Victoria’s Secret could be ordered to withdraw its Pink brand from UK stores after a High Court judge ruled that it could cause a detriment to the repute of Thomas Pink’s mark
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The performance of more than a fifth of prisons in England and Wales is “of concern”, a government body has said.’
BBC News, 31st July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge condemned motorists who use mobiles while driving as a “plague on society” as he jailed a woman who caused a fatal pile-up after texting and taking calls on two phones while travelling at 70mph.’
The Independent, 31st July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rolf Harris’s sex offences sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, despite 150 complaints over its “leniency”, the attorney general’s office has said.’
BBC News, 30th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The School Governance (Constitution and Federations) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2014
The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2014
The Coal Industry (Superannuation Scheme Winding Up) (Revocations and Savings) Regulations 2014
The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014
The Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2014
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2014
The Venture Capital Trust (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2014
The Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2014
The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation and Amendment) Order 2014
The African Legal Support Facility (Legal Capacities) Order 2014
The National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Care Planning and Care Leavers (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘A woman who added “Skywalker” as a middle name has been told by passport officials her signature infringes a trademark.’
BBC News, 30th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Where decisions were made by a minister of state concerning matters of high level policy and economic, social and political judgment, involving the making of choices as to allocations of European Union structural funding between the four regions of the United Kingdom with the objectives, achievable in many different ways, of implementing the delivery of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while promoting the harmonious development of the Union and reducing regional disparities, a wide margin of discretion was afforded the decision-maker, with which a court should only interfere if satisfied that the decisions were manifestly inappropriate or manifestly wrong.’
WLR Daily, 28th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Patel v Mirza [2014] EWCA Civ 1047 ; [2014] WLR (D) 337
‘The claimant who had paid money to the defendant under an agreement to carry out an illegal scheme was not prevented from recovering the money by considerations of public policy if the scheme had not been implemented even if the claimant pleaded and relied on the illegality to recover the money.’
WLR Daily, 29th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Lim (An infant) v Walia [2014] EWCA Civ 1076; [2014] WLR (D) 339
‘Where the deceased had a contingent right, immediately before her death subject to proof, to have the benefit under a joint life policy brought forward because of a terminal illness, but her death brought that right to an end, there was no interest of any value to be treated as part of her estate under section 9(1) of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.’
WLR Daily, 29th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘On 9 July 2014, the Supreme Court delivered its unanimous ruling that the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill was within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th July 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The family courts system is at breaking point due to delays caused by unrepresented litigants and overstretched judges, according to the body that represents lawyers and professionals in divorce hearings.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Victims of spam message companies could find it easier to win compensation under plans backed by the Information Commissioner’s Office’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The ex-Formula 1 boss Max Mosley is suing Google for continuing to publish images of him with prostitutes at a sex party.’
Full story
The Independent, 30th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “right to be forgotten” – enforcing the removal of online material – is wrong in principle and unworkable in practice, a parliamentary committee has said.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Michael Adebolajo has lost the first stage of an appeal against his conviction and sentence over the 2013 murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in London.’
BBC News, 29th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The report is born out of a widely held belief that the law on policing what should be permitted on social media, and determining between the morally unacceptable and the criminal, is woefully inadequate in the current age
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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘An NHS worker who played an integral role in a fraud that diverted more than half a million pounds from a world-leading cancer hospital has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who killed his girlfriend’s six-week-old baby by battering him with a shoe and plastic bottle has been found guilty of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 29th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new crackdown on immigration abuses was announced today by the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary as part of the government’s long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain.’
Full story
Home Office, 29th July 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row considers the President’s endorsement of the three-stage test in Re ZZ [2014] EWFC 9.’
Family Law Week, 28th July 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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