Press regulation: The 10 major questions – BBC News
“The Royal Charter on press regulation is expected to be approved later. What are the major questions that have defined the debate?”
BBC News, 30th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Owners of killer dogs face 14 years in jail – The Guardian
“Owners of dogs involved in a fatal attack face up to 14 years in prison under government plans published on Tuesday. The proposals, announced by the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, would also introduce a maximum jail term of five years for owners if a person is injured by their dog.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Undercover police to be banned from having sexual relationships with targets – Daily Telegraph
“New rules will stop undercover officers having intimate relationships with people they are investigating, following concern over series of cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘British justice on trial’: Judge urges phone-hacking jury to consider only the evidence presented to them – The Independent
“The jury that will decide the guilt or innocence of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and six other defendants was sworn in at the Old Bailey with a warning from the judge that ‘British justice is on trial’.”
The Independent, 30th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme court to make final ruling on Poundland case – The Guardian
“The UK supreme court will hand down judgment on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be the final chapter in a long-running dispute between the Department of Work and Pensions and former jobseeker Cait Reilly over the legality of so-called workfare schemes.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The IALS Think Tank on Law Reform – Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
“The IALS Think Tank is an initiative aiming to collect the valuable expertise of the many Fellows and staff of the IALS, invite proposals for law reform, selecting the most appropriate one, offering feedback and advice for its refinement, endorsing the final product, and submitting it to the Commission in time for its consideration in the public consultation for its programmes.”
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.ials.sas.ac.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Orwell v Salford Royal NHS Trust Foundation [2013] EWHC 3245 (QB) (28 October 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Equitas Ltd & Anor v Walsham Brothers & Company Ltd [2013] EWHC 3264 (Comm) (28 October 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Brims Construction Ltd v A2M Development Ltd [2013] EWHC 3262 (TCC) (28 October 2013)
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc & Ors v Mastercard Inc & Ors [2013] EWHC 3271 (Comm) (08 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Strengthening the legal duties on financial professionals to act in the best interests of savers – Law Commission
“Today [22 October] the Law Commission publishes a consultation paper reviewing how ‘fiduciary duties’ apply to investment intermediaries. The paper traces a chain of intermediaries from an individual, saving for a pension, to the registered shareholder of a UK company. It looks at the obligations of those in the chain to act in the interests of savers.”
Law Commission, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Keynote Address to The Motor Accidents Solicitors Society – Speech by Mr. Justice Foskett
Keynote Address to The Motor Accidents Solicitors Society (PDF)
Speech by Mr. Justice Foskett
The Motor Accidents Solicitors Society, 25th October 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Victims to tell courts impact of crime – Ministry of Justice
“Victims will have a louder voice in the Criminal Justice System as they are given the entitlement for the first time to read their Victim Personal Statement out in court, Victims’ Minister Damian Green announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
The Sinister Side of Restorative Justice – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Restorative justice offers many benefits but is it in danger of being mishandled, asks Tracey McMahon.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 26th October 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Chemical Weapons and the Law – BBC Law in Action
“In this week’s programme Law in Action charts the history of laws forbidding the use of chemical weapons, and reveals how they first emerged in India over 2000 years ago. Today, with Syria now signing up to the chemical weapons convention, could we be on the brink of abolishing chemical weapons for good?”
BBC Law in Action, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights – coming to a private care home near you? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The amendment, moved by Lord Low of Dalston and supported by Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC and Lord Pannick QC, makes clear that a person who provides regulated ‘social care’ is to be taken for the purposes of subsection 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 to be exercising a function of a public nature.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week
“John Tughan, barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings reviews important recent cases of which all public law practitioners ought to be aware.”
Family Law Week, 25th October 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Failing to inform online consumers about cancellation rights should be criminal offence, say trading standards bodies – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses that sell goods and services to consumers over the internet should face criminal penalties if they fail to display details on cancellation rights, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers (ACTSO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Wind farms, birds, and that pesky thing called the rule of law – UK Human Rights Blog
“The current storms brought down a turbine in Teignmouth: see here for good pics of this and other mayhem. And the rule of law recently brought down a massive wind farm proposed for Shetland. The Scottish Ministers had waved aside a request for a public inquiry, and ended up drafting reasons which ignored the obligations in the Wild Birds Directive in respect of this bird – the whimbrel. Lady Clark quashed the consent on this ground, and also decided that the wind farmer could not apply for the consent anyway because it had not got the requisite licence which she concluded was a pre-condition for such an application. ”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Investigations opened into vigilante murder of man mistaken for paedophile – The Guardian
“Two independent investigations are under way into the murder of an innocent man who was beaten and burned to death after vigilante neighbours mistook him for a paedophile.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Threats to modern democracy – why the UK should take note – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Recent events in the US have made us all aware of the essential vulnerability of modern political and economic systems. For a while it seemed as though the most powerful economy in the world was heading towards self-destruction, owing to the failure of a small number of senior politicians to reach a consensus that would avoid such an outcome. Now that disaster has been at least temporarily averted, it seems appropriate to try to analyse how this situation arose.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
