPR part 62) but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance? Will the claim be automatically discontinued with the usual cost consequences? And what approach will the court take if the other side decides to apply to have the notice set aside? These issues were considered in National Iranian Oil Company v (1) Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd (2) Crescent Gas Corporation Lid [2016] EWHC 1900 (Comm).’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 13th March 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

MPs to discuss reform of UK’s Victorian-era abortion law – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2017 in abortion, bills, crime, medicines, news, women by sally

‘In years to come, it may be regarded as one of the last battles for women’s autonomy. Under an obscure Victorian law, passed when women did not even have the vote, the decision to terminate an unplanned pregnancy using pills in the privacy of a home is punishable by life in prison – for the woman and any doctor who helps her.’

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The Guardian, 10th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

What happens when the robots get it wrong? – The Future of Law

‘As new technologies and automation start playing an ever more important role in the legal world, what are the risks in relation to negligence? As new technologies and automation start playing an ever more important role in the legal world, what are the risks in relation to negligence?’

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The Future of Law, 3rd March 2017

Source: www.blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk

Ealing defeats latest challenge to siting of QPR training on metropolitan open land – Local Government Lawyers

Posted March 13th, 2017 in commons, local government, London, news, planning, sport by sally

‘The London Borough of Ealing has successfully defended its decision-making in the latest round of litigation over the proposed siting of training facilities for football club Queen’s Park Rangers on metropolitan open land (MOL).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk